Issue - meetings

Denise Snelson

Denise Sneslon reported on the results of the Countryside Access Management (CAMS) survey.

The purpose of the survey had been to enable the Council to have the necessary information to develop and deliver an effective asset management plan for the public rights of way network and to identify those paths with high accessibility or with potential to provide high accessibility. 

Using Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) surveyors checked paths against the electronic Definitive Map.  All furniture items were assessed including bridges, drains, stiles, gates, bridges and fingerposts.  Photographs were taken of every path surface, furniture item and faults.  Any issues were logged with the appropriate Network Officer to be resolved.

The results of the survey were migrated directly into the electronic CAMS database which the Council uses to mange the network.  This system allowed work sheets and issues to be raised and resolved.  It also allowed legal work, such as Diversions, to be logged against paths.  The system could be interrogated and analysis reports created as and when needed. 

The IT and Web Team were currently working with new software to transfer furniture icons and images across to the interactive mapping system, which would enable rights of way users to look at routes and assess their accessibility and suitability.