Basecast™ by Date Version 2, Publication Date 2024.09.15

On September 15, 2024, Motionworks published an updated Version 2 to its Basecast™ by Date product. Version 2 will eventually replace Version 1 as the default record of travel in the United States. Version 2 includes a full daily history for each county and DMA in the United States from January 1, 2019 through August 31, 2024.

This is an incremental release of Version 2 containing daily travel patterns for August 2024.

The full validation report for this release can be found here.

Known Issues

  • Extreme values have been identified on January 2, 2023.
  • During the data validation process for this release, an inconsistency with the total population and total labor force for Santa Clara County (CA) and the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose DMA during January 2024 has been identified. The reported population and per capita metrics have been updated for January 2024 in Santa Clara County (CA) and the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose DMA.