Placecast™ by Date Version 2.1, Publication Date 2024.01.30

On January 30, 2024, 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 TypeTotal PlacesImmaterial ChangeRemoved for AuditingLess Than 5%Less Than 10%Less Than 50%Less Than 100%Greater Than 100%
Total617,333416,392255159,55016,30015,5386,2813,032
Academic Building2,0281,594130037473713
Airport Concourse28417707722800
Airport Gate55000000
Airport Terminal1627805002860
Amusement Park86370425101
Auto Dealership27,65527,53208622456
Bank3,9233,665023801523
Bar55,69735,9384317,91398944028691
Bus Garage Routes255255000000
Business9,4915,55222,9184994086250
Car Wash Facility4942051001
Casino9787791495362187
Child Care Facility249240030006
Coffee Shop8,8337,65941,00754375121
Commercial Airport3172750401001
Community Center200186091112
Convenience Store21,26017,77423,34263283022
Convention Center167167000000
Country Club9689060010
Display11000000
Drugstore11,70010,99206941922
Event113104090000
Event Detection21000010
Event Facility298210545511167
Ferry88000000
Fire Department3030000000
Food Court35164200112
Fraternal Organization2,8712,772063231021
Gas Station2,8112,6750641127286
General Aviation Airport196189070000
Grocery Store17,17715,65801,41324462511
Gym3,4333,37803012031
Hospital1,4151,337717132877
Hotel2,4171,4810498772586439
Indoor Rec2,7741,956617710822394210
Institutional Housing7676000000
Laundromat368367000001
Lifestyle Center3772960652653
Liquor Store1,5371,33207041021514
Lobby10100000
Medical Office6,2405,62213861197294
Medical Office - Cardiology481327114111010
Medical Office - Dentist Office341338020100
Medical Office - Dermatology5745370370000
Medical Office - Gastroenterology1341070261000
Medical Office - Neurology90740160000
Medical Office - Oncology40628011240001
Medical Office - Physical Therapy52400111000
Medical Office - Primary Care6,5145,83016761231
Medical Office - Rheumatology5345080000
Medical Office - Women's Health51438811240010
Office Building3,5112,3071890227423311
Outdoor Rec4003631151677
Outlet Mall24412409632613
Park519512070000
Parking Structure980770012531152118
Pedestrian Plaza6464000000
Quick Serve Restaurant111,27766,395632,9201,4897,6001,949918
Residential Facility5,8904,28401,371901121719
Rest Stop9286041001
Retail35,35319,3681012,5351,4371,629232144
Shopping Center5,2415,1720660003
Shopping Mall2,31792019382423715542
Sitdown Restaurant248,293150,34315179,14210,8813,6182,9811,177
Spiritual Center8282000000
Stadium97135802691141672736
Streetscape5858000000
Student Center140990293324
Theater1,8851,64501581550143
Tourist Attraction747603298101969
Trail1919000000
Transit Hub3625090200
Transit Station2,8312,7820398002
University Campus172172000000
University Dining4031151110
University Health Center5252000000
University Housing559553040101
University Recreation Center348342080000
Warehouse4383521322212110

