Context
The Leisure Walking Systems Working Group looks to form a network of parties interested in leisure walking applications and data.
The Leisure Walking Systems Working Group (LWSWG) will meet to further discuss and understand the barriers and benefits of a walking route recommender based on open and public sector datasets. Seeking to draw group members from private, public, and third sector organisations to form a new understanding of leisure walking applications and applicable challenges.
The LWSWG seeks to share the results of the PhD project A Framework for Curating Personalised Leisure Walking Experiences with a wider audience. The purpose of the LWSWG project is to understand if interest exists in forming a working group for interoperable representations within leisure walking applications.
Timeline
2024 - Present
Researchers
James Williams
Affiliation
EPSRC Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training at the University of Nottingham
Acknowledgements
This activity was supported by the Horizon CDT Impact Grant, made possible through funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [grant number EP/S023305/1].
1 Exploring Market Differentiators
Explore the potential benefits and market differentiators of the proposed walk recommender system.
Geospatial Data Barriers
Explore the barriers to geospatial data sharing across multiple UK based organisations.
Routes to Market
Explore potential routes to market, including organisations interested in the impact of the research.
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Project Overview
The LWSWG is founded from the Horizon CDT Impact Grant based on the work conducted during the PhD Study. The impact grant is being used to organise an initial series of meetings for the potential formation of a working group. The group will allow time to analyse and understand the outcomes of the PhD study and feed lessons learnt technical development in leisure walking systems.
The project works towards understanding if a LWSWG is needed, and the potential impact of forming this group.
Current Progress
The project is working towards the following outcomes:
- Organisation of initial meetings: The project will seek to hold initial meetings with interested parties to understand the potential impact of the PhD work.
- Digital presence for the potential working group: A web-based digital presence will be developed to store the outputs of the working group and project.
- Small-scale demonstrator systems: A contextual and small-scale demonstrator system will be developed to further assess and evaluate the technologies in different contexts.
- Organisational committee: Looking to form an organisational committee for the work, to continue the impact after the project is completed.
- Technical report: The production of a technical report which will be shared on the developed web page.