Generating Trajectories from Mobile Phone Data

The paper reports on a method which generates time-space trajectories of travelers by analyzing data from the mobile phone network. The method utilizes mainly the data from location-area-updates, which are recorded from any mobile phone in the standby-mode and thus does not require phone calls or handset equipment. The main idea of the method is to derive location-area-sequences for single trips from the mobile phone data and to compare these with location-area-sequences, which are based on routes through the road and rail network. The method generates a vast number of trajectories on highways and can be used for several applications in the field of transportation planning.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Schlaich, Johannes
  • Otterstatter, Thomas
  • Friedrich, Markus
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
• Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: DVD
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 17
• Monograph Title: TRB 89th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Mobile telephones; Railroad traffic; Real time information; Route choice; Trajectory; Transportation planning; Travel surveys
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01155622
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 10-0374
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 28 2010 7:32AM