Impact of data processing on deriving micro-mobility patterns from vehicle availability data
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Date
2021-08Type
- Journal Article
Abstract
Vehicle availability data is emerging as a potential data source for micro-mobility research and applications. However, there is not yet research that systematically evaluates or validates the processing of this emerging mobility data. To fill this gap, we propose a generally applicable data processing framework and validate its related algorithms. The framework exploits micro-mobility vehicle availability data to identify individual trips and derive aggregate patterns by evaluating a range of temporal, spatial, and statistical mobility descriptors. The impact of data processing is systematically and rigorously investigated by applying the proposed framework with a case study dataset from Zurich, Switzerland. Our results demonstrate that the sampling rate used when collecting vehicle availability data has a significant and intricate impact on the derived micro-mobility patterns. This research calls for more attention to investigate various issues with emerging mobility data processing to ensure its validity for transportation research and practices. Show more
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https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000491982Publication status
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Journal / series
Transportation Research Part D: Transport and EnvironmentVolume
Pages / Article No.
Publisher
ElsevierSubject
Micro-mobility; E-scooter sharing; Data processing; Data sampling; Spatio-temporal patterns; Vehicle availability data; GPS; Trip identificationOrganisational unit
03521 - Axhausen, Kay W. (emeritus) / Axhausen, Kay W. (emeritus)
02655 - Netzwerk Stadt u. Landschaft ARCH u BAUG / Network City and Landscape ARCH and BAUG
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