Context information from crowd-sourced data

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause an apparatus at least to:

• obtain one or more pieces of crowd-sourced information, wherein a respective crowd-sourced information of the one or more pieces of crowd-sourced information is at least indicative of a location at which the respective crowd-sourced information was gathered;
• determine a set of tiles, wherein the set of tiles is determined at least partially based on the one or more geographical areas, wherein the one or more geographical areas are divided into one or more smaller areas of a pre-defined size, wherein a respective tile of the set of tiles represents a respective smaller area of the one or more smaller areas;
• and
• for at least one tile of the set of tiles:
• obtain one or more pieces of fingerprint information comprised by the one or more pieces of crowd-sourced information, wherein the one or more pieces of fingerprint information were gathered within the respective area of the respective tile;
• and
• determine an area type and/or context information indicative of a type of venue located within the respective tile and/or context the respective area of the respective tile is used for, wherein the area type and/or context information is determined at least partially based on the one or more pieces of fingerprint information.