Placecast™ by Date, Publication Date 2023.05.14

On May 14, 2023, Motionworks published an update to its Placecast™ product, adding 1,500 new locations and updates to more than 7,500 more. However, issues were found during QA for the most recent month of April, affecting all locations. The data has been limited and published only through April 2, 2023. The issue has been resolved and will be back up to the most current week with the next publication.

Changes by Place Type

With each new release of Placecast by Date, Motionworks reviews changes at each place type and reports whether the place had a material change in an hourly visit estimate. These changes are reported in the table below and visualized in this PDF.

Place TypeTotal PlacesImmaterial ChangeRemoved for AuditingLess Than 5%Less Than 10%Less Than 50%Less Than 100%Greater Than 100%
Airport Concourse252252000000
Airport Terminal144144000000
Amusement Park1212000000
Auto Dealership726726000000
Bank731730100000
Bar16,09116,0741700000
Bus Garage Routes243243000000
Business1,4431,441200000
Car Wash Facility4343000000
Casino6565000000
Coffee Shop2121000000
Commercial Airport290288200000
Community Center2424000000
Convenience Store18,33518,14119400000
Convention Center2222000000
Country Club5151000000
Drugstore10,17710,0987900000
Event Facility5353000000
Ferry55000000
Fire Department2323000000
Food Court99000000
Fraternal Organization1,3841,383100000
Gas Station1,2291,226300000
General Aviation Airport5554100000
Grocery Store13,39613,3544200000
Gym2,6142,611300000
Hospital458457100000
Hotel1,1381,136200000
Laundromat6767000000
Lifestyle Center8282000000
Liquor Store1,2131,210300000
Medical Office2,3222,318400000
Medical Office - Cardiology546546000000
Medical Office - Dentist Office319319000000
Medical Office - Dermatology577577000000
Medical Office - Gastroenterology196196000000
Medical Office - Neurology114114000000
Medical Office - Oncology447445200000
Medical Office - Physical Therapy4443100000
Medical Office - Primary Care5,9715,967400000
Medical Office - Rheumatology8080000000
Medical Office - Women's Health550550000000
Office Building291291000000
Outdoor Rec113113000000
Outlet Mall8989000000
Park2323000000
Parking Structure1481301800000
Pedestrian Plaza44000000
Quick Serve Restaurant983982100000
Residential Facility369369000000
Rest Stop6767000000
Retail13,42313,4111200000
Shopping Center340339100000
Shopping Mall450450000000
Sitdown Restaurant5,8285,820800000
Spiritual Center1515000000
Stadium104104000000
Theater569569000000
Tourist Attraction4545000000
Transit Hub2525000000
Transit Station2,7252,716900000
University Dining44000000
Warehouse299299000000

*Immaterial changes are differences of less than ten visits per hour or if a place was new or modified.

Cleared Places by Place Type

Place TypePlacesNewly Added Cleared Places in Vintage 2023.05.14Newly Removed Cleared Places in Vintage 2023.05.14Previously Cleared
Airport Concourse25200252
Airport Terminal14420142
Amusement Park120012
Auto Dealership72610725
Bank73041727
Bar16,074511716,040
Bus Garage Routes24300243
Business1,44110021,343
Car Wash Facility431042
Casino650065
Coffee Shop210021
Commercial Airport28802290
Community Center240024
Convenience Store18,14121619418,119
Convention Center220022
Country Club510051
Drugstore10,098317910,146
Event Facility531052
Ferry5005
Fire Department230023
Food Court9009
Fraternal Organization1,383111,383
Gas Station1,226331,226
General Aviation Airport540155
Grocery Store13,354274213,369
Gym2,6111132,603
Hospital45751453
Hotel1,1361021,128
Laundromat675062
Lifestyle Center821081
Liquor Store1,2101131,202
Medical Office2,3184342,279
Medical Office - Cardiology54600546
Medical Office - Dentist Office31910318
Medical Office - Dermatology57700577
Medical Office - Gastroenterology19600196
Medical Office - Neurology11400114
Medical Office - Oncology44522445
Medical Office - Physical Therapy431143
Medical Office - Primary Care5,967345,968
Medical Office - Rheumatology800080
Medical Office - Women's Health55000550
Office Building29110290
Outdoor Rec11300113
Outlet Mall891088
Park230023
Parking Structure130418144
Pedestrian Plaza4004
Quick Serve Restaurant982111972
Residential Facility36900369
Rest Stop670067
Retail13,411431213,380
Shopping Center33911339
Shopping Mall45020448
Sitdown Restaurant5,8204685,782
Spiritual Center150015
Stadium10420102
Theater56900569
Tourist Attraction450045
Transit Hub250025
Transit Station2,716092,725
University Dining4004
Warehouse29900299

