Sources of Footfall / Pedestrian data
Molly Ahser has just put together a table that summarises some of the best (as far as we can tell) sources of information for estimating footfall (the number of people passing particular places during the day).
The location of the sensors in the cities for which data can be accessed can be viewed at: Locations_with_sensors.ipynb
| City | Sensor type | Number sensors | Resolution | Time period | Data link | |
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| Leeds | Camera | 10 | Hourly | 2014-2022 | Weekly csvs: https://tinyurl.com/4y3dxxzb | |
| Bologna | Phone sensing | 10 | Hourly | 11/19-08/22 | Monthly csvs: https://tinyurl.com/2p8ty9f2 | |
| Skopje | Phone sensing | 19 | Hourly | 04/20-04/21 | Monthly csvs: https://tinyurl.com/yc6b5xr8 | |
| Turin | Phone sensing | 8 | Hourly | 11/19-08/22 | Monthly csvs:https://tinyurl.com/yc7sdme5 | |
| Cluj-Napoca | Phone sensing | 6 | Hourly | 11/19-08/22 | Monthly csvs: https://tinyurl.com/2z7a3m3k | |
| Dublin | Cameras | 23 (some added later) | Hourly | 2007-2014 | Yearly csvs: https://tinyurl.com/2n5he5rv. Existing Analysis: https://tinyurl.com/5n8ht2zt |
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| York | Cameras | 6 | Hourly | 2009-2022 | One csv: https://tinyurl.com/ymj68ke6. Existing Analysis: https://tinyurl.com/bdz24use |
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| Liverpool (Australia) | Cameras / Wifi-sensors | 13 cameras/4 sensors | Not sure | 2021-22 | One csv: https://tinyurl.com/3kekyzs7 (only includes bikes/cars and not pedestrians | |
| Melbourne | Sensor detecting movement. | 65 (some added later) | Hourly | 2009-present | One csv: https://tinyurl.com/45jnppsa Existing analysis: https://tinyurl.com/4xdd6epx |
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| Edinburgh | Drakewell counters; not documented how they work | 58 (including cycle counters) | Hourly | 2015-present | Dashboard with data for specific days https://tinyurl.com/yk2dafse. Raw data not available |
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| Glasgow | Springboard (fixed footfall sensor) | 7 | Hourly | 2010-present | Data: https://tinyurl.com/y24bpa36 (not sure on format as date is not specified | |
| CCTV cameras | 40 | 15/30 mins | October 2021-present | Daily data: https://tinyurl.com/ms5nyzb3 (not sure how to get 15/30 min data) | ||
| San Diego | Infrared sensor using body temp | 11 walking counters (more for cycling) | 15 mins | 2012-present | Dashboard: https://tinyurl.com/5xmz9e9k. Raw data not available |
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| Bath | Cameras | 10 | Hourly | 03/17-05/19 | Data summary: https://tinyurl.com/yck2asyp. Raw data not available. Existing Analysis: https://tinyurl.com/2p93hztd |
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| Phone sensing | 1 | Daily | 01/19-03/20 | Data analysis: https://tinyurl.com/2p8xxt8h. Raw data not available |
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| Helsinki | Bluetooth | N/A | Data heat map: https://tinyurl.com/bdfjhssm. Raw data not available |