Using smartphone-GPS data to quantify human activity in green spaces.

ABSTRACT: Cities are growing in density and coverage globally, increasing the value of green spaces for human health and well-being. Understanding the interactions between people and green spaces is also critical for biological conservation and sustainable development. However, quantifying green space use is particularly challenging. We used an activity index of anonymized GPS data from smart devices provided by Mapbox (www.mapbox.com) to characterize human activity in green spaces in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. The goals of our study were to describe i) a methodological example of how anonymized GPS data could be used for human-nature research and ii) associations between park features and human activity. We describe some of the challenges and solutions with using this activity index, especia

SUBMITTER: Filazzola A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9754188 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature