On September 12-14, the 17th International Conference on Location Based Services took place in Munich. The conference was held on the roof floor of one of the Technical University of Munich buildings, and from the balconies surrounding it, there was a view of a warm and sunny city hastily preparing for Oktoberfest. Our Mobility Lab…
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Reflections from the Mobile Tartu 2022 Conference and the PhD Course
On June 29-30, human mobility researchers all over the world gathered again in Tartu for the eighth international Mobile Tartu Conference and PhD Course, which focused on mobility and mobile big data-based research. This was a happy in-person reunion of the research community after the last Mobile Tartu conference in 2020 was held virtually. This…
Researchers at the University of Tartu organize an international conference on human mobility and big data in Tartu
The conference Mobile Tartu 2022 and an associated doctoral course will take place for the eighth time from June 28 to 30. This year, more than 100 researchers from more than 20 countries are coming to Tartu. Keynote presentations and panel discussions can also be attended virtually. The world and human mobility are in constant change, which…
Warm light for a cold winter night in Tartu
Author: Karl Saidla Winter darkness is for real here. In December, the sun comes up after 9, and disappears between 3 and 3:30. If you are going or coming home from work or school, or doing any other kind of extra curricular activity, it will be dark. It is also cold. Not as cold on…
In search of sustainable and inclusive mobility solutions for rural areas
Authors: Helen Poltimäe, Merlin Rehema, Janika Raun and Age Poom Low residential density, long travel distances and the traditional reliance on private transport create sustainability challenges for rural mobility. Furthermore, rural travellers have diverse weekly and seasonal travel needs and patterns as they represent both local residents and second-home-owners as well as domestic and foreign…
Smart Bike Share in Tartu, Estonia
Author: Karl Saidla Since December 2021, I have been living with my family in Tartu, Estonia where I am carrying out a unique research project on bike share. More specifically, the research will explore the public policies behind the planning, design, and implementation of the bike share systems of both Tartu (Smart Bike) and Helsinki,…
Greenery exposure in travel environments – Mobility Lab starts a new project
Author: Age Poom Our long-term member Age Poom has returned to Tartu after two years of postdoctoral research at the Digital Geography Lab, University of Helsinki. Age has received funding from the Estonian Research Council for an individual research grant, which aims to provide a better scientific understanding of the experience of greenery and noise…
How to examine human mobilities in practice?
In the newly published (18 August 2020) „Handbook of Research Methods and Applications for Mobilities“ has a chapter „Tracing human mobilities through mobile phones“ by Siiri Silm, Olle Järv and Anu Masso that summarizes the experience with mobile phone positioning data and its application in human mobility research. The chapter describes the mobile positioning approach…
Human mobility researchers gathered at virtual conference Mobile Tartu 2020
The 7th mobility research conference Mobile Tartu was held on 30 June, brought together leading human mobility researchers from around the world. More than 240 participants from 48 countries registered. This year’s event was a virtual conference, and participation was free. The need to analyse people’s location and mobility is very important in today’s society.…
Human mobility researchers gathered at virtual conference Mobile Tartu 2020
The 7th mobility research conference Mobile Tartu was held on 30 June, brought together leading human mobility researchers from around the world. More than 240 participants from 48 countries registered. This year’s event was a virtual conference, and participation was free. The need to analyze people’s location and mobility is very important in today’s society.…