Better Data Saves Lives

We have seen that natural disasters and global crises have become more frequent, making communities around the world vulnerable to their impact. But, if we know the approximate location of mobile users at any given time, and how they react in terms of their mobility in crisis circumstances, it is possible to plan a thorough response in these situations.

April 19, 2022

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Mobile Positioning Data FAQ: MPD Basics

You might have read that mobile positioning data (MPD) has been identified by the United Nations as one of the big data sources with a great promise for its use in official statistics. Sounds great, does it not? But you probably have many questions. For instance: What exactly is mobile positioning data and how accurate is it? In this blog post, we have collected some of the most frequently asked questions we get from organisations that want to learn how to use MPD for tourism statistics, urban planning, transportation, or emergency management, just to name a few of the use cases we have worked on in the past. Keep reading and find out what MPD is and how it works!

November 01, 2021

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Map the Commuting of a Nation

Mobile positioning data helped the Ministry in charge of regional development and spatial planning in Estonia understand how municipalities are connected. Regional planners needed to understand the administrative units that are connected through daily and regular commuting. Based on mobile positioning data (MPD), Positium mapped the commuting pattern for the entire country of Estonia. MPD is the only relevant data source for a study of this magnitude, apart from the census. The results formed the basis of the regional development plan and are used for administrative border reform.

September 02, 2018

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Project Highlight: Mobile Positioning Data for Epidemiological Models of Tuberculosis in India

GSMA started the Big Data for Social Good initiative. The aim of this initiative is to use big data for epidemic and disaster response. Positium was chosen to supply the data analytics for the initiative that covers 19 operators with over 2 billion connections in over 100 countries. To respond effectively and efficiently to the spread of infectious diseases, pollution, earthquakes and other disasters, governments and global relief agencies need to know where the affected people are, in which direction they are moving and how the environment is changing. Mobile operators are cooperating through the GSMA to establish a common framework and ecosystem approach that can support strategic planning, decision-making and support preparedness and response to help people recover from a disaster, contain an epidemic and contend with environmental pollution.