Research Output per year
Personal profile
Curriculum vitae
I am a geographer and a professor of geoinformatics based at the Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki. My research focuses on understanding human–nature interactions and socio-spatial interactions between people, using open/big data sources, spatial analytics and machine learning approaches. Much of my work examines the mobility and accessibility of people from different perspectives and in different environments, using user-generated data (social media, mobile phone, sports apps, etc.) combined with traditional data sources. My work contributes to urban geography, land use and transport planning, sustainability science and conservation geography.
I lead the transdisciplinary research group Digital Geography Lab. The lab hosts some 10 researchers working together with spatial big data analytics on a human scale for fair and sustainable societies. We carry out research in collaborative projects ranging from Social media data analytics for conservation to studies focusing on people’s mobility from the perspective of exposure and health, just to name a few. Our team is an active member of the Helsinki Institute for Sustainability Science HELSUS and the Urban and Regional Research Institute URBARIA.
As a lab leader, I think a lot about how to support creativity, openness, kindness, and respect towards others in academic working life. On the teaching side, I strive to develop MSc and PhD students’ expertise in geoinformatics and spatial analytics, as well as their capacity for critical thinking. I’m responsible for the geoinformatics specialisation in the MSc programme in Geography and for teaching several courses from Introduction to Advanced Geoinformatics to more applied analysis courses such as Accessibility and Mobility of People and Conservation Planning. I spent the academic year 2019-2020 at the University of Cambridge, U.K., and am now a proud life member of the Clare Hall College.
I am a great fan of open data and open science and interested in the implications of openness for education, research and society. For some of my thoughts on this (in Finnish), please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i68ZiFDehKw
You can follow our work on Twitter: @TuuliToivonen – @DigiGeoLab
Fields of Science
- 1171 Geosciences
- Accessbility, land use and urban planning, decision-support tools
- 1172 Environmental sciences
- 113 Computer and information sciences
- Geoinformatics
- 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
- Conservation planning
Publications
Social media data for conservation science: A methodological overview
Toivonen, T., Heikinheimo, V., Fink, C., Hausmann, A., Hiippala, T., Järv, O., Tenkanen, H. & Di Minin, E., May 2019, In : Biological Conservation. 233, p. 298-315 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
File
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
File
Instagram, Flickr, or Twitter: Assessing the usability of social media data for visitor monitoring in protected areas
Tenkanen, H., Di Minin, E., Heikinheimo, V., Hausmann, A., Herbst, M., Kajala, L. & Toivonen, T., 2017, In : Scientific Reports. 7, 11 p., 17615.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
File
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
File
Global protected area expansion is compromised by projected land-use and parochialism
Pouzols, F. M., Toivonen, T., Di Minin, E., Kukkala, A. S., Kullberg, P., Kuusterä, J., Lehtomäki, J., Tenkanen, H., Verburg, P. H. & Moilanen, A., 2014, In : Nature. 516, 7531, p. 383-+ 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
File
Projects
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
Social media data for Conservation science
Toivonen, T., Di Minin, E., Heikinheimo, V. V. & Tenkanen, H.
01/03/2016 → 29/02/2020
Project: Research project
YLLI: Yhdenvertainen liikunnallinen lähiö
Ympäristöministeriön asettama lähiöohjelma
01/09/2020 → 31/12/2022
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
Sporttia Stadiin!
Peltonen, J., Uusitalo, A., Eklund, D., Tervaniemi, M., Huotilainen, M., Kaseva, K., Toivonen, T., Willberg, E., Roos, T., Kaartinen, J. & Mäntyjärvi, J.
01/08/2018 → …
Project: Research project
Datasets
Helsinki Region Travel CO2 Matrix 2015
Tenkanen, H. (Creator), Heikinheimo, V. V. (Contributor), Salonen, M. (Contributor) & Toivonen, T. (Contributor), Accessibility Research Group, 2015
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2601.0648, http://blogs.helsinki.fi/accessibility/travel-co2-matrix/
Dataset
MetropAccess - Helsinki Region Travel Time Matrix
Toivonen, T. (Creator), Salonen, M. (Creator) & Tenkanen, H. (Creator), Department of geosciences and geography, 1 Apr 2014
http://blogs.helsinki.fi/accessibility/data/metropaccess-travel-time-matrix/
Dataset
Helsinki Region Travel Time Matrix 2015
Tenkanen, H. (Creator), Heikinheimo, V. V. (Contributor), Salonen, M. (Contributor) & Toivonen, T. (Contributor), Accessibility Research Group, Sep 2015
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1901.3201, http://blogs.helsinki.fi/accessibility/helsinki-region-travel-time-matrix/
Dataset
The green view dataset for the capital of Finland, Helsinki
Toikka, A. (Creator), Willberg, E. (Creator), Mäkinen, V. (Creator), Toivonen, T. (Creator) & Oksanen, J. (Creator), Helsingin yliopisto, Geotieteiden ja maantieteen laitos, 22 Apr 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105601
Dataset
Prizes
Open science price of the Open Science and Research project
Happonen, Konsta (Recipient), Leo Lahti (Recipient), Laine, Heidi (Recipient), Joona Aleksi Lehtomäki (Recipient), Paavolainen, Maija (Recipient), Eva Jessica Parland-von Essen (Recipient), Toivonen, Tuuli (Recipient) & Tolonen, Mikko (Recipient), 16 Nov 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
Price for advancing open science at the university of Helsinki
Toivonen, Tuuli (Recipient), Nov 2017
Prize: Prizes and awards
Receiver of the Geography Award of the University of Helsinki, Geography study programmes
Toivonen, Tuuli (Recipient), 15 Dec 2018
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
Opponent for the doctoral thesis of Age Poom, University of Tartu, Estonia
Tuuli Toivonen (Opponent)
2 Mar 2017
Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
Opponent for the doctoral thesis of Timo Pitkänen / University of Turku, Finland
Tuuli Toivonen (Opponent)
3 Jun 2016
Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
Opponent for the doctoral thesis of Anders K. Lyseen/ Aalborg University / Denmark
Tuuli Toivonen (Opponent)
28 Apr 2016
Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
Opponent for the doctoral thesis of Ninni Saarinen/ University of Helsinki / Finland
Tuuli Toivonen (Opponent)
22 Apr 2016
Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
Opponent of doctoral thesis of Henna Etula, University of Oulu
Tuuli Toivonen (Opponent)
15 May 2015
Activity: Examination types › Opponent of doctoral dissertation
Press / Media
COVID-19 is spatial: Ensuring that mobile Big Data is used for social good
Age Poom, Olle Järv, Matthew Zook & Tuuli Toivonen
02/09/2020 → 15/09/2020
2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Press / Media
Green Paths video
Age Poom, Joose Helle, Elias Willberg, Vuokko Vilhelmiina Heikinheimo & Tuuli Toivonen
09/09/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
The Future is Now: Science for Achieving Sustainable Development
T Matthew Robson & Tuuli Toivonen
11/09/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Interview with Helsingin Sanomat: Löytävätkö nykyajan taksikuskit mihinkään ilman navigaattoria?
04/10/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Interview with YLE oppiminen: Miten digikartat ovat muuttaneet elämäämme?
09/06/2017
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media