Research Output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Olle holds a joint PhD in human geography and regional planning (2013) from the University of Tartu and Ghent University. As a human geographer, his broad interdisciplinary research interests focus on human mobilities in spatial, temporal and social contexts from the individual to the aggregate level. He is particularly interested in how big data such as mobile phone and social media data can be used to examine individual spatial mobilities and behaviour, and how this can be interpreted and implemented in spatial planning and policy. In recent years, he has examined ways to integrate big data with accessibility modelling and what explains socio-spatial differences in human mobility. Olle is currently working on a new project “Crossing Social and Spatial Borders as an Everyday Life: Big Data to Reveal Transnational People, Their Mobilities and Spaces”.
Education information
Doctor of Philosophy in Human Geography and Regional Planning from University of Tartu, Estonia (a joint PhD between Ghent University) (2013)
Doctor of Science: in Geography from Ghent University, Belgium (a joint PhD between University of Tartu) (2013)
Bachelor of Science in Human Geography from University of Tartu, Estonia (2006)
Fields of Science
- 519 Social and economic geography
- Urban geography
- Human mobility
- Urban planning
- Accessibility
- Transnationalism, refugee studies, return, ethnic relations, identity and belonging
- 1171 Geosciences
- GIS
- Mobile phone data
- Social Media
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
Publications
Enhancing spatial accuracy of mobile phone data using multi-temporal dasymetric interpolation
Järv, O., Tenkanen, H. T. O. & Toivonen, T. K., 2017, In : International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 31, 8, p. 1630-1651 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Dynamic cities: Location-based accessibility modelling as a function of time
Järv, O., Tenkanen, H. T. O., Salonen, M. P., Ahas, R. & Toivonen, T. K., Jun 2018, In : Applied Geography. 95, p. 101-110 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Ethnic differences in activity spaces as a characteristic of segregation: A study based on mobile phone usage in Tallinn, Estonia
Järv, O., Müürisepp, K., Ahas, R., Derudder, B. & Witlox, F., Nov 2015, In : Urban Studies. 52, 14, p. 2680-2698 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Understanding monthly variability in human activity spaces: A twelve-month study using mobile phone call detail records
Järv, O., Ahas, R. & Witlox, F., Jan 2014, In : Transportation research. Part C, Emerging technologies . 38, p. 122-135 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Health research needs more comprehensive accessibility measures: integrating time and transport modes from open data
Tenkanen, H., Saarsalmi, P., Järv, O., Salonen, M. & Toivonen, T., 28 Jul 2016, In : International Journal of Health Geographics. 15, p. 1-12 12 p., 23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Projects
Crossing Social and Spatial Borders as an Everyday Life: Big Data to Reveal Transnational People, Their Mobilities and Spaces
Kone Foundation, University of Helsinki
01/02/2017 → 31/01/2021
Project: Research project
MAPHEL: Mapping the linguistic landscape of the Helsinki metropolitan area: from linguistic groups to discourse communities
Hiippala, T., Väisänen, T. L. A., Pienimäki, H., Toivonen, T., Järv, O., Tenkanen, H., Müürisepp, K. & Heikinheimo, V. V.
02/03/2020 → 01/03/2023
Project: Research project
MetropAccess: Analysing the changing accessibility and mobility in urban context using open access data and tools
Toivonen, T., Salonen, M., Järv, O. & Tenkanen, H.
01/02/2011 → 31/12/2016
Project: Research project
Activities
Applied Geography (Journal)
Olle Järv (Reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Presentation at 14th Conference of the European Sociological Association: Tracing Human Mobilities Beyond State Borders: Big Data to Reveal Bordering People, Their Transnational Mobilities & Belonging
Olle Järv (Speaker)20 Aug 2019 → 23 Aug 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (Journal)
Olle Järv (Reviewer)Aug 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
International Journal of Geographical Information Science (Journal)
Olle Järv (Reviewer)2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Presentation at 15th biennial NECTAR conference: Implementation of Big Data in cross-border mobility research: a Twitter case study from the Greater Region of Luxembourg & Finland-Estonia
Olle Järv (Speaker)5 Jun 2019 → 7 Jun 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation