Examining commute routes: Applications of GIS and GPS technology

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 327-330

  Badland, Hannah M ^a   Duncan, Mitch J ^b   Oliver, Melody ^a   Duncan, J Scott ^a   Mavoa, Suzanne ^c  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adults; Environment; Transport related physical activity; Travel; Work

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; ROUTE; TRAVEL; TREND STUDY;

EID: 77956470889     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12199-010-0138-1     Document Type: Article

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