Research Article

The Spatial Patterns of Service Facilities Based on Internet Big Data: A Case Study on Chengdu

Table 1

Statistics of classification of POI data.

POI typesClassificationQuantity (piece)Proportion (%)

Catering servicesChinese restaurant, casual catering field, foreign restaurant, dessert shop, cold drink shop, fast food restaurant, coffee shop, pastry shop, tea house and other catering related places5130323.35
Shopping servicesShopping malls, convenience stores/convenience stores, comprehensive markets, stationery stores, home appliances and electronics stores, supermarkets, flower, bird, fish and insect markets, sporting goods stores, clothing, shoes, hats and leather goods stores, exclusive stores, featured commercial streets, personal products/cosmetics stores, special trading places, home building materials markets and other shopping related places10958149.88
Transportation servicesAirport, railway station, port terminal, long-distance bus station, subway station, light rail station, bus station, bus station, car park, transit port, ferry station, cableway station and other transportation service related places4021618.30
Scientific, educational and cultural servicesSchools, scientific research institutions, training institutions, driving schools, media organizations, museums, art groups, exhibition halls, convention and exhibition centers, art galleries, libraries, science and technology museums, planetarium, cultural palace, archives and other scientific, educational and cultural places186108.47
Total—219710100