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It means that everyone can get out there. and were on a nice path here in perthshire, is this a path youve been on before? its not. and in fact, its one that isnt on the maps yet. so today, were ticking another one off the list as we go. 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 pa...

Scotland has really good access rights, so you can walk more or less wherever you wish, as long as youre responsible about it. but it lacks a complete map of its path network. 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 a...

But also, its interactive and we can change things on the fly, we can highlight things, we can take things out, we can add things in. so, its much more responsive and adaptable compared to when youre just updating stuff like paper maps. can you show me how it all works? yeah, of course. 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 ...

Time weve been running the project already. i think that probably, we could easily double the number of paths that people have to walk in scotland when they look at this map, compared to many traditional maps. weve hoovered up all the open—source data, all the data we can get from partners, but now were working with 300—plus fabulous volunteers to discover more paths, but also to record information about all the paths that we discover. the only way it was ever going to work is if we had the ...

And adaptable compared to when youre just updating stuff like paper maps. 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 projects really important for our paths in scotland. its a chance to support and to maintain that right to roam, but it also makes these paths more accessible to a wider variety of people. it means that everyone can get out there. and were on a nice path here in...

Like 20,000 new paths in the short time weve been running the project already. i think that probably we could easily double the number of paths that people have to walk in scotland when they look at this map, compared to many traditional maps. weve hoovered up all the open—source data, all the data we can get from partners, but now were working with 300—plus fabulous volunteers to discover more paths, but also to record information about all the paths that we discover. the tech is powered by...

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 whatever you wish, as long as youre responsible about it. but it lacks a complete map of its path network. so, the charitys been creating a digital map of its own. it ...

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 majority of the 40,000 miles of paths still need to be audited. but if more volunteers come out and enjoy notjust the walks but the technology too, the team will only get closer to achieving their aim. spencer: now, earlier in the programme, wed met back up wi...

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 to actually make those places easier to find for everybody, wherever they live. how many paths do you think are out there for people to discover that arent on the map? so weve discovered something like 20,000 new paths in the short time weve been running the project already. i think that probably we could easily double the numbe...

And its all done on your phone. digital mapping is really the way forward, isnt it? yeah, it means that we can make changes super quick and make it easily accessible to everyone, but also, it is interactive and we can change things on the fly, we can highlight things, we can take things out, we can add things in, so it is much more responsive and adaptable compared to when you are updating stuff like paper maps. volunteers have so far added over 9,000 new paths to the interactive map from as far...