Analysing hiker movement patterns using GPS data: Implications for park management

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-57

  Meijles, E W ^a   de Bakker, M ^a   Groote, P D ^a   Barske, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b State Forestry Commission Region North   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GPS tracking; Natural areas; Park management; Spatio temporal analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MANAGERS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

CLASSIFICATION AND REGRESSION TREE ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL CARRYING CAPACITY; FIELD DATA ACQUISITION; GPS TRACKING; NATURAL AREAS; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PARK MANAGEMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM;

CARRYING CAPACITY; DATA ACQUISITION; GPS; PARK MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84904787146     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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