A holistic framework for the study of urban traces and the profiling of urban processes and dynamics
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Author(s)
Vaccari, Andrea
Liu, Liang
Biderman, Assaf
Ratti, Carlo
Pereira, Francisco
Oliveirinha, Joao
Gerber, Alexandre
Date Issued
November 2009
Journal
12th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2009. ITSC '09
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Citation
Vaccari, A. et al. “A holistic framework for the study of urban traces and the profiling of urban processes and dynamics.” Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2009. ITSC '09. 12th International IEEE Conference on. 2009. 1-6. © 2009 IEEE
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Abstract
Pervasive systems produce massive amounts of data as by-products of their interaction with users. Cell phone calls can inform us on how many people are present in a given area and how many are entering or leaving it. Geotagged photos can tell us where tourists go within the city and how much time they spend in each place. Descriptions of events, products, and services allow us to characterize places based on their most popular activities, products, and services. In this paper we illustrate a research agenda that aims at developing a holistic framework for the study of urban traces and the profiling of urban processes and their dynamics which will enable us to better understand how cities function and to develop more efficient urban policies. We also present the results of a preliminary case study in New York City where we analyzed the correlation between cell phone network handovers and traffic volumes and between semantic indexes of public events and local variations in cell phone activity. The results showed that there exist causal relationships between these types of data, and confirmed that there is strong promise in the holistic study of urban traces.
Subjects
Holistic Framework
digital footprints
geocodable buzz
urban dynamics
urban processes
urban traces
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. SENSEable City Laboratory
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https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC.2009.5309518
