Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this paper is to review the recent advances in health
and place research and discuss concepts useful to explore how context affects health. More …

This paper presents an overview of the Mobile Data Challenge (MDC), a large-scale
research initiative aimed at generating innovations around smartphone-based research, as …

Spatial analysis and social network analysis typically consider social processes in their own
specific contexts either geographical or network space. Both approaches demonstrate …

The group-cycling behaviours of over 16,000 members of the London Cycle Hire Scheme
(LCHS), a large public bikeshare system, are identified and analysed. Group journeys are …

Movement ecologists study animals' movement to help understand their behaviours and
interactions with each other and the environment. Data from GPS loggers are increasingly …

Mobile computing adds computing, storage, processing and other functions in wireless
network ends to provide customized and differentiated services, so that it can be widely …

Massively open online courses (MOOCs) bring together hundreds to thousands of people
from around the world to learn a variety of topics in short (2 to 15) week courses. Until now …

En cas d'alerte aux inondations, l'information en temps réel et sa diffusion à un large public
sont des éléments cruciaux pour limiter les comportements à risque, détecter les premiers …

Les sirènes, déployées après la fin de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale en France
métropolitaine, sous couvert d'une défense passive, ont pour objectif d'alerter la population …