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Author Eisenhut, A.; Haller, R.; Raper, J., pdf  url
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  Title How does topography influence the use of the mobile guide WebParkSNP in the Swiss National Park? Type
  Year 2008 Publication Management for Protection and Sustainable Development Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) MMV 4 - Proceedings Issue Pages 433-437  
  Keywords MMV4, Location based services, Swiss National Park, Visitor management, Visitor monitoring  
  Abstract Since 2005, the Swiss National Park offers a mobile information system called WebParkSNP which provides content about the users surroundings using smart phone services and GPS. Up to now, little is known about the use of Location Based Services (LBS) by visitors of remote and protected areas and about the contents they are interested in. WebParkSNP logs time, location and content of each action the user conducts. Contents are not only pushed but can be accessed from every location. With the consent of 419 users, WebParkSNP’s log files of the summer season 2007 have been analysed in order to compare the user’s actions with the topography of the Park. Topography is composed of specific places (vegetation classes, aspect, and slope of the trail), facilities (resting areas, huts) and viewpoints. The results show that clustering of access occurs on steeper slopes, within facilities, and on viewpoints on certain routes. The content accessed differs between facilities and other places. Nevertheless, these patterns are not only determined by topography but also by behavioural aspects; the use of the guide depends on the daytime and on the distance from the starting point of the walk as well. These results allow the evaluation and improvement of LBS concerning content and locations. In addition, conclusions can be drawn about the development and improvement of other offers in the Park. Further analysis and the integration of other visitor surveys like census and questionnaires will show the potential for more general insights into visitor behaviour in protected areas.  
  Call Number ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 1072 Serial 2657  
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Author Rupf, R.; Wernli, M.; Haller, R., pdf  url
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  Title How to elaborate precise visitor numbers? Type
  Year 2008 Publication Management for Protection and Sustainable Development Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) MMV 4 - Proceedings Issue Pages 161-164  
  Keywords MMV4, Acoustic slab sensor, calibration, visitor census, visitor monitoring, Swiss National Park  
  Abstract Visitor numbers and visitor distribution are required information for various management tasks of recreational areas. Automatic data collection is a low-price opportunity to obtain data. The main problem of automatic methods is data precision. In the Swiss National Park, automatic visitor counting with acoustic slab sensors started in 2005. As precision did not appear to be satisfactory, the counting problems were investigated. Sensor installation strictly followed the instruction manuals given and fine tuning during the calibration period led to a deviance of 5%. Precise counting data resulted in the sum of persons counted whereas direction separated data was not as precise. Recommendations for counting site selection, installation and calibration counting are given.  
  Call Number ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 960 Serial 2601  
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Author Rupf-Haller, R.; Wernli, M.; Filli, F., pdf  url
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  Title Visitor Counting with Acoustic Slab Sensors in the Swiss National Park Type
  Year 2006 Publication Exploring the Nature of Management Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (down) MMV 3 - Proceedings Issue Pages 72-77  
  Keywords MMV3, Visitor counting, acoustic slab sensor, Swiss National Park, walking experiments  
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  Call Number ILEN @ m.sokopp @ 602 Serial 2425  
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