The Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) was developed to collect audit data on the pedestrian environment and walkability in neighborhoods.
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Cain, K.L., Millstein, R.A., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Gavand, K.A., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Geremia, C.M., Chapman, J., Adams, M.A., Glanz, K., King, A.C. (2014). Contribution of Streetscape Audits to Explanation of Physical Activity in Four Age Groups Based on the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS), Social Science & Medicine, 116, 82-92.
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Millstein, R.A., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J., Van Dyck, D., Dipzinski, L.R., Kerr, J., Glanz, K., Saelens, B.E. (2013). Development, scoring and reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). BMC Public Health,13:403. Link
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Sallis, J.F., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., Gavand, K., Millstein, R.A., Geremia, C.M., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Glanz, K., and King, A.C. (2015). Is your neighborhood designed to support physical activity? A brief streetscape audit tool. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12:150098. Posted online September 3, 2015. Link
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Kurka, J.M., Adams, M.A., Geremia, C., Zhu, W., Cain, K.L., Conway, T.L., and Sallis, J.F. (2016). Comparison of field and online observations for measuring land uses using the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). Journal of Transport and Health, 3, 278-286. Link
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Zhu, W., Sun, Y., Kurka, J., Geremia, C., Engelberg, J.K., Cain, K., Conway, T., Sallis, J.F., Hooker, S., and Adams, M.A. (2017). Reliability between online raters with varying familiarities of a region: Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). Landscape and Urban Planning, 167, 240-248. Released online July 14, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.06.014
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Phillips, C.B., Engelberg, J.K., Geremia, C.M., Zhu, W., Kurka, J., Cain, K.L., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., and Adams, M.A. (2017). Online versus in-person comparison of Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) assessments: Reliability of alternate methods. International Journal of Health Geographics, 16:27. DOI 10.1186/s12942-017-0101-0.
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Cain, K.L., Gavand, K.A., Conway, T.L., Geremia, C.M., Millstein, R.A., Frank, L.D., Saelens, B.E., Adams, M.A., Glanz, K., King, A.C., and Sallis, J.F. (2017). Developing and validating an abbreviated version of the Microscale Audit for Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS-Abbreviated). Journal of Transport and Health, 5, 84-96. Link
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MAPS Global
Main Citations:
Van Wollenghem, G., Ghekiere, A., Cardon, G., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., D’Haese, S., Geremia, C.M., Lenoir, M., Sallis, J.F., Verhoeven, H., and Van Dyck, D. (2016). Using an audit tool (MAPS Global) to assess the characteristics of the physical environment related to walking for transport in youth: Reliability of Belgian data. International Journal of Health Geographics, 15: 41. DOI: 10.1186/s12942-016-0069-1 Open access: Link
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Cain, K.L., Geremia, C.M., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Fox, E.H., Timperio, A., Veitch, J., Van Dyck, D., Verhoeven, H., Reis, R., Augusto, A., Cerin, E., Mellecker, R.R., Queralt, A., Molina-Garcia, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Development and reliability of a streetscape observation instrument for international use: MAPS-Global. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15:19. DOI 10.1186/s12966-018-0650-z. Open access: Link
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Cain, K.L., Geremia, C.M., Conway, T.L., Frank, L.D., Chapman, J.E., Fox, E.H.,Timperio, A., Veitch, J., Van Dyck, D., Verhoeven, H., Reis, R., Augusto, A.,Cerin, E., Mellecker, R.R., Queralt, A., Molina-Garcia, J., and Sallis, J.F. (2018). Development and reliability of a streetscape observation instrument for international use: MAPS-Global. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15:19. DOI 10.1186/s12966-018-0650-z Open access
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Queralt, A., Molina-Garcia, J., Terrón-Pérez, M., Cerin, E., Barnett, A., Timperio, A., Veitch, J., Reis, R., Paula Silva, A.A., Ghekiere, A., Van Dyck, D., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C.M., and Sallis, J.F. (2021). Reliability of streetscape audits comparing on-street and online observations: MAPS-Global in 5 countries. International Journal of Health Geographics, 20:6. Open access
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Fox, E.H., Chapman, J.E., Moland, A., Alfonsin, N.E., Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Conway, T.L., Cain, K.L., Geremia, C., Cerin, E., Vanwolleghem, G., Van Dyck, D., Queralt, A., Molina-García, J., Hino, A.A.F., Lopes, A.A.S., Salmon, J., Timperio, A. and Kershaw, S.E. (2021). International evaluation of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) Global instrument: comparative assessment between local and remote online observers. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18: 84. Open access and DOI
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