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The Use of Social Media for Urban Planning: Virtual Urban Landscapes Created Using Twitter Data

The Use of Social Media for Urban Planning: Virtual Urban Landscapes Created Using Twitter Data

Fabian Neuhaus
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781522580546|ISBN10: 1522580549|EISBN13: 9781522580553
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8054-6.ch044
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Neuhaus, Fabian. "The Use of Social Media for Urban Planning: Virtual Urban Landscapes Created Using Twitter Data." Geospatial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 1049-1070. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8054-6.ch044

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Neuhaus, F. (2019). The Use of Social Media for Urban Planning: Virtual Urban Landscapes Created Using Twitter Data. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Geospatial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1049-1070). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8054-6.ch044

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Neuhaus, Fabian. "The Use of Social Media for Urban Planning: Virtual Urban Landscapes Created Using Twitter Data." In Geospatial Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1049-1070. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8054-6.ch044

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Abstract

User data created in the digital context has increasingly been of interest to analysis and spatial analysis in particular. Large scale computer user management systems such as digital ticketing and social networking are creating vast amount of data. Such data systems can contain information generated by potentially millions of individuals. This kind of data has been termed big data. The analysis of big data can in its spatial but also in a temporal and social nature be of much interest for analysis in the context of cities and urban areas. This chapter discusses this potential along with a selection of sample work and an in-depth case study. Hereby the focus is mainly on the use and employment of insight gained from social media data, especially the Twitter platform, in regards to cities and urban environments. The first part of the chapter discusses a range of examples that make use of big data and the mapping of digital social network data. The second part discusses the way the data is collected and processed. An important section is dedicated to the aspects of ethical considerations. A summary and an outlook are discussed at the end.

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