NPS People and Places Directory

NPS Public Use Statistics  : Visitation and overnight stay data for all parks (Butch Street). Park visit data must be converted to party nights in the area for use with MGM2.

Visit the Parks : General Information about individual parks

NPS Planning

Money Generation Model:  NPS site covering original MGM model and links to MGM2

NPS Social Science Program : Overview of program, Products and Reports has links to VSP studies, social science reviews,  visior survey card & other documents.

Visitor Services Project  : Summaries of recent park surveys conducted through VSP project, select Survey Reports and Questionnaires for individual park reports..

Economic Links
 

Economic Data on the Web  : Our links to economic data on the web. Local economic profiles may be assembled for regions around National Park units using data from the 1997 Economic Census, County Business Patterns, REIS, and other sources.

 

 IMPLAN (MIG) : Input-output models used in MGM2 use IMPLAN software and databases. The IMPLAN home page has technical papers and information for ordering software and data files.

 

 Economic Impact Home : Daniel Stynes' comprehensive economic impact of recreation & tourism site. The site contains bulletins on economic impact concepts and methods, spreadsheet files for estimating impacts of tourists (MITEIM) or park visitors (MGM2), economic impact reports, and related information.