Price and Performance Trends for Cellular Trail Cameras Explained with a Time Trend, Google Keyword Trends, and a Use Case of Suburban Deer Management

Authors

G. WebbFollow

Publication Date

January 2020

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Issues in Information Systems

Volume

21

Issue

2

First Page

196

Last Page

205

Abstract

Price and performance improvements for trail cameras, remote cameras designed for wildlife observation, havegiven wildlife researchers a widely accepted new tool. After their introduction in 2010, cellular trail cameras havebecome popular, saving travel time and reducing disturbance to wildlife. A use case of trail cameras for suburbandeer management illustrates desirable product features and risks of using citizen science for research. A time trendof camera prices identifies a common product price pattern for technology products, a decline following a logisticor inverted s-curve. Data from Google Keyword Trends captures the changing level of market interest correlatedwith high statistical significance compared to price and corresponding to performance improvements thus providingevidence of the usefulness of the Google Trends data for project management and systems analysis.

Keywords

Mobile Technology, Business Intelligence, Technology Forecast, Internet of Things

Comments

Open Access

Recommended Citation

G. Webb. "Price and Performance Trends for Cellular Trail Cameras Explained with a Time Trend, Google Keyword Trends, and a Use Case of Suburban Deer Management" Issues in Information Systems (2020): 196-205.