Appalachian Trail Visitor Impact Assessments to Enhance Sustainability and Improve Visitor Experiences.

We will visit two 5k segments within GRSM as part of a larger research study on the Appalachian Trail to take an array of measurements on the condition of the A.T. tread and to map informal (visitor-created) trails, and assess all recreation sites (shelters, campsites, day-use sites). Our field crew has three staff and this work can be conducted in approximately 3 days. All measurements are non-destructive. No biological materials are sampled or collected.

Data and Resources

Field Value
accessLevel public
bureauCode {010:24}
catalog_@context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
catalog_@id https://ddi.doi.gov/nps-data.json
catalog_conformsTo https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
catalog_describedBy https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
identifier http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/nps-datastore-2253843
issued 2018-07-09T00:00:00Z
landingPage https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2253843
modified 2018-07-09T00:00:00Z
old-spatial -84.01389,35.4269066,-82.99805,35.8414
programCode {010:119,010:118}
publisher National Park Service
resource-type Dataset
source_datajson_identifier true
source_hash 75d9f5c7fbba99a6cbf775b55d172dbfea468d6b48ed1ef6ec5bb7c744106384
source_schema_version 1.1
spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-84.01389, 35.4269066], [-84.01389, 35.8414], [-82.99805, 35.8414], [-82.99805, 35.4269066], [-84.01389, 35.4269066]]]}
theme {"Generic Dataset"}
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • aphn
  • appalachian-highlands-network
  • appalachian-trail
  • great-smoky-mountains-national-park
  • grsm
  • origin-external
  • ser
  • southeast-region
  • studyid-grsm-01279
isopen False
license_id notspecified
license_title License not specified
maintainer NPS IRMA Help
maintainer_email NRSS_DataStore@nps.gov
metadata_created 2025-09-24T19:56:23.523424
metadata_modified 2025-09-24T19:56:23.523434
notes We will visit two 5k segments within GRSM as part of a larger research study on the Appalachian Trail to take an array of measurements on the condition of the A.T. tread and to map informal (visitor-created) trails, and assess all recreation sites (shelters, campsites, day-use sites). Our field crew has three staff and this work can be conducted in approximately 3 days. All measurements are non-destructive. No biological materials are sampled or collected.
num_resources 2
num_tags 17
title Appalachian Trail Visitor Impact Assessments to Enhance Sustainability and Improve Visitor Experiences.