[Talk-GB] Defra consults on improving recording of rights of way

[Ralph Smyth]

Hope this is of interest to someone on here but the Department for
Environment Food & Rural Affairs is consulting the public from today
until 6 August about rights of way. 

As you can see from the consultations questions below, there's a big
opportunity to ensure recording of lost or amended rights of way meets
the following requirements:
(1) A website whose URL is stable, ideally a single one rather than lots
of individual sites; (2) The details being published as a data API
rather than PDFs or other horrid formats, and (3) The location as either
lat/lon or preferably even GeoJSON, and (4) Confirmation that the data
is open data under the Open Government License, without having Ordnance
Survey derivative data rights.
(thanks to Martin of Cyclestreets for these)

http://www.defra.gov.uk/consult/2012/05/14/improve-rights-of-way/

Question 5. Do you think that more use could be made of electronic
communications, for example, to make definitive map modification order
applications online and to serve notice of rights of way orders?

"Consideration should be given to the data management systems needed to
support administration of the definitive map and statement". (Proposal
28). Whilst Defra is willing to support the process, we believe that the
development of data management systems is best undertaken by
practitioners. We would welcome views on what issues need tackling and
how best to approach the development of solutions. 

Question 15. What aspects of data management systems for recording
public rights of way need to be tackled? 
Question 16. What are the key outcomes that need to be achieved in terms
of data management systems? 
...
Question 18. Do you think that more use could be made of electronic
communications for public path orders, in similar ways to those
suggested for definitive map modification orders in Question 5?


I'm happy to pass on any conclusions from this list onto other NGOs who
are likely to be responding to this consultation in detail but I don't
think there will be another opportunity like this for decades.
 

Ralph
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