Human mobility analysis by collaborative radio landscape observation

A new method to analyze the spatio-temporal activities of humans based on the symbolic information that can be extracted from a set of observations of mobile networks taken through smart phones is presented. Specifically, GSM and WiFi network observations collected by several users are gathered to collaboratively build a symbolic base map of the logical structure of the geography. At the same time a map of the mobility of each individual is also created from the same set of observations. The Proximity Map is then used to provide some spatial context to the Individual Mobility Maps. This information is intended to be used for the analysis of transportation efficiency.

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