The report contains the results of 3 years of trail monitoring. A major purpose of the study was to test the feasibility of using various trail monitoring technologies under a variety of conditions on the trails in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. These systems included electronic matswitch counters, electric-eye counters, and electric-eye triggered cameras. Trails were selected based on estimated use, with both heavily and lightly used trails being monitored. Conditions of the trails selected ranged from low elevation, wet trails to high elevation, dry trails. The entire length of the Appalachian Trail through the park was monitored. The reliability of the monitoring equipment proved to be good under most conditions. Average daily use for all trails and segments within each trail, and variance between months during the summer and fall seasons was calculated.
Trail Use Monitoring in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Results from 1988, 1989, and 1990
1990
56 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Recreation , Laboratory & Test Facility Design & Operation , Utilization , National parks , Demographic surveys , Monitoring , Appalachian Mountains , Reliability , Elevation , Drying , Diurnal variations , Length , Feasibility , Electric measuring instruments , Trails , Great Smoky Mountains National Park , Mat counters , Electric eye counters