Basecast™ by Date Version 1.0, Publication Date 2024.10.15
2 months ago by Clint Daniels
On October 15, 2024, Motionworks published an update to its Basecast™ by Date product. The full validation report for this release can be found here. This release includes a full time series of travel metrics from January 1, 2019 through September 30, 2024.
This version is deprecated in favor of Basecast Version 2.
Known Issues
The following known issues in Version 1 releases:
- Adjustments to Sunday / Monday transition: Motionwoks processes Basecast on a weekly basis using UTC midnight as the cut. Given global timezones, this can lead to jagged results near the weekly cutoff.
- Long Distance Trip Scaling Enhancements: Long distance trips are have a disproportionate impact on person miles traveled in some counties particularly in Alaska.
- Incomplete travel information on May 5, 2024
- DMA Specific Issues:
- DMA Bakersfield (CA), Eureka (CA), Palm Springs (CA), and Charlottesville (VA) have population but no one stayed home on some days
- Chico-Redding, CA DMA has some days where 100% of the population went to work