A Tale of One City: Using Cellular Network Data for Urban Planning
IEEE Pervasive ComputingPublished 1 April 2011
Richard A. Becker, Ramón Cáceres, Karrie Hanson, Ji Meng Loh, Simon Urbanek, Alexander Varshavsky
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CDR data from call detail records is used to analyze people flow in and out of a suburban city near New York City to help urban planners better understand city dynamics.
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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.
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