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Can you put a price on the value of outdoor recreation?

Map of York River showing a series of 4km hexagons representing Human Mobility Data ranging from 1 to 336,847.A new study explores using anonymous human mobility data combined with the travel cost method to estimate the value of outdoor recreation for the York River, VA and surrounding parks. Learn more: https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/big-data-provides-big-insights-in-york-river-recreation-study/