Weather effects on human mobility: a study using multi-channel sequence analysis

• Published in: Computers, environment and urban systems Vol. 71; pp. 131 - 152
• Main Authors: Brum-Bastos, Vanessa S., Long, Jed A., Demšar, Urška
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2018; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Behavior; Context; Context-aware movement analysis; Context-aware similarity; Data; Environmental conditions; Human behavior; Human mobility; Human motion; Human movement; Meteorological data; Mobility; Movement; Multi-channel sequence analysis; Rainfall; Relative humidity; Smartphones; Spatial data; Traffic engineering; Traffic planning; Urban planning; Weather; Context; Multi-channel sequence analysis; Human mobility; Human movement; Context-aware movement analysis; Context-aware similarity

Widespread availability of geospatial data on movement and context presents opportunities for applying new methods to investigate the interactions between humans and weather conditions. Understanding the influence of weather on human behaviour is of interest for diverse applications, such as urban p...