METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING TRAFFIC DATA TO PURCHASE BEHAVIOR

摘要

A method for linking traffic data to transaction data includes: storing a plurality of transaction data entries, each entry including data related to a payment transaction including at least a geographic location associated with the related payment transaction, a transaction time and/or date, and transaction data; receiving traffic data, the traffic data being related to vehicle traffic and including at least a geographic traffic area, a period of time, and one or more traffic characteristics associated with the vehicle traffic; identifying a subset of transaction data entries where each entry in the subset includes a geographic location included in a geographic transaction area corresponding to the geographic traffic area and a transaction time and/or date included in the period of time; and identifying an economic impact of the vehicle traffic based on at least the transaction data included in each of the transaction data entries included in the identified subset.

主权项

1. A method for linking traffic data to transaction data, comprising:
storing, in a transaction database, a plurality of transaction data entries, wherein each transaction data entry includes data related to a payment transaction including at least a geographic location associated with the related payment transaction, a transaction time and/or date, and transaction data; receiving, by a receiving device, traffic data, wherein the traffic data is related to vehicle traffic and includes at least a geographic traffic area, a period of time, and one or more traffic characteristics associated with the vehicle traffic; identifying, in the transaction database, a subset of transaction data entries where each transaction data entry in the subset includes a geographic location included in a geographic transaction area corresponding to the geographic traffic area and a transaction time and/or date included in the period of time; and identifying, by a processing device, an economic impact of the vehicle traffic based on at least the transaction data included in each of the transaction data entries included in the identified subset.