The widespread of Information and Communication Technology is changing data availability with new data sources to emerge. One of the most rich data sources is Social Media. This dissertation provides empirical evidence of the potential of using Social Media in transportation and defines methods for the extraction of useful information. These methods target differences and similarities between Social Media and other transport related data collection methods, the investigation of activity spaces, data enrichment and the activity identification using Social Media data.
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The widespread of Information and Communication Technology is changing data availability with new data sources to emerge. One of the most rich data sources is Social Media. This dissertation provides empirical evidence of the potential of using Social Media in transportation and defines methods for the extraction of useful information. These methods target differences and similarities between Social Media and other transport related data collection methods, the investigation of activity spaces,...
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