Bias and precision of crowdsourced recreational activity data from Strava
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21469350 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zander S Venter (0000-0003-2638-7162, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, corresponding author), Vegard Gundersen (0000-0003-3337-2479, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research), Samantha Scott (0000-0002-9563-6145, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research), Samantha L Scott, David N Barton (0000-0002-6501-9381, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 232 |
| Pages | 104686 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Landscape and Urban Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0169-2046 • E-ISSN: 1872-6062 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104686 |
| OpenAlex | W4320536025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
| References cited | 29 |
Recreational activity is the single most valuable ecosystem service in many developed countries with a range of benefits for public health. Crowdsourced recreational activity data is increasingly being adopted in management and monitoring of urban landscapes, however inherent biases in the data make it difficult to generalize patterns to the total population. We used in-situ observations and questionnaires to quantify accuracy in Strava data - a widely used outdoor activity monitoring app – in Oslo, Norway. The precision with which Strava data captured the spatial (R2 = 0.9) and temporal variation (R2 = 0.51) in observed recreational activity (cyclist and pedestrian) was relatively high for monthly time series during summer, although precision degraded at weekly and daily resolutions and during winter. Despite the precision, Strava exhibits significant biases relative to the total recreationist population. Strava activities represented 2.5 % of total recreationist activity in 2016, a proportion that increased steadily to 5.7 % in 2020 due to a growing usership. Strava users are biased toward cyclists (8 % higher than observed), males (15.7 % higher) and middle-aged people (20.4 % higher for ages 35–54). Strava pedestrians that were able to complete a questionnaire survey (>19 years) were biased to higher income brackets and education levels. Future studies using Strava data need to consider these biases – particularly the under-representation of vulnerable age (children/elderly) and socio-economic (poor/uneducated) groups. The implementation of Strava data in urban planning processes will depend on accuracy requirements of the application purpose and the extent to which biases can be corrected for
Biology · Citizen science · Data collection · Environmental health · Geography · Population · Recreation · Statistics · Demography · Engineering · Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis · Mathematics · Medicine · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 7.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |