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This shows the location data of phones that were on a Florida beach during Spring Break. It then shows where those phones traveled.
First thing you should note is the importance of social distancing. The second is how much data your phone gives off.
First thing you should note is the importance of social distancing. The second is how much data your phone gives off.
This kind of data is obviously incredibly useful and has a wide-range of applications. But while the data used is "anonymized," meaning it is not linked to the phone's owner, researchers have found that it is incredibly easy to link the two. https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/24/researchers-spotlight-the-lie-of-anonymous-data/
This visualization comes from a joint-project between location data company X-Mode and geospatial data visualization platform Tectonix.
I wrote a quick article detailing their efforts to track the coronavirus for the @dailydot. Check it out! https://www.dailydot.com/debug/cellphone-heat-map-coronavirus/
I wrote a quick article detailing their efforts to track the coronavirus for the @dailydot. Check it out! https://www.dailydot.com/debug/cellphone-heat-map-coronavirus/
Remember, the above video is just the movements of cell phones from one Florida beach.
The cell phone location data out of greater Manhattan is even more telling.
The cell phone location data out of greater Manhattan is even more telling.
