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Evaluation of GNSS-based volunteered geographic information for assessing visitor spatial distribution within protected areas: A case study of the Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany / Laura Horst in Applied Geography, vol 150 (January 2023)  

Public [article]  inApplied Geography > vol 150 (January 2023) . - n° 102825 Titre : Evaluation of GNSS-based volunteered geographic information for assessing visitor spatial distribution within protected areas: A case study of the Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Laura Horst, Auteur ; Karolina Taczanowska, Auteur ; Florian Porst, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 102825 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Géomatique web [Termes IGN] aire protégée [Termes IGN] ArcGIS [Termes IGN] Bavière (Allemagne) [Termes IGN] distribution spatiale [Termes IGN] données GNSS [Termes IGN] données issues des réseaux sociaux [Termes IGN] données localisées des bénévoles [Termes IGN] géodatabase [Termes IGN] parc naturel national [Termes IGN] piéton Résumé : (auteur) Systematic monitoring of recreational use in vulnerable ecosystems is crucial to balance human needs and site capacities. Recently, publicly available digital data, including Global Navigation Satellite System-based Volunteered Geographic Information, gained attention as a potential resource depicting visitor movement. However, there is a need to critically assess its reliability for visitor monitoring across countries, regions and available databases. Our research evaluates the usability of GNSS-based VGI-data obtained from three common platforms: GPSies, Outdooractive, and Komoot for assessing the spatial distribution of hikers in the Bavarian Forest National Park. A total sample of 1742 GNSS-tracks uploaded between 2013 and 2018 were compared across data platforms. Additionally, available systematic field counts, carried out between 2013 and 2014 (11 Eco-Counter sensors), were compared to GNSS-based VGI data uploaded within the corresponding period. The comparisons at individual and collective levels (route lengths, kernel density, optimized hotspot analysis along with fishnet-based counts of GNSS-tracks) showed similarities between VGI data platforms. Data obtained from GPSies and Outdooractive displayed a higher correlation with each other than with those obtained from Komoot. Also, for GPSies, there was a significant positive correlation between VGI-data and field count data. Data sample of Outdooractive and Komoot within the specified spatio-temporal frame was too small to compare with available field count data. We highlight the necessity of systematic validation of GNSS-based VGI data resources, being complementary rather than the primary data source in visitor monitoring and recreation planning. Also, systematic long-term visitor monitoring using other methods is crucial to assess the validity of novel data resources, such as GNSS-based VGI. Numéro de notice : A2023-020 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102825 Date de publication en ligne : 25/11/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102825 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102220 [article]