New Research Shows Mobile Devices Are a Powerful Way to Learn about Visitors
Pettebone D , Jorgenson J, Ziesler P . 2025. New Research Shows Mobile Devices Are a Powerful Way to Learn about Visitors. Park Science. 39(1)
U.S. national parks have long relied on question-based surveys to capture snapshots of who visitors are and what they like to do. Data from mobile devices provide a complementary, park-wide perspective not previously available.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Pettebone, Dave; Jorgenson, Jake; Ziesler, Pamela
- Units
- GRTE , MAWA , RICH
- Keywords
- cell phones, Features, mobile devices, mobility data, social science, surveys, visitation, visitor use
- Subjects
- NPS.gov Subject Site: Park Science