Big Data for Studying Population Migration: Analytical Capabilities

The article discusses the possibilities and features of usage the “big data” processing methods for studying population migration. Particular attention is paid to the main problems of obtaining primary information from digital sources and the limitations of their use. The article assesses the possibilities of using “digital traces” of mobile operators, application routing and open data from social networks to analyze migration flows. It also provides specific examples of such research and draws conclusions about the prospects for using digital “big data” services to enrich the information of classical migration registration tools.

Keywords

population migration, big data, information sources, social networks

Acknowledgment

This research was carried out as part of the Development program of the Interdisciplinary Scientific and Educational School of Lomonosov Moscow State University «Mathematical Methods of Analysis of Complex Systems». Project 23А-SH05-04.

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15.09.2023

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31.12.2023

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GOST	Aleshkovsky I., Grebenuk A., Maksimova A. Big Data for Studying Population Migration: Analytical Capabilities // ISTORIYA – 2023. – V. 14. – Issue 12 (134). Part 2 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840029686-3-1 (circulation date: 18.05.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840029686-3
MLA	Aleshkovsky, Ivan, Grebenuk, Alexandr, Maksimova, Anastasiya "Big Data for Studying Population Migration: Analytical Capabilities." ISTORIYA 14.12-2 (134) (2023) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840029686-3
APA	Aleshkovsky I., Grebenuk A., Maksimova A. (2023). Big Data for Studying Population Migration: Analytical Capabilities. ISTORIYA 14(12-2 (134)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840029686-3

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