GIS-monitoring of Regional Transport Network Traffic as a Method to Study Commuting: Moscow Region Case

The paper is aimed to analyse the labour mobility in the region using GIS services. Within the framework of the project, a methodology for continuous automatic collection and accumulation of information on the state of the transport network and weather conditions was developed, tested and implemented. Based on this information, it is possible to analyse the important factors of the regional economy: temporary and financial losses of residents of the Moscow Region on the home-to-work paths, as well as identify patterns of traffic congestion from various factors. The first results of the analysis of the accumulated data are presented, which demonstrate the commuting effects in the regional transport network.