Human Daily Movement Distribution Maps with Biweekly Updates

A global dataset showing the daily range of movement of people away from their residential areas. The dataset is published by AI for Good at Meta, was last updated on 2026-04-14, and retains up to 90 days of data. It is useful for projects focused on transportation, tourism, and displacement.

Use Cases

• Modeling transportation demand based on daily movement ranges.
• Assessing tourism flows based on population movement patterns.
• Analyzing displacement and migration based on changes in movement away from home areas.
• Planning infrastructure based on the spatial distribution of human mobility.

Strengths

• Data is updated biweekly, providing relatively frequent updates.
• Retains up to 90 days of data, offering a recent temporal window for analysis.
• Published under a CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for flexible reuse.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• A 1-2 week maintenance period in mid-March 2026 may result in missing polygons or data issues.

Provenance

Source

AI for Good at Meta

Collection Method

Likely derived from aggregated location data.

Time Range

Retains up to 90 days of data.

Freshness

Biweekly updates; last updated 2026-04-14.

Geography

Global, though polygon changes mean some previously available areas may no longer be included.