A Tale of One City: Using Cellular Network Data for Urban Planning

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Authors

Richard A. Becker · AT&T (United States)

Ramón Cáceres · AT&T (United States)

Karrie Hanson · AT&T (United States)

Ji Meng Loh · AT&T (United States)

Simon Urbanek · AT&T (United States)

Alexander Varshavsky · AT&T (United States)

Chris Volinsky ·

Abstract

Cellular data from call detail records can help urban planners better understand city dynamics. The authors use CDR data to analyze people flow in and out of a suburban city near New York City.

Topics & Keywords

Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Impact of Light on Environment and Health Urban Transport and Accessibility

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: IEEE Pervasive Computing

Volume 10, Issue 4, pp. 18-26

DOI: 10.1109/mprv.2011.44

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