A GIS Impact Assessment into the Accessibility

and Viewshed Changes Produced by the

Cairngorm Funicular Railway Proposal

John J Bark 1998

Contents

Abstract

Disclaimer

Acknowledgements

Contents

Tables

Figures

1. Introduction

2. The Cairngorms

3. Tourism & Recreation in the Scottish Highlands

3.1 Tourism Revenue
3.2 The Pressures from Tourism
3.3 Recreation in the Cairngorms

4. The Funicular Railway

4.1 The Proposal
4.2 The Impact of the Proposed Funicular Railway
4.3 The Campaign against the Funicular

5. Representing Terrain Surfaces within GIS

5.1 DTM Data Sources
5.2 Methods of Representing DTM's
5.3 The Terrain Data Used

6. Visual Assessment within GIS

6.1 Visibility Analysis
6.2 The Application of Visibility Analysis
6.3 The Accuracy of Visibility Analysis
6.4 Assessing Visibility of the Proposed Funicular

7. Access onto the Cairngorms

7.1 Visitor Numbers
7.2 Modelling Access Time
7.3 Testing Nasmith's Rule
7.4 Fritz and Carvers' Accessibility Model
7.5 Routes used to ascend the Plateau
7.6 Applying Fritz & Carvers' Accessibility Model to the Caringorms

8. Data Visualisation

8.1 Orthographic Display Techniques
8.2 Perspective Display Techniques
8.3 Advanced Visualisation Techniques
8.4 The Presentation & Visualisation Methods Used

9. Analysis

9.1 Visibility Analysis
9.2 Accessibility Analysis

10. Discussion of Results

11. Conclusion

12. Bibliography

13. Appendix

GIS Index

Last Modified 23-03-1999