Mobility case studies
Our collaboration with Positium on the estimation of Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) using machine learning and mobile positioning data has been extremely successful and has significantly improved our ability to make informed decisions regarding infrastructure investments and improvements.- Reimo Tarkiainen, Head of Department, Transport Administration
Mobile phone data enabled Tartu to create a demand-based bus route network by seeing where and when people commute on a daily basis.- Raimond Tamm, Deputy Mayor of Tartu
Positium was able to convert mobile phones into people and people into vehicles. In our own study, we were able to cover traffic counts in a few places, measured over a week, together with a survey of 1,500 vehicles. For the latter part, we had to physically stop the cars and ask them questions. At the same time, Positium generated 800M movement vectors from a year’s worth of data. And they did it much quicker and without any extra burden to the people being surveyed. It filled in all the gaps of our traffic survey.
– Marek Rannala, Ramboll Estonia AS
MPD is the only relevant method for getting data describing movements between various locations.
- Jaak-Aadam Looveer, Tallinn City Planning Department
Tourism case studies
Mobile phone data has a remarkably high level of completeness and coverage for travel and border crossing statistics.
- Jaanus Kroon, Head of the Statistics Department at Eesti Pank
Cooperation with Positium was professional, timely and fruitful. Positium continues to strongly support us in our efforts to improve and expand the data available on tourism.
- Olga Goncarova, Head of Domestic and Inbound Tourism Department acting as general manager, Lithuania Travel
MPD has given us a whole new perspective. The ability to see tourism flows and movements gave us important insights which help us plan marketing better.
- Elin Priks, Former CEO of the NGO VisitSetomaa.
It is a pleasure to work with Positium who completed all the projects successfully and on time and we have had excellent communication with the Positium team. Currently, Positium continues to assist the Ministry of Tourism, Republic of Indonesia with the cross-border tourism statistics calculation on a service level agreement contract.
- Rizk Handayani, Deputy Minister for Marketing, Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia
BPS-Statistics Indonesia is happy to work with Positium since they understand official statistics production processes. They understand the General Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM), Quality Assurance Framework (QAF), Tourism Manual (IRTS2008) and Balance of Payment Manual (BPM6) for Travel component and how these are applied in the business process of the Statistical Office. Moreover, they also open in discussion with BPS staffs and share their knowledge and experience on the use of mobile positioning data.
- Setianto, Deputy Chief Statistician for Distributive and Services Statistics, BPS-Statistics Indonesia
Population case studies
The key question in preparing for and resolving crises is the number of people who may be in danger and require assistance. In order to plan the necessary resources and make the right decisions, we need increasingly better tools to estimate the number of people in the affected area in these emergencies.
For that reason, mobile positioning data is essential for us when executing wise and effective responses to a wide range of crises, such as forest fires, natural and chemical disasters.
Positium’s software solution allows us to do that and represents a major improvement in our ability to quickly generate an effective response. Positium has been an excellent partner in future proofing our organisation and ensuring we operate on the cutting edge of technology.
- Margo Klaos, Estonian Rescue Board