Mobile Data Collection

 Applications on the internet and mobile phones collect and process data through various methods, often relying on user interactions, device sensors, and network communication. For example, applications collect data through User Inputs and Interactions (a weather app may collect location data when a user searches for local weather information) or Mobile devices are equipped with various sensors that applications can utilize to gather data. (i.e. GPS for location data, accelerometers for motion data, gyroscopes for orientation).