Margus Tiru

Dados Biográficos

ID6097616
NOMEMargus Tiru
PRENOMESMargus
SOBRENOMETiru
ASSINATURATIRU M
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Tartu
VERIFICADONão
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES23
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2010
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2023
ÍNDICE H2

  • Does personality predict traveling abroad as indicated by mobile phone data? The idea of the mobile personality revisited

    Open AccessAnu Realo, Siiri Silm et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research in Personality2023Referências: 64

    The present study examines the associations between the Five-Factor Model personality traits and the trips abroad over a period of 12 months in a sample of 349 adults by using Call Detail Records. Our findings show that the modern-day traveler is likely younger, open to new values (O6) and experiences (O4) and seeking novelty and excitement (E5). Higher Extraversion, especially higher levels of social dominance (E3) and energy (E4), and higher sp…

  • Temporary population mobilities between Estonia and Finland based on mobile phone data and the emergence of a cross-border region

    Open AccessSiiri Silm, Jussi S Jauhiainen et al.ARTICLEEuropean Planning Studies2021

    People move for various purposes and lengths of time. Temporary mobilities across borders have become increasingly important but are difficult to observe. In considering temporary population mobilities between Estonia and Finland, the present focus is on the volumes of temporary mobility, characteristics of visits, visitor types, temporal rhythms, distribution of visits to destinations, and their contribution to the emergence of a cross-border re…

  • Methodological framework for producing national tourism statistics from mobile positioning data

    Open AccessErki Saluveer, Janika Raun et al.ARTICLEAnnals of Tourism Research2020Citada por: 3Referências: 27

    Due to the ongoing increase in daily mobility, reductions in border controls, and new trends in tourism, it is important to find new ways to record comprehensively the growing number of tourists. This paper describes a method of extracting cross-border statistics on tourism from roaming call activities found within passive mobile positioning data. Eesti Pank (the central bank of Estonia) has been using these data and methodology since 2008 to cal…

  • Measuring tourism destinations using mobile tracking data

    Open AccessJanika Raun, Rein Ahas et al.ARTICLETourism Management2016Citada por: 20Referências: 58

  • Daily rhythms of suburban commuters’ movements in the Tallinn metropolitan area

    Open AccessRein Ahas, Anto Aasa et al.ARTICLETransportation Research Part C:…2010

  • The Positium Barometer

    Margus Tiru, Erki Saluveer et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Technology2010

    This paper introduces the principles and methodology of the mobile-positioning-based online tourism monitoring tool “Positium Barometer” (http://www.positium.com/barometer/tourism/). The system has been developed, with a geographical focus on urban and regional planning and tourism management, to obtain statistical overviews and standardized analyses about the space-time behavior of tourists. The system uses as source data mobile operators' log f…

  • Using Mobile Positioning Data to Model Locations Meaningful to Users of Mobile Phones

    Rein Ahas, Siiri Silm et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Technology2010

    The article introduces a model for the location of meaningful places for mobile telephone users, such as home and work anchor points, using passive mobile positioning data. Passive mobile positioning data is secondary data concerning the location of call activities or handovers in network cells that is automatically stored in the memory of service providers. This data source offers good potential for the monitoring of the geography and mobility o…