Photos on social media used to measure aesthetic value of Cornish landscape
Monday, July 1, 2013 - 10:30
in Mathematics & Economics
A new method designed to measure the aesthetic value of ecosystems has been applied in Cornwall. According to the research findings, Cornwall's beautiful rugged coastline has been measured to have the highest aesthetic value. Researchers at the University of Exeter's Environment and Sustainability Institute developed the method, which uses computational social science to count photos uploaded to an online photo-sharing site.