Use Waze Data for Mobility Monitoring

Lead Presenters

• Maria Sol Tadeo, World Bank Group (mtadeo@worldbank.org)
• Abril Rodriguez, World Bank Group (arodriguez12@worldbank.org)

For questions, suggestions, or feedback, please contact datapartnership@worldbank.org

Training Description

In this session we will teach how to work with Waze Jams dataset. First, we will go over on how to perform a EDA on the data and present cases with anomalies. Secondly, we will show how to build maps of jams and the challenges of them.

Audience and Prerequisites

• Intended audience: team/staff profile
• Prerequisites: domain knowledge, Python basics, GitHub basics
• Access requirements: dataset access, credentials, approvals

Training Materials

• PowerPoint Presentation: link
• Waze Documentation: link

Getting Started

1. Choose your setup path:
   • GitHub Codespaces (recommended): open the repository on GitHub and create a Codespace. No local clone is required.
   • Local environment: clone this repository to your machine.
2. Install dependencies.
3. Run the notebooks in the suggested order.

See docs/github-codespaces-setup.md for a step-by-step Codespaces setup guide.

Data Use and Privacy

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Code of Conduct

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License

This repository is licensed under the MIT License together with the World Bank IGO Rider. Update LICENSE if you need a different license.