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55 <br />STATISTICS <br />TREND 3 <br />TECHNOLOGY IN THE PARK SYSTEM <br />Technological innovation, including the use of <br />artificial intelligence, has already had a large <br />impact on the park and recreation industry in recent <br />years. For example, advancements to AI chatbots, <br />AI algorithms, and AI-assisted analytics have <br />allowed park and recreation staff to more quickly <br />respond to shifts in park usage and public demand <br />for informations, more efficiently process data to <br />make operations and maintenance decisions and <br />predictions, and more accurately monitor community <br />safety and security. <br />Location analytics companies such as StreetLight can <br />analyze geolocated devices without compromising <br />privacy, therefore providing park and recreation <br />agencies with more detailed information about their <br />community members’ interactions with the park <br />system. <br />$200,000,000,000 <br />25 <br />Current value of the market for data brokers collecting and <br />selling location-based and personal information <br />Amount of apps recording and tracking location on the <br />average smartphone <br />Source: https://time.com/6209991/apps-collecting-personal- <br />data/ <br />Figure 2.9: Electronic and interactive <br />wayfinding kiosks provide helpful <br />information to park users <br />Figure 2.10: A park’s “social media appeal” <br />has become increasingly important to <br />young park users