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Combining sensor tracking with a GPS-based mobility survey to better measure physical activity in trips: public transport generates walking.

Basile ChaixTarik BenmarhniaYan KestensRuben BrondeelCamille PerchouxPhilippe GerberDustin T Duncan
Published in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2019)
Our approach complementing GPS and accelerometer tracking with a GPS-based mobility survey substantially improved transport mode detection. Our findings suggest that promoting public transport use should be one of the cornerstones of policies to promote physical activity.
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