Every day, billions of people travel from their homes to work, schools, health care facilities, restaurants, public venues and other destinations. The complex patterns that shape how people move between these different locations are broadly referred to as “human mobility.”
A deeper understanding of human mobility can help engineers and policymakers improve urban environments, boost the efficiency of transportation systems and prepare adequately for unexpected emergencies, such as pandemics or natural disasters. Most existing human mobility models assume that people’s movements follow similar rules, regardless of the distance traveled or their destination.
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