Territory analysis using cell-phone data
During the daily operations of a cellular telecommunication network, approximate location data are exchanged between the cell-phones and the network, in both directions. Those data include particular messages called signalling events. Signalling events record some very specific information required for the proper operations of the network. Among other things, a signalling event is generated every time a phone is switched on/off, every time a phone is entering a location area (i.e. a group of cells), every time a cell border is crossed while the phone is in communication, and so on. This paper elaborates on the idea that signalling events do capture a significant part of a given territory's activity. It shows, through illustrative examples, that some land-use information can be retrieved from cells' activity profiles, along with other inputs required by transportation and planning studies, such has flow maps or trip tables. Anonymized and aggregated data were provided by the Orange telecom operator.
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Corporate Authors:
14-20 bd Newton, Cité Descartes, Champs su Marne
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Authors:
- Aguiléra, V
- Milion, C
- Allio, S
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Conference:
- Transport Research Arena (TRA) 5th Conference: Transport Solutions from Research to Deployment
- Location: Paris , France
- Date: 2014-4-14 to 2014-4-17
- Publication Date: 2014-4
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 10p
- Monograph Title: Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2014 Proceedings
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cellular telephones; Data analysis; Data collection; Land use planning; Traffic flow; Transportation planning
- Uncontrolled Terms: Policy and planning
- ATRI Terms: Data analysis; Data collection; Land use; Mobile phone; Traffic flow; Transport planning
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01530730
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: VTI, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jul 23 2014 12:54PM