Measuring global multi-scale place connectivity using geotagged social media data

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 14694
• Main Authors: Li, Zhenlong, Huang, Xiao, Ye, Xinyue, Jiang, Yuqin, Martin, Yago, Ning, Huan, Hodgson, Michael E., Li, Xiaoming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 19.07.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/705/1046; 692/699/255; 704/4111; Connectivity; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Cyclonic Storms; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Hurricanes; Models, Theoretical; multidisciplinary; Pandemics; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Social behavior; Social Interaction; Social Media; Social networks; Social organization; Spatial Analysis; United States; World problems; United States; United States > US

Shaped by human movement, place connectivity is quantified by the strength of spatial interactions among locations. For decades, spatial scientists have researched place connectivity, applications, and metrics. The growing popularity of social media provides a new data stream where spatial social in...