Analyzing Land Use Through Twitter Data in Mumbai City, India

Social media platforms provide a valuable source of information for examining how urban zones function and evolve. In this study, we focus on mapping dynamic land use patterns in Mumbai, India, using Twitter data as a proxy for urban activity. We collected over 50,000 tweets related to the city and land-use related keywords, after rigorous cleaning and preprocessing, retained more than 34,000 high-quality records. This dataset offers rich insights into the spatial and temporal dynamics of Mumbai, enabling a deeper understanding of how different areas of the city are utilized and experienced. Such an approach highlights the potential of social media data in complementing traditional urban studies and supporting data-driven decision-making for sustainable urban planning.