Los investigadores Matteo Bosi, Gustavo Romanillos y Juan Carlos García Palomares publican este trabajo en la revista

8 jul 2026 - 11:09 CET

Los investigadores Matteo Bosi, Gustavo Romanillos y Juan Carlos García Palomares publican el artículo "Pedestrian mobility and innovative data sources: a literature review focused on app-based GPS data" en la revista "Travel Behaviour and Society". Acceso al artículo a través de este enlace.

El artículo es el primero en la tesis doctoral de Matteo, resultado de una exhaustiva revisión del estado del arte sobre los estudios recientes enfocados en la movilidad peatonal, que siendo uno de los modos de transporte más difíciles de observar y analizar. Estudios recientes han hecho avanzar este campo mediante el uso de datos del Sistema de Posicionamiento Global (GPS) procedentes de aplicaciones para teléfonos inteligentes; sin embargo, sus contribuciones y limitaciones no se han revisado de forma sistemática. Este artículo examina 95 estudios que utilizan datos GPS basados en aplicaciones y los agrupa en tres tipos de aplicación: rastreadores de actividad/gimnasia, agregadores de aplicaciones y aplicaciones de encuestas de viaje.

Autores: Matteo Bosi, Gustavo Romanillos y Juan Carlos García Palomares

Resumen / Abstract 

Pedestrian mobility remains one of the most challenging transport modes to observe and analyse. Recent studies have advanced the field by using Global Positioning System (GPS) data from smartphone applications, yet their contributions and limitations have not been systematically reviewed. This article examines 95 studies using app-based GPS data and groups them into three application types: fitness/activity trackers, application aggregators, and travel-survey apps. Each offers a distinct perspective on pedestrian behaviour shaped by what data are collected, and how they are generated, shared, and processed. Fitness apps yield extensive, fine-grained traces but mostly capture recreational walking and running. Aggregators provide wide coverage and continuous monitoring but offer limited behavioural detail. Travel-survey apps supply richer contextual and socio-demographic information but face sampling constraints. These differences shape the kinds of questions and analyses that can be addressed in pedestrian mobility research. The review shows that using different app-based data sources for pattern identification and contextual interpretation, with careful ethical and methodological attention, can strengthen diverse pedestrian planning applications, such as assessing pedestrian-oriented urban environments and examining spatial inequalities in walking opportunities.

Enlace: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214367X26001079

Idioma: Inglés

¿Cómo citarlo? Bosi, M., Romanillos, G., and García-Palomares, J.C. (2026). Pedestrian mobility and innovative data sources: a literature review focused on app-based GPS data. Travel Behaviour and Society, 45.