{"id":143292,"date":"2021-11-10T16:18:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T07:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=143292&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-11-10T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T07:18:14","slug":"kyushu-tourism-offices-to-utilize-smartphone-generated-data","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kyushu-tourism-offices-to-utilize-smartphone-generated-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyushu Tourism Offices To Utilize Smartphone Generated Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kyushu Economic Research Center has launched a new service to share tourism data with local governments for free. The \u2018Odekake Watcher\u2019 service uses smartphone-based location information to estimate the numbers of visitors at some 5,000 spots, including parks and roadside stations, across Japan. The free program aims to help regional governments develop initiatives and programs to reactivate local tourism. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kerc.or.jp\/info\/2021\/10\/1027.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu Economic Research Center\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-143286\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gallery_05895.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gallery_05895.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gallery_05895.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gallery_05895.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gallery_05895.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.welcomekyushu.jp\/gallery\/?mode=detail&amp;id=5895\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization Photo Gallery\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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