Placecast™ by Date Version 2.0, Publication Date 2023.10.09

On October 9, 2023, Motionworks published an update to its Placecast™ by Date product. While the end-user schemas have not changed, the data pipeline process used to generate the cleared places was updated based on internal audits and customer feedback.

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 Type	Total Places	Immaterial Change	Removed for Auditing
Total	113,487	113,345	142
Academic Building	3	3	0
Airport Concourse	257	257	0
Airport Terminal	145	145	0
Amusement Park	12	12	0
Auto Dealership	736	736	0
Bank	723	723	0
Bar	18,014	18,005	9
Bus Garage Routes	243	243	0
Business	1,537	1,536	1
Car Wash Facility	46	46	0
Casino	69	69	0
Child Care Facility	1	1	0
Coffee Shop	25	25	0
Commercial Airport	291	291	0
Community Center	31	31	0
Convenience Store	18,062	17,992	70
Convention Center	74	74	0
Country Club	53	53	0
Drugstore	10,299	10,295	4
Event Facility	75	75	0
Ferry	8	8	0
Fire Department	23	23	0
Food Court	13	13	0
Fraternal Organization	2,068	2,064	4
Gas Station	1,432	1,432	0
General Aviation Airport	57	57	0
Grocery Store	15,302	15,297	5
Gym	2,658	2,656	2
Hospital	448	443	5
Hotel	1,168	1,167	1
Indoor Rec	47	47	0
Laundromat	72	72	0
Lifestyle Center	85	85	0
Liquor Store	1,267	1,267	0
Medical Office	2,334	2,334	0
Medical Office - Cardiology	522	522	0
Medical Office - Dentist Office	332	332	0
Medical Office - Dermatology	531	531	0
Medical Office - Gastroenterology	199	199	0
Medical Office - Neurology	109	109	0
Medical Office - Oncology	384	384	0
Medical Office - Physical Therapy	59	59	0
Medical Office - Primary Care	5,836	5,836	0
Medical Office - Rheumatology	85	85	0
Medical Office - Women's Health	514	514	0
Office Building	314	312	2
Outdoor Rec	147	147	0
Outlet Mall	92	92	0
Park	31	31	0
Parking Structure	283	283	0
Pedestrian Plaza	7	7	0
Quick Serve Restaurant	1,004	1,002	2
Residential Facility	456	456	0
Rest Stop	67	67	0
Retail	13,471	13,469	2
Shopping Center	311	311	0
Shopping Mall	476	476	0
Sitdown Restaurant	6,572	6,546	26
Spiritual Center	16	16	0
Stadium	179	178	1
Theater	639	632	7
Tourist Attraction	52	52	0
Trail	2	2	0
Transit Hub	26	26	0
Transit Station	2,784	2,783	1
University Dining	6	6	0
Warehouse	303	303	0

