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Computing Individual Mobility Profiles From Mobile Phone Usage Traces

Authors:
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Crespo
Ana Armenta-López-de-Vicuña
Alberto Martín-Domínguez
Rocío Martínez-López
Rubén Lara-Hernández

Keywords: Individual mobility; mobile phone usage; center of mass; radius of gyration; points of interest; itineraries

Abstract:
This paper describes the procedures used to automatically generate a complete individual mobility profile of users of mobile services, based exclusively on geo-located phone usage information and without requiring any customer interaction. It also presents the results of applying these procedures in a test with real data. The individual mobility description includes metrics such as area of activity, diameter of influence area, location and meaning of the user’s points of interest, and frequent itineraries.

Pages: 136 to 141

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: October 21, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3484

ISBN: 978-1-61208-226-4

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from October 21, 2012 to October 26, 2012