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Purpose of Study
Data Collection
We use the NREL OpenPATH platform for this data collection. This open-source platform collects a complete snapshot of your travel and uses it to estimate yourindividual transportation carbon footprint and compare it against US 2030 and 2050 carbon-reduction goals. It also computes and publishes aggregate metrics around mode share and distance traveled.
Install the NREL OpenPATH App on Your Phone
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Download the NREL OpenPATH app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store .
- Join the study using a QR code or access link (described below).
- Remember to give all the requested permissions, including ("always") background location access. If you have a Samsung or Huawei phone, turn off background restrictions.
- Track your trips, label them when prompted, and check out your carbon footprint.
For additional information, see the participant guidelines .
Join the Study
After you have installed the NREL OpenPATH app on your phone, join the study by scanning the QR code or copying the link and pasting it into the app.
After you have installed the NREL OpenPATH app on your phone, join the study by clicking the button below or copying the link and pasting it into the app.
When you join the study, you will be randomly assigned an OPcode, which is a
long string beginning with nrelop_. You will be asked to save your
OPcode in case you lose or change phones. If you lose your token, NREL cannot
retrieve it for you since we do not have the ability to match a token to an
individual user.
Join the Study
After you have installed the NREL OpenPATH app on your phone, join the program
by scanning the QR code or copy-pasting the OPcode provided by your program admin.
The OPcode is a long string beginning with nrelop_
The OPcode is a randomly generated token. Keep your OPcode in a safe place in case you lose or change phones. If you lose your OPcode, please contact your program admin for assistance. NREL cannot retrieve it for you since we do not have the ability to match a token to an individual user.
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Data Privacy and Security
The system will not collect any of the traditional personally identifiable information (i.e., no name, email, or phone number).
The collected data will be stored in a FEDRAMP-certified medium cluster at NREL and encrypted both in transit and at rest. Data from this study will be stored separately from other study data using the NREL-hosted version of the OpenPATH platform.
The raw data from this study will only be made available to:
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Program administrators from to monitor the and potentially send recommendations for alternate travel modes.
- NREL OpenPATH developers for debugging.
On completion of the study, the data will be archived in NREL's Transportation Secure Data Center to support travel behavior research.
Examples of research that might use the data include: