Zwiebel, Brian. 2003. Identifying the spatial and temporal distribution of human users in a river corridor. M.S.
An unobtrusive and non-invasive methodology for spatially and temporally analyzing visitor use and distribution was developed for the Alagnak Wild River, in Katmai National Park. Spatial and temporal analyses of visitor use have been performed using GIS software, and represent a unique innovation in the methods of social monitoring and visitor use analysis. This methodology was developed in the spring of 2002, and implemented during the summer of 2002. It has been explicitly detailed to permit its application to other recreational settings, for example other rivers or lakes in Alaska. Typically, these locations present unique challenges where it is difficult or impossible to observe all users in a single day. This new methodology allows explicit spatial and temporal visitor use data to be collected in such areas.