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Using Smartphone Data to Measure Recreation Impacts After Environmental Disasters

How do we measure the lost value of a closed beach or park after an oil spill or hazardous release? Explore how modern mobility data from smartphones helps scientists model human recreation use to ensure fair environmental restoration.

Overhead imagery of a site of interest. Blue dots overlaid on the image represent visits to the site. Dots appear to be clustered in the circular parking lot and in the middle next to the monument itself.
Last updated Tuesday, September 15, 2026 10:00am PDT