Our new study surprised us: Passing through green/blue spaces didn’t immediately boost happiness or reduce stress. But walking, running, and cycling did improve momentary wellbeing, even without greener routes. UK-based study, so context matters. Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨 New Publication in Nature! 🚨 I propose a simple but radical idea: add a “Speculation Box” to research papers. A space for bold interpretations + daring ideas — clearly marked as speculation, not evidence. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/d415...

Urban planners should not be afraid of AI! 🏙️🤖 AI won’t replace planners, but it is reshaping how we imagine, design & govern our cities. The barrier isn’t tech, it’s mindset. Read my new piece in Cities: tinyurl.com/3jtx2xrd #UrbanPlanning #AI #FutureOfCities

To round off #ECTQG it is @miladmzdh.bsky.social presenting his work on understanding the importance of regional connectivity using multiple mobility flows. @digigeolab.bsky.social @mobi-twin-project.bsky.social

🌍✨ Our second seminar is with @miladmzdh.bsky.social - a Postdoc from @digigeolab.bsky.social "Towards Democratizing VR, AI, and Mobility Data: Insights from GreenTravel, MobiTwin, and OpenGPS" Date: 7th October 2025 @ 2pm UK time (hybrid). Register here: tinyurl.com/3dj46bcp ✨🌍

🚨 New paper out! 🚨 We tracked 587 workers and found that trip-level walkability and transit access matter much more for CO₂ emissions than home or work location alone. 🏡 Improving just residential walkability isn’t enough. 📄 Open access in Cities: doi.org/10.1016/j.ci...

Have you ever found out after your GPS tracking study that someone had already collected similar data? Or struggled to find collaborators? Or wanted to do longitudinal work but couldn’t access older datasets? We’ve been there. That’s why we created OpenGPS. 🧵 #GPS #OPENDATA #GIS #MOBILITY

Location Based Services conference #LBS2025 continues with @miladmzdh.bsky.social presenting his work on characterizing the attractiveness of regions in Europe.

What an amazing tool! Please check this tool out! Also, look at the cool visualization @waeiski.bsky.social created!

Tuomas Väisänen 📼🧟@waeiski.bsky.social · last yr.

✨ NEW TOOL FOR #MOBILITY DATA ✈️🚚🚗🏃 Do your visualisations of origin-destination matrices look like hairy messes? Try the new #EdgeBundling tool by me, Oula Inkeröinen, @miladmzdh.bsky.social & @ollejarv.bsky.social! 🛠️ The tool: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... @mobi-twin-project.bsky.social

What a great paper! Please check out our new paper in Nature on student mobility.

Tuomas Väisänen 📼🧟@waeiski.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨🌍 NEW ARTICLE 🌍🚨 We geocoded the #mobility of over 2 million #Erasmus students across #Europe from 2014 to 2022 with @miladmzdh.bsky.social, Oula Inkeröinen & @ollejarv.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1038/s415... @mobi-twin-project.bsky.social @digigeolab.bsky.social @springernature.com #GIScience

I am truly honored to share that I have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Professional Association for #Transport & #Health. It is both a privilege to contribute to this incredible community at the intersection of transport and #public_health. #SustainableMobility

Starting to recover from the most memorable Friday: a full day seminar and an evening party to celebrate the first 15 years of our lab @digigeolab.bsky.social 😍🤩❤️💃🏽🕺🏿 It was a blast to have some 40 members and alumni to reunite, discuss & celebrate together, many over long distances 🇬🇧🇳🇴🇩🇪🇦🇹🇪🇪🇫🇮 Yay!😍🥳🪩

Next up is @miladmzdh.bsky.social from @digigeolab.bsky.social presenting the #MobiTwin project and how regional #mobility studies have to move beyond migration when studying regional attractiveness, and also consider #CrossBorder #commuting, #StudentMobility, #Multilocality and #DigitalNomadism.

🚨 New Paper Alert! Can AI understand urban attractiveness as humans do? Our latest study compares ChatGPT's ratings of urban environments in Helsinki to those of human participants. The results are eye-opening for urban planners. 📄Paper: shorturl.at/6FiDe 🎧AI-generated Podcast: shorturl.at/TXBxS