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

Scores by Place Type

Place TypeAverage Dwell Score - PreviousAverage Dwell Score - LatestAverage Footprint Score - PreviousAverage Footprint Score - LatestAverage Profile Score - PreviousAverage Profile Score - LatestAverage Visit Score - PreviousAverage Visit Score - Latest
Academic Building0.790.79nan0.680.880.880.700.70
Airport Concourse0.730.73nan0.740.910.910.760.76
Airport Terminal0.750.75nan0.730.910.910.690.70
Amusement Park0.670.67nan0.640.760.760.690.68
Auto Dealership0.710.71nan0.690.870.870.700.70
Bank0.720.72nan0.670.890.890.700.70
Bar0.720.72nan0.650.860.860.680.68
Bus Garage Routes0.620.62nan0.720.760.760.650.65
Business0.760.76nan0.670.910.910.710.71
Car Wash Facility0.760.76nan0.660.880.880.710.72
Casino0.700.67nan0.650.810.860.650.68
Child Care Facility0.720.72nan0.690.940.940.720.72
Coffee Shop0.700.70nan0.670.860.860.690.69
Commercial Airport0.740.74nan0.710.710.710.700.72
Community Center0.760.75nan0.670.860.850.700.70
Convenience Store0.690.69nan0.660.890.890.710.71
Convention Center0.680.68nan0.610.850.850.690.69
Country Club0.750.75nan0.650.900.900.770.77
Drugstore0.660.66nan0.660.750.750.680.68
Event0.610.61nan0.620.810.810.610.61
Event Detection0.480.47nan0.520.790.650.560.46
Event Facility0.790.79nan0.640.870.880.700.73
Ferry0.640.64nan0.630.670.670.710.71
Fire Department0.680.68nan0.660.830.830.690.69
Food Court0.780.77nan0.670.750.710.780.71
Fraternal Organization0.720.72nan0.670.830.830.680.68
Gas Station0.710.71nan0.660.980.980.700.70
General Aviation Airport0.690.69nan0.650.820.820.690.69
Grocery Store0.700.70nan0.670.770.770.700.70
Gym0.730.73nan0.660.850.850.710.71
Hospital0.650.65nan0.680.700.700.670.66
Hotel0.700.69nan0.650.800.790.680.68
Indoor Rec0.730.72nan0.670.760.770.700.70
Institutional Housing0.660.66nan0.670.920.910.660.66
Laundromat0.730.73nan0.660.930.930.710.71
Lifestyle Center0.660.66nan0.660.740.740.720.72
Liquor Store0.710.71nan0.660.950.950.700.70
Medical Office0.680.68nan0.690.850.850.670.67
Medical Office - Cardiology0.660.66nan0.700.800.800.820.82
Medical Office - Dentist Office0.730.73nan0.710.940.940.700.70
Medical Office - Dermatology0.690.69nan0.700.890.890.790.79
Medical Office - Gastroenterology0.650.65nan0.700.840.840.780.78
Medical Office - Neurology0.700.70nan0.690.850.840.790.79
Medical Office - Oncology0.650.65nan0.690.790.790.810.81
Medical Office - Physical Therapy0.710.71nan0.680.820.820.790.79
Medical Office - Primary Care0.710.71nan0.690.900.900.720.72
Medical Office - Rheumatology0.610.61nan0.700.820.820.790.79
Medical Office - Women's Health0.680.68nan0.710.810.810.830.83
Neighborhood0.580.58nan0.120.950.940.100.10
Office Building0.710.71nan0.650.780.780.690.68
Outdoor Rec0.710.70nan0.640.870.870.660.66
Outlet Mall0.700.70nan0.690.820.840.660.65
Park0.750.75nan0.660.880.880.690.69
Parking Structure0.700.71nan0.650.790.790.630.63
Pedestrian Plaza0.750.75nan0.720.760.760.680.68
Quick Serve Restaurant0.690.69nan0.660.890.880.680.68
Residential Facility0.700.69nan0.640.910.910.680.68
Rest Stop0.810.82nan0.680.840.840.750.75
Retail0.720.72nan0.680.880.870.710.71
Shopping Center0.710.71nan0.690.820.820.690.69
Shopping Mall0.720.72nan0.700.750.750.680.68
Sitdown Restaurant0.720.72nan0.660.830.830.690.69
Spiritual Center0.760.76nan0.670.860.860.670.67
Stadium0.730.70nan0.650.840.850.660.66
Streetscape0.660.66nan0.640.820.820.610.61
Student Center0.780.78nan0.660.840.830.700.71
Theater0.740.74nan0.660.730.730.690.69
Tourist Attraction0.670.67nan0.650.830.830.650.64
Trail0.650.65nan0.630.830.830.630.63
Transit Hub0.640.66nan0.620.850.850.620.61
Transit Station0.700.70nan0.650.930.930.670.67
University Dining0.810.81nan0.690.910.900.770.75
University Health Centernannannannan0.820.81nannan
University Housing0.710.71nan0.660.920.920.710.71
University Recreation Center0.890.89nan0.660.910.910.730.73
Warehouse0.810.81nan0.650.840.840.720.72

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 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 2024.01.30 represents the first time reporting only places on the cleared list (see Cleared Places by Place Type). The Vintage 2024.01.30 includes 463,389 cleared places.

Check TypeVintage 2024.01.30Vintage 2024.01.20
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: 20240130_083938