Future Roadmap

As Motionworks continues to expand its data sources, visits and occupancy at stations in transit ystems
listed in the table below will see changes in future releases of Placecast by Date.

Transit SystemReason for Change
BARTAdditional first-party data observations
City and County of San Francisco (Muni)Rescaling based on additional station places
City of Charlotte North Carolina (Lynx)Rescaling based on additional station places
County of Miami-DadeAdditional first-party data observations
Denton County Transportation AuthorityAdditional first-party data observations
King County (WA) Department of Metro TransitRescaling based on additional station places
Maryland Transit AdministrationAdditional first-party data observations
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation DistrictAdditional first-party data observations
Portland TriMetAdditional first-party data observations
San Diego Metropolitan Transit SystemRescaling based on additional station places
Twin Cities (MN) Metro TransitRescaling based on additional station places

Quality Assurance Summary

The Quality Assurance table for Vintage 2023.05.14 represents the first time reporting only places on the cleared list (see Cleared Places by Place Type). The Vintage 2023.05.14 includes 107,065 cleared places.

Check TypeVintage 2023.04.07Vintage 2023.05.14
error_arrivals_age_impossible0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_arrivals_age_nonsensical0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_arrivals_negative0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_arrivals_summation0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_duplicate0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_dwell_arrival0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_dwell_departure0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_dwell_min_null0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_dwell_negative0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_dwell_resident0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_dwell_transfer0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_dwell_visitor0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_dwell_worker0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_missing0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_occupancy_age_impossible0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_occupancy_age_nonsensical0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_occupancy_negative0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_occupancy_summation0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_processes0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_zero_total_arrivals0 (0%)0 (0%)
error_zero_total_occupancy0 (0%)0 (0%)

Check Type Definitions

Check TypeDefinition
error_arrivals_age_impossibleChild visits are greater than total visits
error_arrivals_age_nonsensicalVisits where children travel alone.
error_arrivals_negativeAny visits value less than zero.
error_arrivals_summationSegmented visits summation does not sum to the total visits
error_duplicateDuplicate records
error_dwell_arrivalArriving passenger visits with no arrival dwell
error_dwell_departureDeparting passenger visits with no departure dwell
error_dwell_min_nullRecord missing dwell threshold
error_dwell_negativeDwell time is less than zero
error_dwell_residentResident visits with no resident dwell
error_dwell_transferTransferring passenger visits with no transfer dwell
error_dwell_visitorGuest visits with no guest dwell
error_dwell_workerWorker visits with no worker dwell
error_missingThe place is missing entirely from reporting
error_occupancy_age_impossibleChild occupancy is greater than total occupancy
error_occupancy_age_nonsensicalOccupancy where children are left alone
error_occupancy_negativeAny occupancy is less than zero
error_occupancy_summationSegmented occupancy summation does not sum to total occupancy
error_processesTwo or more place processes for the same place
error_zero_total_arrivalsSegmented visits are greater than zero, but total visits are zero
error_zero_total_occupancySegmented occupancy is greater than zero, but total occupancy is zero

Release: 20230514_123609