20.500.12556/RUL-179515 A method for determining the affected areas of high-Alpine mountain trails High-mountain areas with sensitive ecosystems are experiencing a steady increase in visitation, with visitors progressively moving outside designated trails, generating pressures on the natural environment. In extensive areas with numerous access points, it is difficult to monitor visitors’ movement and resulting impacts. This article describes a method for combining various data sources and approaches to determine affected areas, including their locations and extent. The method combines (1) field-mapping, (2) remote-sensing data display analysis, and (3) processing of publicly available GNSS tracks from sports applications, using 46 test plots along a selected trail to Mount Triglav in Slovenia. Affected-area surfaces and their spatial overlap were compared across the three approaches. The usefulness of remote-sensing displays and GNSS tracks for determining and predicting affected areas was assessed by reference to field measurements. A linear regression model showed that the display-analysis approach can explain 52.7% of the variability in field-mapping approach, while GNSS tracks do not provide enough information nor the accuracy comparable to field surveys. This study can help other researchers and nature-protection managers in selecting most suitable data derived from non-traditional sources to improve delineation of hiking trails and estimation of potential pressures on fragile environments. mountain trails off-trail movement estimation of affected areas GNSS movement tracks remote sensing data lidar sports and recreation applications fieldwork measurements gorske poti gibanje izven poti daljinsko zaznavanje športne in rekreacijske aplikacije terenske meritve true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-02-16 12:46:16 2026-02-16 12:46:22 2026-02-17 04:13:12 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 29 str. iss. 1, art. 200 Vol. 15 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 71 2073-445X 268575235 land-15-00200.pdf land-15-00200.pdf 1 30EFDE1645422A94029514E5AC6C4AB8 4c231c7cdd2a1da3f7d10572cb6a39f8031e7638fc5698326a70087ba93770ae 6456078e-0b2d-11f1-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=228072 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/15/1/200 1 e6b05680-0b2c-11f1-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=228070 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0