GSP Tracking App

Client

Forest Preserves of Cook County wanted to increase traffic and improve the park visitor experience. They wanted to provide access to all park data and the ability to search by location, amenity/activity, or events.

Intersog developed an app that delivers instant and mobile access to all Cook County Forest Preserves information which includes:

• each region’s proprietary map with specific paths by bike, hike, and blade, facility and activity areas;
• events calendar;
• fully integrated GPS functionality using ARC GIS map data.

Features

This app has been popular with nature enthusiasts and newcomers to the parks. The app's most used features are search, path maps, and activity planning.

Tools and Technologies

• iPhone & Android development
• Swift, Java
• Objective-C, C++
• HTML/CSS

Results

The Preserves’ regions are now giving greater accessibility to park information at the entire Chicago metro level. Folks can discover much more to do at the Preserves than just the ones they are familiar with or live by.

The detailed proprietary maps and GPS locator give users a feeling of comfort in knowing exactly where they are, so they can bravely explore areas that might have intimidated them. The Preserves have also leveraged emerging technology usage, which impresses the public that they embrace nature and technology.