UT Mobility Lab were invited to speak in the final conference of the Move project of the European COST program (http://www.move-cost.info), held at the Technical University of Vienna, Austria on the 30th of September and 1st of October 2013. The objective of COST MOVE is the theoretical and methodological development of the geography of moving objects… Continue reading Cost Move Project Final Conference
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Mobility Lab and Positium LBS participated in the European Directors General of the National Statistics Institutes Conference
University of Tartu Mobility Lab (R. Ahas) and Positium LBS (M. Tiru) were invited to partake in the European Directors General of the National Statistics Institutes (DGINS) Conference and the Meeting of the European Statistical System Committee (ESSC), held in The Hague, Netherlands, on the 25th-27th September 2013, with the main topic of this year’s… Continue reading Mobility Lab and Positium LBS participated in the European Directors General of the National Statistics Institutes Conference
Rein Ahas participates in the project of European Comission „The Smart Cities and Communities European Innovation Partnership (EIP)“.
Rein Ahas participates in the project of European Comission „The Smart Cities and Communities European Innovation Partnership (EIP)“. He is the member of the associated Sherpa group. The partnership aims at catalysing progress towards industrial-scale deployment of innovative Smart City solutions at the intersection of energy, transport and information and communication technologies so to significantly… Continue reading Rein Ahas participates in the project of European Comission „The Smart Cities and Communities European Innovation Partnership (EIP)“.
Delegation of University of Tartu in Helsinki 15.05.13
Meetings with the labs and spin-off enterprises of University of Helsinki have been held. Also the researches and projects of University of Tartu have been presented. Delegation included: V. Kalm, E. Puura, M. Kirm, A. Metspalu, R. Ahas, S. Üprus. Rein Ahas made a presentation: “Toolbox for using BIG Telecom data for applications in tourism, logistics and… Continue reading Delegation of University of Tartu in Helsinki 15.05.13
Lecture of prof. H. Timmermans in Tartu (6th of May)
Prof. Harry Timmermans from Eindhoven Technical University, Netherlands is in Tartu from 6.-7.th of May. During his stay he is giving a lecture in University of Tartu on the subject “Effects of Fuel Price Fluctuation on Dynamics in Individual Travel Behavior: Evidence from a Pseudo-Panel”. The lecture is part of the seminar which is organised… Continue reading Lecture of prof. H. Timmermans in Tartu (6th of May)
9.-13th of April in Los Angeles a conference „Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting“ is held. Our working group is organizing and conducting 3 sessions.
Overview of the sessions and timetable as follows. Paper Session: 1129 Geography and Mobile Phone Data: from theory to empiricsis scheduled on Tuesday, 4/9/2013, from 8:00 AM – 9:40 AM in Santa Monica C, Westin, Level 3Sponsorship(s):Communication Geography Specialty Group Organizer(s):Emmanouil Tranos – Vrije UniversityRein Ahas – Department of Geography, University of Tartu Chair(s):Emmanouil Tranos – Vrije University… Continue reading 9.-13th of April in Los Angeles a conference „Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting“ is held. Our working group is organizing and conducting 3 sessions.
Research seminar ,,Mobility, segregation and neighbourhoods’ change” programme, presentations and photo
Seminar programme Seminar photo from 15.03.2013 Presentations: TOPIC: RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION AND NEIGHBOURHOODS’ CHANGE: WESTERN EXPERIENCES Keynote 1: Presentation_Sako_Musterd Keynote 2: Presentation_Roger_Andersson TOPIC: RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION AND NEIGHBOURHOODS’ CHANGE: EAST EUROPEAN EXPERIENCES Keynote 3: Presentation_Zoltán_Kovács Presentation_Tiit_Tammaru Presentation_Szymon_Marcińczak TOPIC: RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY AND URBAN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Keynote 4: Presentation_Maarten_van_Ham Presentation_Patrick_Laube Presentation_Martin_Ouředníček Presentation_Anneli_Kährik_Kati_Kadarik TOPIC: ETHNIC SEGREGATION OF ACTIVITY SPACES Keynote 5: Donggen Wang, Yiohong Yuan… Continue reading Research seminar ,,Mobility, segregation and neighbourhoods’ change” programme, presentations and photo
Research seminar ,,Mobility, segregation and neighbourhoods’ change” in Tartu, March 14-15, 2013
The research seminar ,,Mobility, segregation and neighbourhoods’ change” will take place from 14 to 15 March 2013 at Barclay Hotel in Tartu, Estonia. The seminar opens the new 6-years institutional grant “Spatial Population Mobility and Geographical Changes in Urban Regions”.
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 9-13, 2013
Los Angeles, USA, April 9-13, 2013 Special Session Special Session Geography and Mobile Phone Data: from theory to empirics Organizers: Rein Ahas1 and Emmanouil Tranos2 1University of Tartu, 2VU, Amsterdam Research based on mobile phone data is becoming more and more common in geography, planning and social sciences in general as data collection from… Continue reading Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 9-13, 2013
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 9-13, 2013
Los Angeles, USA, April 9-13, 2013 Special Session Geography and Mobile Phone Data: from theory to empirics Organizers: Rein Ahas1 and Emmanouil Tranos2 1University of Tartu, 2VU, Amsterdam Research based on mobile phone data is becoming more and more common in geography, planning and social sciences in general as data collection from mobile networks… Continue reading Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 9-13, 2013