*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 Type	Total Places	Newly Cleared Places	Newly Added Cleared Places in Vintage 2023.10.09	Newly Removed Cleared Places in Vintage 2023.10.09	Previously Cleared
Total	113,487	113,345	44	142	113,443
Academic Building	3	3	0	0	3
Airport Concourse	257	257	0	0	257
Airport Terminal	145	145	0	0	145
Amusement Park	12	12	0	0	12
Auto Dealership	736	736	0	0	736
Bank	723	723	1	0	722
Bar	18,014	18,005	6	9	18,008
Bus Garage Routes	243	243	0	0	243
Business	1,537	1,536	0	1	1,537
Car Wash Facility	46	46	0	0	46
Casino	69	69	0	0	69
Child Care Facility	1	1	0	0	1
Coffee Shop	25	25	0	0	25
Commercial Airport	291	291	0	0	291
Community Center	31	31	0	0	31
Convenience Store	18,062	17,992	2	70	18,060
Convention Center	74	74	0	0	74
Country Club	53	53	0	0	53
Drugstore	10,299	10,295	0	4	10,299
Event Facility	75	75	0	0	75
Ferry	8	8	0	0	8
Fire Department	23	23	0	0	23
Food Court	13	13	0	0	13
Fraternal Organization	2,068	2,064	0	4	2,068
Gas Station	1,432	1,432	0	0	1,432
General Aviation Airport	57	57	0	0	57
Grocery Store	15,302	15,297	6	5	15,296
Gym	2,658	2,656	1	2	2,657
Hospital	448	443	0	5	448
Hotel	1,168	1,167	1	1	1,167
Indoor Rec	47	47	0	0	47
Laundromat	72	72	0	0	72
Lifestyle Center	85	85	0	0	85
Liquor Store	1,267	1,267	0	0	1,267
Medical Office	2,334	2,334	7	0	2,327
Medical Office - Cardiology	522	522	0	0	522
Medical Office - Dentist Office	332	332	0	0	332
Medical Office - Dermatology	531	531	0	0	531
Medical Office - Gastroenterology	199	199	0	0	199
Medical Office - Neurology	109	109	0	0	109
Medical Office - Oncology	384	384	1	0	383
Medical Office - Physical Therapy	59	59	0	0	59
Medical Office - Primary Care	5,836	5,836	13	0	5,823
Medical Office - Rheumatology	85	85	0	0	85
Medical Office - Women's Health	514	514	0	0	514
Office Building	314	312	0	2	314
Outdoor Rec	147	147	0	0	147
Outlet Mall	92	92	0	0	92
Park	31	31	0	0	31
Parking Structure	283	283	0	0	283
Pedestrian Plaza	7	7	0	0	7
Quick Serve Restaurant	1,004	1,002	0	2	1,004
Residential Facility	456	456	0	0	456
Rest Stop	67	67	0	0	67
Retail	13,471	13,469	0	2	13,471
Shopping Center	311	311	0	0	311
Shopping Mall	476	476	3	0	473
Sitdown Restaurant	6,572	6,546	1	26	6,571
Spiritual Center	16	16	0	0	16
Stadium	179	178	1	1	178
Theater	639	632	0	7	639
Tourist Attraction	52	52	0	0	52
Trail	2	2	0	0	2
Transit Hub	26	26	0	0	26
Transit Station	2,784	2,783	1	1	2,783
University Dining	6	6	0	0	6
Warehouse	303	303	0	0	303

Future Roadmap

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

Transit System	Reason for Change
BART	Additional 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-Dade	Additional first-party data observations
Denton County Transportation Authority	Additional first-party data observations
King County (WA) Department of Metro Transit	Rescaling based on additional station places
Maryland Transit Administration	Additional first-party data observations
Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District	Additional first-party data observations
Portland TriMet	Additional first-party data observations
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System	Rescaling based on additional station places
Twin Cities (MN) Metro Transit	Rescaling based on additional station places

Quality Assurance Summary

The Quality Assurance table for Vintage 2023.10.09 represents the first time reporting only places on the cleared list (see Cleared Places by Place Type). The Vintage 2023.10.09 includes 113,487 cleared places.

Check Type	Vintage 2023.10.09	Vintage 2023.10.03
error_arrivals_age_impossible	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_arrivals_age_nonsensical	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_arrivals_negative	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_arrivals_summation	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_duplicate	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_dwell_arrival	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_dwell_departure	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_dwell_min_null	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_dwell_negative	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_dwell_resident	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_dwell_transfer	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_dwell_visitor	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_dwell_worker	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_missing	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_occupancy_age_impossible	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_occupancy_age_nonsensical	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_occupancy_negative	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_occupancy_summation	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_processes	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_zero_total_arrivals	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
error_zero_total_occupancy	0 (0%)	0 (0%)

Check Type Definitions

Check Type	Definition
error_arrivals_age_impossible	Child visits are greater than total visits
error_arrivals_age_nonsensical	Visits where children travel alone.
error_arrivals_negative	Any visits value less than zero.
error_arrivals_summation	Segmented visits summation does not sum to the total visits
error_duplicate	Duplicate records
error_dwell_arrival	Arriving passenger visits with no arrival dwell
error_dwell_departure	Departing passenger visits with no departure dwell
error_dwell_min_null	Record missing dwell threshold
error_dwell_negative	Dwell time is less than zero
error_dwell_resident	Resident visits with no resident dwell
error_dwell_transfer	Transferring passenger visits with no transfer dwell
error_dwell_visitor	Guest visits with no guest dwell
error_dwell_worker	Worker visits with no worker dwell
error_missing	The place is missing entirely from reporting
error_occupancy_age_impossible	Child occupancy is greater than total occupancy
error_occupancy_age_nonsensical	Occupancy where children are left alone
error_occupancy_negative	Any occupancy is less than zero
error_occupancy_summation	Segmented occupancy summation does not sum to total occupancy
error_processes	Two or more place processes for the same place
error_zero_total_arrivals	Segmented visits are greater than zero, but total visits are zero
error_zero_total_occupancy	Segmented occupancy is greater than zero, but total occupancy is zero

Release: 20231009_045512