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And then we tell volunteers they can fill in as much or as little as possible, a lot of the questions are not mandatory so if volunteers arent sure about something, they can skip it, because we dont want to put them off, like, "i dont know the answer to that question "so i wont do at all." volunteers have so far added over 9,000 new paths to the interactive map from as far north as the shetland islands to the borders region in the south. i think the project is really important for our paths in s...

Scotland — theres no better place to enjoy nature. going for a walk and getting outdoors is so good for you, not just to stretch the legs, but also, for your mental health as well. but sometimes the route you want to go on just isnt on the map. well, its hoped thats going to change and thats where these guys come in. this group are from ramblers scotland, a charity who are passionate about walking. scotland has really good access rights, so you can walk more or less wherever you wish, as long ...

From ordinance survey and information from 0penstreetmap and local authorities. one of the surprising things about scotland as it is actually harder to find places to walk than you might imagine. weve got all this amazing green space around us, but actually, if you pick a paper map, you might really struggle to find a path you want to walk. so one of the things we are trying to do with the scottish paths map is actually to make those places easier to find for everybody, wherever they live. how m...

Is it muddy, is it stony, and even if theres angry landowners nearby. ramblers map shows the status of parts in different colours and volunteers use it to check what needs surveying. purple shows new paths yet to be audited, like the one were standing on, and the green shows a completed path. just looking at the map, you can see the majority of the 40,000 miles of paths still need to be audited. but if more volunteers come out and enjoy not just the walks, but the technology too, the team will o...

And finally, vladimir putin beginning to pay the economic price for invasion of ukraine. >> steve: that would send a chill down every reporters spine in russia telling the truth might end up in jail. greg, keep monitoring the situation. >> i will. >> brian: lets talk about what is going on by the way, think about this what came out two days ago and those hearings. senator tom cotton asked, it turns out, "we have changed trajectory of fight paths of our drone, even in international skies over int...

That gun we have about 400,000 guns stolen each year in the u.s., which creates a pipeline to, you know, to illegal guns, and -- but i do think that just as other countries have made some limited steps to make those countries safer, that we have some paths, take some steps that are going to be unsatisfying to you or to me but that can reduce the carnage. you know, we dont need to lose 48,000 americans a year to murders, suicides, and accidents. >> the number one cause of death for children nicho...

That went right through me! how do you choose your perfect shade? weve got an app to help you build your foundations. and shiona goes for a walk on the wild side. but you never know whats round the next corner. weve discovered something like 20,000 new paths in the short time weve been running the project already. have you ever wondered what happens when a satellite goes wrong? how would you know what was up? how would you find out if it had been sabotaged? well, thats what ive come to texas to ...

And its notjust the coordinates, but the data about the route and information that walkers might find useful thats recorded, like how steep the hills are, is it muddy, is it stoney? and even if theres angry landowners nearby. ramblers maps shows the status of paths in different colours and volunteers use it to check what needs surveying. purple shows new paths yet to be audited, like the one were standing on, and then the green shows a completed path. just looking at the map, you can see the maj...

So the charitys been creating a digital map of its own. it brings together all known existing paths, using data from ordnance survey and information from 0penstreetmap and local authorities. one of the surprising things about scotland is its actually harder to find places to walk than you might imagine. weve got all this amazing green space around us but, actually, if you pick up a paper map, you might really struggle to find a path you want to walk. and so, one of the things that were trying to...

You go to the map of where you are, you find the path that you want. you just tap on the path and then tap on "open survey". and then that takes you through to the questionnaire. and then we just tell volunteers that they can fill in as much or as little as possible. much of the questions are not mandatory, so if the volunteers arent sure about something, they can skip it, because we dont want to put them off, saying, "i dont know that question, "so im not going to do it at all." volunteers have...