Estimating Activity Through Point of Interest Visits Using Mobility Data#
Analyzing the frequency of visits within or near points of interest, including residential, commercial, and industrial zones, has the potential to provide insights into the economic ramifications of the recent earthquakes near Nurdağı, Türkiye. In a manner akin to the now discontinued Google Community Mobility Reports, the following methodology aims to monitor fluctuations in mobility, quantified by visit counts, within a set of OpenStreetMap points of interest relative to a baseline relative to January 2023.
Data#
In this section, we import from the data sources, available either publicly or via Datasets. Please that data is a placeholder location where the data must be placed. When using non-public data, please carefully abide by your organization’s data privacy policy, data classification and the terms and conditions.
Area of Interest#
In this study, the area of interest is defined as the affected 11 provinces in Türkiye and Syria as shown below.