## Location-Based Social Network Data ##
This OSF repository accommodates **L**ocation-**B**ased **S**ocial **N**etwork (LBSN) data generated by a [simulator](https://github.com/gmuggs/pol) that simulates patterns of life (POL).
### Data summary ###
| Settings | # of Users | # of CheckIns | # of Links | Period (month)|
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| GMU-1K | 874 | 2,082,788 | 9,114,337 | 15 |
| GMU-1K | 874 | 16,210,909 | 75,747,439 | 121 |
| GMU-3K | 2,589 | 6,229,293 | 27,650,685 | 15 |
| GMU-5K | 4,648 | 11,189,377 | 54,250,961 | 15 |
| NOLA-1K | 863 | 2,099,867 | 9,160,459 | 15 |
| NOLA-1K | 863 | 29,597,885 | 141,425,945 | 221 |
| NOLA-3K | 2,720 | 6,886,573 | 27,284,999 | 15 |
| NOLA-5K | 4,728 | 12,007,415 | 48,710,881 | 15 |
| TownS-1K | 876 | 2,101,620 | 7,643,374 | 15 |
| TownS-3K | 2,645 | 6,454,785 | 26,364,057 | 15 |
| TownS-5K | 4,349 | 10,760,008 | 45,118,825 | 15 |
| TownL-1K | 853 | 2,030,688 | 6,418,473 | 15 |
| TownL-3K | 2,550 | 6,340,360 | 22,655,915 | 15 |
|TownL-5K | 4,216 | 10,548,956 | 40,431,579 | 15 |
### Maps ###
George Mason University (GMU), Fairfax, VA:
![George Mason University (GMU), Fairfax, VA][1]
New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA):
![New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA), Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain, and the French Quarter][3]
Virtual City (TownS):
![Virtual City (TownS)][4]
Virtual City (TownL):
![Virtual City (TownL)][2]
For more information visit:
- Project Website: https://mdm2020.joonseok.org
- Source code: https://github.com/gmuggs/pol
## Citation Request ##
When using this dataset, please cite:
- Joon-Seok Kim, Hyunjee Jin, Hamdi Kavak, Ovi Chris Rouly, Andrew Crooks, Dieter Pfoser, Carola Wenk, and Andreas Züfle, *Location-based social network data generation based on patterns of life*. In IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM'20), IEEE, 2020, pp. 158-167 ([accepted version](http://mason.gmu.edu/~jkim258/papers/MDM_2020_paper_66.pdf))
[1]: https://files.osf.io/v1/resources/e24th/providers/osfstorage/5ebf1493221cb1003c12e7d3?mode=render
[2]: https://files.osf.io/v1/resources/e24th/providers/osfstorage/5ebf1509b9daae004a505900?mode=render
[3]: https://files.osf.io/v1/resources/e24th/providers/osfstorage/5ebf14d9221cb1003b12dc59?mode=render
[4]: https://files.osf.io/v1/resources/e24th/providers/osfstorage/5ebf14f433a74b003b3b9082?mode=render
