International
workshop SPM2008 in Tartu, Estonia
Social Positioning Method (SPM) 2008.
Mobile positioning data in geography and planning:
data, analyses and applications
10-14 March 2008, Estonia
Organised by: Chair of Human Geography, University of Tartu and Positium LBS
The aim of SPM 2008 workshop is to discuss
theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of mobile positioning based
applications in geography and planning and to share know-how between academic,
public and private institutions.
Objectives are:
to teach participants to handle mobile positioning related issues with theoretical
and practical lessons on data management, analyses and real-time mapping;
to develop new approaches for using mobile positioning in geography, planning, public
administration and businesses especially using mobility studies, population geography, mobility related
sustainability studies and real-time mapping;
to share know-how of mobile positioning applications between academic, public and
private institutions and to start active networking;
to discuss aspects of data security, privacy and surveillance.
Target groups: Master- and PhD students, researchers and lecturers in disciplines
of Geography, Economics, Public Administration, Architecture, Planning, GIS and
IT Disciplines. Practicing specialists from ICT companies.
Activities:
paper submission round;
theoretical lectures;
practical seminars and studies;
site visits to LBS companies in Estonia;
practical work and discussion of results in mobile positioning laboratory of
University of Tartu;
student paper discussions.
Invited keynote speakers:
Prof. G. Gartner Vienna TU, Austria;
Prof. J. Jauhiainen Univ. of Oulu, Finland;
Prof C. Ratti, MIT, USA;
Dr. T. Tammaru, University of Tartu, Estonia
Prof H. Timmermans, Eindhoven University of Technology, Holland;
Dr. H.J. Tork Estonian Space Council;
Prof. F. Witlox, Univ. of Gent, Belgium
There is Planned a Special Issue of "Journal of Location
Based Services", Taylor&Francis.
Language: English
Current timetable, speakers list and program is
preliminary, and may change during organization!
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