Urban mobility is directly linked to the demand for communication resources and, clearly, its understanding is useful for better planning of urban and communication systems. However, getting data about urban mobility is still a challenge. In many cases, only a few companies have access to accurate and updated data. In most cases, these data are also privacy sensitive. It is thus important to generate models that can help to understand mobility patterns. We here characterize the demands of a two-way car-sharing system. We explore data of the public API of Modo, a car-sharing system that operates in Vancouver (Canada) and nearby regions. Our study uncovers patterns of users’ habits and demands in the service, which can be explored for urban and communication planning.

Characterizing Usage Patterns and Service Demand of a Two-Way Car-Sharing System

Idilio Drago
2019-01-01

Abstract

Urban mobility is directly linked to the demand for communication resources and, clearly, its understanding is useful for better planning of urban and communication systems. However, getting data about urban mobility is still a challenge. In many cases, only a few companies have access to accurate and updated data. In most cases, these data are also privacy sensitive. It is thus important to generate models that can help to understand mobility patterns. We here characterize the demands of a two-way car-sharing system. We explore data of the public API of Modo, a car-sharing system that operates in Vancouver (Canada) and nearby regions. Our study uncovers patterns of users’ habits and demands in the service, which can be explored for urban and communication planning.
2019
1st Workshop on Big Social Data and Urban Computing (BiDU 2018)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
31/08/2018
Communications in Computer and Information Science
Springer Verlag
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3
17
978-303011237-0
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-11238-7_1
Felipe Rooke; Victor Aquiles; Alex Vieira Borges; Jussara M Almeida; Idilio Drago
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