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Can virtual streetscape audits reliably replace physical streetscape audits?

Hannah M Badland1, Simon Opit, Karen Witten

  • 1Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
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Virtual streetscape audits using Google Street View are quicker and reliable alternatives to physical audits for assessing neighborhood environments that influence physical activity. This method offers resource efficiency for health outcome research.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Urban Planning
  • Public Health Research Methods

Background:

  • The neighborhood built environment significantly impacts health outcomes, including physical activity levels.
  • Technological advancements enable remote examination of neighborhood streetscapes.
  • Assessing streetscape attributes is crucial for understanding health influences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the efficiency of physical versus virtual streetscape audits.
  • To evaluate the agreement between physical (criterion) and virtual (test) audits.
  • To determine the utility of Google Street View for neighborhood built environment assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted physical (on-site) and virtual (Google Street View) audits of 48 street segments in Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Utilized the New Zealand Systematic Pedestrian and Cycling Environment Scan (NZ-SPACES) tool.
  • Measured time, travel mileage, and internet bandwidth for efficiency comparison.

Main Results:

  • Virtual audits were quicker (115.3 min) than physical audits (148.5 min).
  • High agreement (ICC ≥ 0.70) was found between physical and virtual audits for most assessed variables.
  • Google Street View proved to be a resource-efficient and reliable data source.

Conclusions:

  • Google Street View is a valuable tool for remotely measuring neighborhood streetscape features impacting health.
  • Virtual streetscape audits offer a reliable and efficient alternative to physical audits.
  • Supplementary data sources may enhance the assessment of less reliable virtual streetscape variables.