tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post2358896386452190995..comments2023-10-10T04:18:23.631-04:00Comments on The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog: Why is visitation in the Smokies down significantly?SmokyMountainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12288538940523306530noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-40565169331791218122011-07-25T20:55:49.278-04:002011-07-25T20:55:49.278-04:00Thanks!Thanks!Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473489277178033275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-23372152891432983672011-07-24T14:01:17.312-04:002011-07-24T14:01:17.312-04:00Steven - they use inductive loop traffic counters ...Steven - they use inductive loop traffic counters and pneumatic tube counters. As far as your other question is concerned, the park offers full details on how the raw data is "massaged" here:<br /><br />http://www.nature.nps.gov/stats/CountingInstructions/GRSMCI1994.pdf<br /><br />JeffThe Smoky Mountain Hikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019731497259511008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-17593053739274683852011-07-24T10:12:23.058-04:002011-07-24T10:12:23.058-04:00How do they even determine visitation? There's...How do they even determine visitation? There's no gate or admission. Surely they don't count every car that travels over the mountain as a visit. I mean, that's a major transportation artery connecting Cherokee with Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. Has visitation/tourism rates declined in any of those areas?Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473489277178033275noreply@blogger.com