Convergence in Mobility Data Sets From Apple, Google, and Meta.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The higher movement of people was one of the variables that contributed to the spread of the infectious agent SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments worldwide responded to the virus by implementing measures that would restrict people's movements, and consequently, the spread of the disease. During the onset of the pandemic, the technology companies Apple, Google, and Meta used their infrastructure to anonymously gather mobility reports from their users.

Objective

This study aims to compare mobility data reports collected by Apple, Google, and Meta (formerly Facebook) during the COVID-19 pandemic and a major winter storm in Texas in 2021. We aim to explore the hypothesis that different people exhibit similar mobility trends during dramatic events and

SUBMITTER: Sganzerla Martinez G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337444 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature