Social media photos priceless for natural resources research
Monday, October 31, 2016 - 14:01
in Mathematics & Economics
Tapping into social media posts on Instagram, Flickr and Panoramio gave North Carolina State University researchers a trove of information about people's opinions of scenic European landscapes. A new study shows that geotagged photos - complete with millions of comments - can provide data for predictive models to help guide land use policy, conservation planning and development decisions worldwide.