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Utilizing Crowdsourced Georeferenced Photography for Identification and Prioritization of Areas for Scenic Conservation Lacey Goldberg The Pennsylvania State University, United States of America

Shale Gas Plays in the Continental United States Credit: American Petroleum Institute

Shale Gas Plays in the Continental United States Credit: American Petroleum Institute

Marcellus Shale Formation Credit: American Petroleum Institute

Pennsylvania Wilds and Endless Mountains Regions

Case Study

The Loyalsock Trail

Loyalsock Trail – September 1, 2010

Loyalsock Trail – May 4, 2013

Seismic testing – Road widening – Proximity to Well Pads – Pipeline ROWs

Crowdsourced photos in Google Earth

Crowdsourced photos in Google Earth

Large image cluster at Loyalsock Creek Vista

Crowdsourced photos in Google Earth

Loyalsock Creek Vista

Panoramio Interface - Popularity

Panoramio Metadata

Identifying popular locations

Ranking Points of Interest Averaged Views Per Day Total Views Averaged Popularity as of 3/19/2014 as of 3/19/2014 1 = Most, 26 = Least Dutter's Run Falls 0,39 World's End Trail Vista 269 Miller Fields 25 Miller Fields 0,42 Miller Fields World's End Trail Vista 321 24 Wind Whistle Inn 0,48 Lower Alpine View 335 Dutter's Run Falls 22,5 World's End Rock… 0,49 Upper Alpine View 336 Wind Whistle Inn 22 World's End Trail Vista 0,52 Kettle Creek Vista Lower Alpine View 356 21,5 Deer Lake 0,56 Deer Lake 370 Deer Lake 21 Mary's View 0,65 Wind Whistle Inn 371 World's End Rock… 20,5 Lower Alpine View 0,66 Dutter's Run Falls Upper Alpine View 409 20,5 Upper Alpine View 0,67 World's End Rock… 630 Kettle Creek Vista 19 Alpine Falls 0,70 Mary's View 669 Mary's View 18,5 Kettle Creek Vista 0,71 Alpine Falls Alpine Falls 692 16,5 Sones Pond 0,86 Lee Falls 719 Lee Falls 14 Smith's Knob 0,88 Mineral Springs Falls Smith's Knob 775 13 Lee Falls 0,91 Rode Falls Rode Falls 834 11,5 Rock Run Road Bridge 0,98 Smith's Knob 970 Mineral Springs Falls 11,5 Rock Ridge 1,00 Angel Falls Sones Pond 1034 11 Rode Falls 1,05 View from Rock Ridge View from Rock Ridge 1099 10,5 Mineral Springs Falls 1,10 Dutchman Falls 1438 Rock Run Road Bridge 9 Dutchman Falls 1,34 Helen's Window Dutchman Falls 1670 8,5 Haystacks 1,41 Sones Pond Angel Falls 1724 7,5 High Rock Vista 1,42 Rock Run Road Bridge 1969 Helen's Window 6,5 Helen's Window 1,52 Haystacks Haystacks 2455 6 Angel Falls 1,56 High Rock Vista High Rock Vista 2857 5 High Knob 1,59 High Knob 3195 High Knob 3 Coal Run Falls 3,27 Coal Run Falls Coal Run Falls 7043 2 Canyon Vista 5,90 Canyon Vista Canyon Vista 14382 1

Ranking Points of Interest Averaged Views Per Day Total Views Averaged Popularity as of 3/19/2014 as of 3/19/2014 1 = Most, 26 = Least Dutter's Run Falls 0,39 World's End Trail Vista 269 Miller Fields 25 Miller Fields 0,42 Miller Fields World's End Trail Vista 321 24 Wind Whistle Inn 0,48 Lower Alpine View 335 Dutter's Run Falls 22,5 World's End Rock… 0,49 Upper Alpine View 336 Wind Whistle Inn 22 World's End Trail Vista 0,52 Kettle Creek Vista Lower Alpine View 356 21,5 Deer Lake 0,56 Deer Lake 370 Deer Lake 21 Mary's View 0,65 Wind Whistle Inn 371 World's End Rock… 20,5 Lower Alpine View 0,66 Dutter's Run Falls Upper Alpine View 409 20,5 Upper Alpine View 0,67 World's End Rock… 630 Kettle Creek Vista 19 Alpine Falls 0,70 Mary's View 669 Mary's View 18,5 Kettle Creek Vista 0,71 Alpine Falls Alpine Falls 692 16,5 Sones Pond 0,86 Lee Falls 719 Lee Falls 14 Smith's Knob 0,88 Mineral Springs Falls Smith's Knob 775 13 Lee Falls 0,91 Rode Falls Rode Falls 834 11,5 Rock Run Road Bridge 0,98 Smith's Knob 970 Mineral Springs Falls 11,5 Rock Ridge 1,00 Angel Falls Sones Pond 1034 11 Rode Falls 1,05 View from Rock Ridge View from Rock Ridge 1099 10,5 Mineral Springs Falls 1,10 Dutchman Falls 1438 Rock Run Road Bridge 9 Dutchman Falls 1,34 Helen's Window Dutchman Falls 1670 8,5 Haystacks 1,41 Sones Pond Angel Falls 1724 7,5 High Rock Vista 1,42 Rock Run Road Bridge 1969 Helen's Window 6,5 Helen's Window 1,52 Haystacks Haystacks 2455 6 Angel Falls 1,56 High Rock Vista High Rock Vista 2857 5 High Knob 1,59 High Knob 3195 High Knob 3 Coal Run Falls 3,27 Coal Run Falls Coal Run Falls 7043 2 Canyon Vista 5,90 Canyon Vista Canyon Vista 14382 1

Ranked by views-per-day

Factors to consider…

Factors to consider…

Entire viewshed

Viewshed(s) from top four most popular locations

A special thanks to… Brian Orland and Dr. Timothy Murtha • The Hamer Center for Community Design • The Departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture • The College of Arts and Architecture at Penn State • The anonymous reviewers •

Thank you.

Questions?

Anticipated Questions The external views may not be the only indicator of aesthetic value; other • metrics may be better indicators of preference, but views are a strong starting point for research. It may also be of value to consider areas which may not have been • photographed and uploaded to the online repository. This study has not looked into motivation behind the posting of the images. It • is true that people sometimes post images of landscape elements they DO NOT like, or things which may not fit into traditional definitions of what is aesthetically pleasing. The viewshed analyses do not account for forest cover, but people visit and • live there year- round when there wouldn’t be leaf cover. Also, due to the rolling topography, high points in the landscape provide view from above down onto lower lying areas where forest cover would not change the view.