Concept of using GSM network technology to identify displacements in cities

The structure of the transport network has numerous similarities to the GSM network infrastructure. The problem of using data from the GSM network in the planning and organization of public and private transport boils down to correlating data on the movements of terminal users in the GSM network with the parameters of linear and point infrastructure of public transport lines and road infrastructure. The following article outlines these issues.The article is a continuation of the ideas and a supplement to the indications contained in the article
“Possibilities of using GSM system architecture in modeling, planning, and servicing public and private transport in urbanized areas”.
When organizing transport in a city, it is necessary to precisely define the needs of people moving around. This allows for the proper shaping of public transport and traffic management. Data obtained from mobile networks directly describe complete origin-destination matrices (OD matrix) for the transport network covered by mobile phone coverage. The period for which data is recorded ranges from 3 to 12 months. Based on data from such a period, traffic forecasts for public and private transport (though not only) can be created. In practice, any arbitrary time interval ∆t of mobile network operation provides such data. The minimum time for data acquisition is (…)

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