metadata

license: cc-by-sa-4.0
tags:
  - graph-data
  - check-in-data
  - geo-social-data
pretty_name: Gowalla Dataset (from SNAP)
size_categories:
  - 100K<n<1M

Gowalla Dataset

The Gowalla dataset, sourced from the Stanford Network Analysis Project (SNAP), contains user check-ins and social network information from the now-defunct location-based social networking platform Gowalla.

Key features:

Check-in data: records of user check-ins at various locations with timestamps and geographical coordinates (latitude, longitude).
Social graph: user relationships represented as a graph, where edges denote friendships between users.
Temporal data: includes timestamps for all check-ins, enabling time-series analysis.
Geographical scope: check-ins span locations worldwide, offering global coverage for geo-social analyses.

Columns:

User ID: unique identifier for each user.
Check-in time: timestamp of the check-in (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS format).
Latitude: latitude coordinate of the check-in location.
Longitude: longitude coordinate of the check-in location.
Location ID: unique identifier for the location.

Use cases:

Geo-social analysis: study how users interact with their physical environment and social networks.
Location recommendation: build recommendation systems for venues or events based on user preferences and check-ins.
Urban planning: analyze movement patterns for transportation and infrastructure planning.
Graph learning: train machine learning models on social network structures.

Dataset size:

Check-ins: approximately 6.4 million records.
Users: around 107,000 users.
Locations: over 1.2 million unique locations.

Licensing:

This dataset is distributed under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license, requiring attribution and share-alike for derived works.

For more details, visit the SNAP dataset page.