Solving the data deluge: new cartography for commuting in Barcelona - ERP Spain.com - España y América Latina

How can we take advantage of the data deluge and increase efficiency in cities using data? The current technological framework allow us to manage large amounts of existing data and use them for multiple purposes. One of the biggest issues in cities is the commuting flow management. We have used mobile phones data from over 300,000 cellphone users living in Barcelona, duly aggregated and anonymised, provided the basis for a new map of commuting patterns in the city. Specifically, the study uses data collected and processed by Movistar through its Smart Steps platform, following patterns of behaviour in order to identify and characterise the place of residence and main destination (work or study) of every user and map commuter flows among the 73 districts that make up the city.