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OPTIONS TO SUIT: Geospatial services are helping to popularise the concept of ‘active travel’ by identifying the best walking and cycling networks.
Up-to-date geographical information is allowing global technology firm CGI to promote new walking and cycling routes that encourage ‘active travel’, reveals Nan Spowart
ACTIVE travel is a concept that has become increasingly important in recent years and the pandemic has made it even more relevant.
It is the name given to all journeys that involve physical movement such as walking and cycling and is seen as a way of promoting good physical and mental health while also reducing carbon levels as people walk or cycle to work or school rather than use motorised transport.