Realities of using self-administered smartphone surveys to solve sustainability challenges.

ABSTRACT: To fill data gaps in human-environment systems, especially in difficult-to-access locations, novel tools are needed to collect (near) real-time data from diverse populations across the globe. Here we discuss the practicalities, constraints, and lessons learnt from six field studies using high spatial and temporal smartphone surveys in six different countries. We suggest that high spatiotemporal, self-administered smartphone surveys will produce novel insights into human behaviour, attitudes, and socio-economic characteristics that, when matched with high spatiotemporal resolution environmental data (e.g., from remote sensing), can be used to address sustainability challenges for global communities. Furthermore, we highlight the need for continuous refinement and improvement in future devel

SUBMITTER: Lewis AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12276084 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature