Article - Bluesky computer modelling maps easier walking routes around Britain’s cities

Directions Magazine, February 16

Hi-tech computer modelling is being employed to map walking routes around Britain’s cities for award-winning website www.walkit.com. Using accurate terrain data captured from the air, the height models from aerial mapping company Bluesky are being used to produce walking routes that avoid the steepest hills and alert walkers to inclines on their selected journey, information that is especially useful for those carrying loads, pushing buggies and those with certain health conditions.