Abstract
Location data gathered from a variety of sources is particularly valuable when it comes to understanding individuals and groups. However, much of this work relies on participants’ active engagement to regularly report their location. More recently, smartphones have been used to assist with this process, but while commercial smartphone applications are available, these are often expensive and not designed with researchers in mind. In order to overcome these and other related issues, we have developed a freely available Android application that logs location accurately, stores data securely, and ensures participants can provide consent or withdraw from a study at any time. Further recommendations and R code are provided to assist with subsequent data analysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2840-2846 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Behavior Research Methods |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 27 Nov 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Dec 2019 |
Keywords
- Digital traces
- Ecological momentary assessment
- GPS
- Location semantics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Psychology (miscellaneous)
- General Psychology
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Lukasz Piwek
- Management - Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)
- Information, Decisions & Operations
- Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Improvement
- Applied Digital Behaviour Lab
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security
- Centre for Future of Work
- Institute for Digital Security and Behaviour (IDSB)
Person: Research & Teaching, Core staff