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MPD Methodology
The ITU has developed a set of methodologies and practical guides on the use of mobile phone data to support the production of information society statistics.
These resources provide countries and experts with guidance on how to process, analyze, and apply mobile phone data responsibly and effectively, helping to complement traditional data sources and improve the measurement of digital development.
UN methodological guide on the use of mobile phone data: Measuring the information society
Using Mobile Phone Data for Measuring SDGs – Mobile Positioning Data (MPD) Case Study
Handbook on the use of Mobile Phone Data
for Official Statistics
Methodological Guide and Proposed
ICT Indicators Based on Big Data
Guiding principles to maintain public trust in the use of mobile operator data for policy purposes
Other UN Methodological Guides covering Tourism, Migration, Transport, Displacement and Disaster, Dynamic Population
What is Mobile Phone Data (MPD)?
The UN Committee of Experts on Big Data and Data Science (UN‑CEBD) Task Team on Mobile Phone Data has prepared a video to raise awareness about the opportunities offered by mobile phone data (MPD) to enhance the availability, accessibility, and quality of official statistics and Sustainable Development Goal indicators.