Geo-locating individuals based on a derived social network

A computing system for determining a location of a user based on locations of other users, the computing system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor and including computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive first user location information associated with a first user from a first user device;
• receive second user location information associated with a second user from a second user device, the second user being associated with second user venue information;
• calculate a spatial overlap metric based on a correlation between the first user location information and the second user location information;
• determine a venue correlation score between the first user and the second user based on the spatial overlap metric and a social metric indicating a strength of a social relationship between the first user and second user;
• and
• create venue information for the first user based on the second user venue information when the venue correlation score exceeds a threshold value.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

• receiving first user location information associated with a first user from a first user device, the first user being associated with first user venue information indicating that the first user is located at one or more of a plurality of possible first venues;
• receiving second user location information associated with a second user from a second user device, the second user being associated with second user venue information indicating that the second user is located at a second venue among the plurality of possible first venues;
• calculating a spatial overlap metric based on a correlation between the first user location information and the second user location information;
• determining a venue correlation score between the first user and the second user based on the spatial overlap metric and a social metric indicating a strength of a social relationship between the first user and second user;
• and
• updating the first user venue information to indicate that the first user is located at the second venue when the venue correlation score exceeds a threshold value.