National parks have been experiencing increasingly severe environmental damage as a consequence of climate change. As a result, NPS staff require more environmental resource data across parks. This project provides the foundations of a parkwide assessment of trails in Acadia National Park. Having this assessment will allow Acadia to make a variety of important analyses to address park issues. Data types from past WPI research were collected along trails, and converted into GIS layers and a digital map. Instructions for future data collection and GIS map expansion were included in the project deliverables.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Lee, Curtis
• Anand, Priscilla
• Heinemann, Eric
• Darcey, Ryan
• Tran, Vinh

Subject

• Sustainability
• Environment
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 71136
• E-project-072822-105659

Keyword

• Acadia National Park
• Hiking Trails
• GIS
• Climate Change

Advisor

• Davis, Jason
• Bianchi, Frederick W.

Year

• 2022

Center

• Acadia National Park, Maine Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Acadia National Park

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 13 - Climate Action

Date created

• 2022-07-28

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-072822-105659

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2022-12-20