New and emerging big data for travel behaviour research: achievements, opportunities and challenges

Keywords: big data, travel behaviour, human mobility, urban transport
Session Type: Virtual Poster Abstract
Day: Monday
Session Start / End Time: 2/28/2022 02:00 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/28/2022 03:20 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
Room: Virtual 32

Abstract

This chapter presents a review of the achievements, opportunities and challenges of applying new and emerging big data in travel behavior studies. First, we review the sources and attributes of these new data, including smart card data, mobile phone data, vehicle trajectory data, geotagged social media data, and road sensor data. For each category of these data, we illustrate how they have been applied to the investigation of various dimensions of travel behaviour and what progress has been achieved to date. Further, we present how the applications of these new data have advanced travel behaviour research by uncovering more mobility patterns, enhancing understanding of mobility dynamics, and developing new methodologies. Lastly, we propose several future prospects of applying these new data as well as the challenges that need to be dealt with in future research.