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Origin-Destination Betweenness Centrality

Overview

The Origin-Destination Betweenness Centrality algorithm calculates shortest paths that pass through a vertex/edge, with the origin and destination (OD) specified.

Application Scenarios

OD Betweenness Centrality can be used for tracing man-in-the-middle in social networks and risk control networks and identifying key vertices in transportation networks. It is suitable for simulating busy transportation sections during peak hours. It is also widely used for social networking, financial risk control, transportation networking, and city planning.

Parameter Description

**Table 1** Algorithm parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Description	Type	Value Range	Default Value
directed	No	Whether an edge is directed	Boolean	The value can be true or false.	true
weight	No	Weight of an edge	String	The value can be an empty string. If this parameter is left blank, the weight and distance of this edge are 1 by default. You can set this parameter to a property of the edge, and the property value will be the weight. If the edge does not have the specified property, the weight is 1 by default. NOTE: The weight of an edge must be greater than 0.	-
OD_pairs	No	Pairs of OD vertices	String	The value must be in the standard CSV format. The start vertex (origin) and end vertex (destination) are separated by commas (,), and the start and end vertex pairs are separated by newline characters (\n), for example, Alice,Nana\nLily,Amy.	-
seeds	No	ID of the hot spot vertex	String	Data that will be imported when the data of OD vertex pairs is unknown. The value is in the standard CSV format. IDs are separated by commas (,), for example, Alice, Nana. A maximum of 30 IDs are allowed.	-
modes	No	Hot spot vertex type	String	IN: The hot spot vertex ID is used as the start vertex ID. OUT: The hot spot vertex ID is used as the end vertex ID.	-
attendees	No	Number of participants at each hot spot in seeds	String	The value is in the standard CSV format. Numbers are separated by commas (,), for example, 10,20. The value ranges from 1 to 1,000,000.	-

When you perform approximate OD-Betweenness calculation, either OD_pairs or seeds must be specified. If both are specified, the OD_pairs vertices will be used for calculation by default and seeds will be ignored.