Using measurements from VanLAN, a modest-size testbed that we have deployed, we
analyze the fundamental characteristics of WiFi-based connectivity between basestations …

Well-established fine-scale urban mobility models today depend on detailed but
cumbersome and expensive travel surveys for their calibration. Not much is known …

This paper illustrates how aggregated mobile phone network activity logs provide
anonymous information that reveals valuable insight into the presence of tourists visiting a …

Tracking people's flows has become crucial, not only for safety and security, but also for
numerous practical business applications and better management of urban spaces, facilities …

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Understanding the patterns of mobility of individuals is crucial for a number of reasons, from
city planning to disaster management. There are two common ways of quantifying the …

In this study, with Singapore as an example, we demonstrate how we can use mobile phone
call detail record (CDR) data, which contains millions of anonymous users, to extract …

The optimization of logistics in large building complexes with many resources, such as
hospitals, require realistic facility management and planning. Current planning practices rely …

Advancements of information, communication and location-aware technologies have made
collections of various passively generated datasets possible. These datasets provide new …

Passively generated mobile phone dataset is emerging as a new data source for research in
human mobility patterns. Information on individuals' trajectories is not directly available from …