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. 2024 Aug 1;11:e52257. doi: 10.2196/52257

Table 2.

Taxonomy of themes by research question.

Research question Themes
How groups use human mobility data and its results in response planning and policy making.
  • There was a perception that mobility data analyses could or did improve situational awareness.

  • There was uncertainty on how results were ultimately used.

How mobility data were processed and ways of working
  • Misaligned data purpose with priorities was common.

  • The team had difficulty interpreting meaning from results.

  • Some teams determined the results were of limited value.

Human factors enabling or hindering the use of data
  • Human factors play a significant role in how mobility data were used.

  • Researcher-practitioner teams that were more successful had open communication styles, enabling near real-time learning.

  • Adapting processes, which was dependent upon communication, was often required to use the data successfully.