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With the scottish paths map is to actually make those places easier to find her everybody wherever they live. how many paths do you think are out there for people to discover that arent on the map? we have discovered something like 20,000 new paths in the short time we have been running the project already. i think 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. we have hoovered up all the ope...

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 as you are responsible about it. but it lacks a comp...

One off the list as we go. its notjust the coordinates, but the data about the routes and information the walkers might find useful that is recorded, like how steep the hills are, is it muddy, is it stoney, 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 we are standing on, and then the green shows a completed path. just looking at th...

On the map. theres hope 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 you are responsible about it. but it lacks a complete map of its path network. so the charity has been creating a digital map of its own. it brings together all known existing paths using data from ordinance survey and information from ...

Region in the south. i think the project is really important for our paths in scotland, it is 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 everyone can get out there. and we are on a nice path here, is this a path here, is this a path you have been on before? its not, and it is not one thatis its not, and it is not one that is on the map yet. so today we are ticking another one off the list as we go. ...

Is all done on your phone. digital mapping is really the way forward, isnt it? yeah, it means we can change things quickly and we can make it accessible for everyone, and it is interactive and it is interactive and we can change things on the fly, we can add things and so it is much more responsive and adaptable then you are updating stuff like paper maps. can you show me how it all works? you bring the map where you are, you find the map and you tap on the path and tap on open survey and it tak...

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 so far added over 9,000 new paths t...

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 do with the scottish paths map...

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 support of people who love the outdoors, who love walking, who love maps, who love technology. the tech is powered by esri uk. the geographical software uses powerful mapping and spatial data analytics technology. it allows the team to create and manage the location information, and its all done on your phone. digital mapping is really the way forward, isnt it? yeah. it me...

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 shoes are completed path. just looking at the map, you can see the majority of the 40,000 miles of paths still need to be audited....