Systematic review of best practices for GPS data usage, processing, and linkage in health, exposure science and environmental context research.

ABSTRACT: Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is increasingly used in health research to capture individual mobility and contextual and environmental exposures. However, the tools, techniques and decisions for using GPS data vary from study to study, making comparisons and reproducibility challenging.

Objectives

The objectives of this systematic review were to (1) identify best practices for GPS data collection and processing; (2) quantify reporting of best practices in published studies; and (3) discuss examples found in reviewed manuscripts that future researchers may employ for reporting GPS data usage, processing and linkage of GPS data in health studies.

Design

A systematic review.

Data sources

Electronic databases searched (24 October 2023) were PubMed, Scopus and W

SUBMITTER: Pearson AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10836389 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature