Measuring the Quality of Public Open Space Using Google Earth
American Journal of Preventive MedicinePublished 14 January 2011Open access
B. Taylor, Peter Fernando, Adrian Bauman, Anna Williamson, Jonathan C. Craig, Sally Redman
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The remote-assessment method provides, for the first time, the capacity to assess the quality of large numbers of parks and other green spaces without the need for in-person visits, dramatically reducing the time required for environmental audits of public open space.
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The remote-assessment method provides, for the first time, the capacity to assess the quality of large numbers of parks and other green spaces without the need for in-person visits, dramatically reducing the time required for environmental audits of public open space.
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