We all know that our mobile phones collect a lot of information about us. But how can small and medium-sized communities use it? And how can they be respectful of the privacy of residents and visitors?
Dozens of communities have started using Cobalt’s non-profit program to leverage mobile geofencing technology to get the counts and characteristics of visitors to downtowns, festivals, parks, trails, boat launches, stadiums, individual business address, and more. They’ve found a bunch of use cases:
If you’d like to learn more about our pilot program, how we’ve made it affordable for small and medium-sized municipalities, and how it may help with your planning and outreach efforts, contact [email protected]. You also can nose around our website at www.Cobalt360.org. All the best! |
For more information on how Cobalt can help you adapt and thrive in the changing demographic, economic and social environment, visit the Cobalt website or reach out to us by email. Let us know if you need anything at all for benchmarking or research data; we are here for you.
Cobalt Community Research is a national 501c3 nonprofit, non-partisan coalition that helps local governments, schools and membership organizations measure, benchmark, and affordably engage communities through high-quality metrics, mobile geofencing data, surveys, and dynamic population segmentation. Cobalt combines big data with local insights to help organizations thrive as changes emerge in the economic, demographic and social landscape. Explore how we can help.
Cobalt Community Research is a national 501c3 nonprofit, non-partisan coalition that helps local governments, schools and membership organizations measure, benchmark, and affordably engage communities through high-quality metrics, mobile geofencing data, surveys, and dynamic population segmentation. Cobalt combines big data with local insights to help organizations thrive as changes emerge in the economic, demographic and social landscape. Explore how we can help.