Research Article

Spatial Variation of Taxi Demand Using GPS Trajectories and POI Data

Table 1

Candidate list of explanatory variables.

VariablesDescription

Socio-economicResidential densityThe number of people per square kilometer in each grid cell
Housing priceThe average housing price per square kilometer in each grid cell
TrafficRoad densityThe length of road segments per square kilometer in each grid cell
Bus station densityThe number of bus stops per square kilometer in each grid cell
Parking lot densityThe number of parking lots per square kilometer in each grid cell
Land useResidential areaThe ratio of the total floor area used for residential purposes in each grid cell
Commercial areaThe ratio of the total floor area used for commercial purposes in each grid cell
Public service areaThe ratio of the total floor area used for public service purposes in each grid cell
Other land useThe ratio of the total floor area used for other purpose in each grid cell
Land use mixThe degree of mixture of land use in each grid cell