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Ottawa Brief - Foot Traffic Recovery in Downtown Ottawa - May 2024
An analysis of cellphone data in Ottawa's core and within its office complexes
June 10, 2024 5 Minute Read
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The following analysis measures foot traffic in Ottawa’s downtown through the use of cellphone data. A dataset was provided for the month of January from 2020 to 2024, which indicates when a cellphone gets pinged and provides its exact geographic coordinates. This analysis primarily distinguishes between cellphones detected during and outside business hours to isolate the return of workers to the office.