TY - JOUR
T1 - Data from mobile phone operators
T2 - A tool for smarter cities?
AU - Steenbruggen, John
AU - Tranos, Emmanouil
AU - Nijkamp, Peter
PY - 2015/5/1
Y1 - 2015/5/1
N2 - Abstract The use of mobile phone data provides new spatio-temporal tools for improving urban planning, and for reducing inefficiencies in present-day urban systems. Data from mobile phones, originally intended as a communication tool, are increasingly used as innovative tools in geography and social sciences research. Empirical studies on complex city systems from human-centred and urban dynamics perspectives provide new insights to develop promising applications for supporting smart city initiatives. This paper provides a comprehensive review and a typology of spatial studies on mobile phone data, and highlights the applicability of such digital data to develop innovative applications for enhanced urban management.
AB - Abstract The use of mobile phone data provides new spatio-temporal tools for improving urban planning, and for reducing inefficiencies in present-day urban systems. Data from mobile phones, originally intended as a communication tool, are increasingly used as innovative tools in geography and social sciences research. Empirical studies on complex city systems from human-centred and urban dynamics perspectives provide new insights to develop promising applications for supporting smart city initiatives. This paper provides a comprehensive review and a typology of spatial studies on mobile phone data, and highlights the applicability of such digital data to develop innovative applications for enhanced urban management.
KW - Mobile phone data
KW - Smart cities
KW - Urban management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84927804562&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.telpol.2014.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.telpol.2014.04.001
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
AN - SCOPUS:84927804562
SN - 0308-5961
VL - 39
SP - 335
EP - 346
JO - Telecommunications Policy
JF - Telecommunications Policy
IS - 3-4
M1 - 1398
ER -
