Another interesting aspect illustrated by the site is the different sizes of the catchment areas for major German cities. While people commute into Munich from a surrounding area that is clearly defined, those commuting into Hamburg travel far greater distances, including from regions such as Mecklenburg, Prignitz and Western Pomerania. The average Hamburg commuter covers a distance of 28.9 kilometres to reach their workplace. These are just a few examples of how anonymised mobile network data can be used in transport planning, thereby benefiting those in charge of public transportation and urban planning as well as developers of new forms of mobility. Telefónica NEXT's data pool is already being used in numerous projects. These include the 'ProTrain' project for the optimisation of regional transport capacities in Berlin-Brandenburg, which is supported by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.

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