Kathleen Maclean has done lots of work on this. Her book planning for
museum visitors has some detail but if you can find her papers online
they will give more information. She is based in the USA for your
search results.
Mark Macleod
On 6 Feb 2009, at 16:02, "Dunn, Stuart" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I'm interested in tracking and mapping the paths visitors take
> around museums and galleries. Ideally, I would like to gather
> information on *where* the visitor goes on the floorplan, and *how
> long* they spend in particular locations. It sounds a rather tall
> order when put like that, but it's been done elsewhere - see http://www.itc.nl/library/Papers_2003/art_proc/kraak.pdf
> (especially p. 1989). I'm not aware of any studies or applications
> in the museums/galleries area, and wondered if any members of this
> list had any experience of gathering such data, using (e.g.) time-
> sensitive GPS devices?
>
> Any pointers or advice would be very gratefully received, on-list of
> off.
>
> All best,
>
> -Stuart
>
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