International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR) ISSN 2307-4531 (Print & Online) https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/index --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Open-Data and Data Acquisition for Smart Cities and Urban Mobility Studies: Potential Approaches and Current Challenges Dina Noseir a* , Marwa Khalifa b , Yehya Serag c , Mohamed A. El Fayoumi d a,b,d Department of Urban Design and Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, postal Code 11617, Egypt a, c Department of Architectural Engineering, Future University in Egypt, New Cairo, Postal Code 11865, Egypt a Email: dina.noseir@fue.edu.eg, G18062611@eng.asu.edu.eg b Email: marwa_khalifa@eng.asu.edu.eg, c Email: yehya.serag@fue.edu.eg d Email: m_fayoumi@eng.asu.edu.eg Abstract The experience of urban users is shaped by cities—by their shapes, components, and how they function. An immense quantity of data is included in the process of how the city functions, how it affects its inhabitants, and how its residents view its components. Researchers need an extensive number of datasets on land use (type & quantification) and geometric dimensions of the built environment (3D, form, & pattern) to fully grasp this relationship. In addition to the need to collect data about users‘ experience via using web-based/location-based surveys. The acquisition, exploration, and analysis of these datasets contributes to enabling a better understanding, operation, and monitoring of the city‘s systems. Thus, facilitating the design, implementation, and operation of functional, efficient, and reliable smart cities. This paper focuses on transportation and mobility, and how can open-data sources be utilized for data acquisition for urban mobility studies. This highlights possible, simple, and accessible open-data acquisition tools for urban planners. It further outlines the limitations and challenges for data acquisition related to the global south context. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Received: 5/1/2023 Accepted: 6/10/2023 Published: 6/23/2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Corresponding author.