Comparison of travel diaries generated from smartphone data and dedicated GPS devices

Lara Montini; Sebastian Prost; Johann Schrammel; Nadine Rieser-Schüssler; Kay W. Axhausen

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2015.12.020

Comparison of travel diaries generated from smartphone data and dedicated GPS devices

Lara Montini^*, Sebastian Prost, Johann Schrammel, Nadine Rieser-Schüssler, Kay W. Axhausen

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Abstract

This paper provides further insight into the usefulness of smartphones and dedicated GPS devices for collecting current travel survey data. GPS and accelerometer time series for 33 European research project PEACOX study participants are available for analysis; these were tracked simultaneously with smartphones and dedicated devices for 8 weeks. Meaningful diaries can be extracted from both data sources. However, if high resolution data is needed, results suggest that dedicated GPS devices are still relevant; they have no battery issues, meaning that more data is recorded and that data quality is more stable.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-241
Number of pages	15
Journal	Transportation Research Procedia
Volume	11
Early online date	29 Dec 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trpro.2015.12.020
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

ecological behaviour
GPS
smartphone
travel diary
trip planner

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