Urban Park Physical Activity Observations in Presidente Prudente, 2015

2015 observations of 19,105 individuals in Parque do Povo, the main public park in Presidente Prudente, Brazil. Data was collected using the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) tool. The study was authored by Fernanda Berguerand Xavier to verify the relationship between parks and physical activity.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of park usage based on time of day and day of week mentioned in the description
• Model demographic factors influencing physical activity levels based on observed age and gender distributions
• Evaluate the effectiveness of urban parks for health promotion based on observed activity intensity levels

Strengths

• 19,105 individual observations provide a substantial sample size
• Data collection follows the standardized SOPARC methodology for systematic observation

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data is from a single year (2015) and a single city, limiting temporal and geographic generalizability

Provenance

Source

Fernanda Berguerand Xavier

Collection Method

Systematic observation using the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) tool.

Time Range

2015

Geography

Parque do Povo, Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil