Evaluating the Travel Distances of Events Visitors and Regular Visitors Using Mobile Positioning Data: The Case of Estonia

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 91-107

  Nilbe, Kati ^a   Ahas, Rein ^a,b,c   Silm, Siiri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Estonia; events visitors; mobile positioning; regular visitors; travel distance

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; POSITIONING; TOURISM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ESTONIA;

EID: 84902807859     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: 14661853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2014.888218     Document Type: Article

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