Cyber–Physical convergence, the fast expansion of the Internet at its edge, and tighter
interactions between human users and their personal mobile devices push towardan …

Due to the rapid growth in the use of smartphones, the digital traces (eg, mobile phone data,
call detail records) left by the use of these devices have been widely employed to assess …

Population migration, social check-in, vehicle navigation, and other spatial behavior big data
have become vital carriers characterizing users' spatial behavior.“Tencent Migration” big …

The cyber-physical convergence, the fast expansion of the Internet at its edge, and tighter
interactions between human users and their personal mobile devices push towards a data …

Background The popularization of mobile phones has largely facilitated the connection
between migrant workers in cities and their left-behind children in rural China; but it also …

Digital technologies have recently become more advanced, allowing for the development of
social networking sites and applications. Despite these advancements, phone calls and text …

Social tie maintenance has always had cognitive and emotional costs and has been leading
to uneven distribution of communication volume among interaction partners of individuals …

Connectivity between and within places is one of the cornerstones of geography. However,
the data and methodologies used to capture connectivity are limited due to the difficulty in …

Background Individual behavioural decisions are responses to a person's perceived social
norms that could be shaped by both their physical and social environment. In the context of …

In most urban network studies, advanced producer service firms and transportation carriers
are regarded as the main agents building intercity connections. With rising global incomes …