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This dataset contains part of the data and scripts as described in “Yang, Y., Heppenstall, A., Turner, A., & Comber, A. (2019). Who, Where, Why and When? Using Smart Card and Social Media Data to Understand Urban Mobility. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 8(6), 271.”


This study contains two major types of data:

(1) Smart card data in transit system in five weekdays;

(2) Social media check-in data (not publicly available).


Several variables in the data are in Chinese.



1. “POI_Reclassification.csv”contains the Reclassification form/rules for POI land-use;

2. “SCD.txt” contains the download link to the Smart Card Data;

3. “Script.R” contains the R file for (1) identifying trip purpose using "Change Rate" measure; and (2) User segmentation based on travel (boarding) time profile.