Method and apparatus for using pedestrian probe data for ridesharing services

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• receive pedestrian probe data from a search zone associated with a designated location, wherein the pedestrian probe data is collected from one or more location sensors of at least one device associated with at least one pedestrian;
• process the pedestrian probe data to determine one or more pedestrian paths terminating at the designated location;
• identify at least one common origin, at least one common destination, or a combination thereof of the one or more pedestrian paths;
• and
• provide the least one common origin, the at least one common destination, or a combination thereof as an output.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform:

• receiving pedestrian probe data from a search zone associated with a designated location, wherein the pedestrian probe data is collected from one or more location sensors of at least one device associated with at least one pedestrian;
• processing the pedestrian probe data to determine one or more pedestrian paths terminating at the designated location;
• identifying at least one common origin, at least one common destination, or a combination thereof of the one or more pedestrian paths;
• and
• providing the least one common origin, the at least one common destination, or a combination thereof as an output.