tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77764474221011188692024-02-06T19:34:38.066-08:00Transport, Energy, Technology, EnvironmentUnderstanding sustainable transportation, energy and technology in our environmentGodwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-82212071988870148842013-05-14T14:39:00.002-07:002013-05-27T07:55:20.588-07:00CDC2013 Workshop final updates<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This workshop was a clear case example of what an EU-funded COST
project provides to active members: a chance to visit, meet and exchange ideas
with other members of the MOVE project, thereafter promoting regional
collaboration which will champion the scientific objectives of the MOVE
project.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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data challenge preparation<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">The
workshop proposal which was drafted by Godwin Yeboah, PhD student at
Northumbria University (UK), under the supervision of three experienced
researchers; Seraphim Alvanides from Northumbria University (UK), Stefan Van
Der Spek from TU Delft (Netherlands), and Nico Van De Weghe from Ghent
University (Belgium). A two-hour initial meeting/skype conference was held on 1<sup>st</sup>
February 2013 to brainstorm and plan in advance for a successful workshop where
all four organizers were present. A website was later developed to provide a
portal to host all documentations on the workshop: </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/cdc2013workshop"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">https://sites.google.com/site/cdc2013workshop</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The actual workshop, started at 9am on Tuesday 14<sup>th</sup>
May 2013 at the Faculty Club, Groot Begijnhof 14, 3000 Leuven (Belgium) after one
hour of registration and preparations. Seraphim and Godwin delivered a “double
act” presentation for the 24 participants. The presentation focussed on the
background of the project which led to the collection of the bicycle dataset
used for the workshop. Some experiences from the project were also shared. Two
keynote speakers, Veronique Van Acker and Hans Skov-Petersen, followed with
their presentations which were mainly about experiences gathered in CIVITAS and
BIKEABILITY projects respectively. After a coffee break, the morning session
ended with two more presentations which were about relating mobility patterns
with socio-demographic profiles using agent based modelling technique as well
as analysing and exploring the built environment using cyclists’ tracks
collected using GPS (Global Positioning System). Question time was offered
before an hour of lunch break. The afternoon session started with three
presentations comprising movement reconstruction using hybrid map-matching
algorithm, extraction of bicycle trips from GPS data, identification of road
signal patterns, and, after a short coffee break, a spatio temporal analysis of
flows. Nico and Seraphim led an insightful one and half hour open discussion
which touched on data quality, data processing and analysis, using agent based
modelling technique, acknowledgement, possible future collaborations with using
the dataset, toolsets, visualisation techniques, high tech hardware for
movement data collection.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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results of the data challenge <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The emerging themes were quality assessment of processed data
from algorithmic routines, quality assessment of cycling infrastructure, impact
assessments incubation period, objective parameterization of cyclists’ movement
behaviours and their related analytical frameworks, urgent need for tracking
cyclists’ from different geographical areas to enable comparison of results.
Photos from the workshop can be found here: </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/cdc2013workshop/gallery"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">https://sites.google.com/site/cdc2013workshop/gallery</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In addition to supporting data warehouses, such as chorochronos.org,
participants proposed the development of a web portal which points to existing
toolsets for executing various tasks related to movement data collection,
processing, analysis and visualisation. Example of toolsets discussed were </span><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/posdap/"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Postdap</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">, </span><a href="https://github.com/bsnizek/JMapMatching"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">JMapMatching</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> among
others. The workshop created an enabling environment for collaboration which
should be maintained by future periodic gatherings; an annual workshop on data
challenges was widely recommended.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Acknowledgements:</b></span></span></u></i><i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> Financial support from MOVE (COST Action IC0903)
towards travel expenses is acknowledged.</b></span></span></i></div>
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Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-77412070238648009402013-04-06T06:54:00.000-07:002013-05-25T22:39:21.312-07:00Everyday cycling in urban environments: Understanding behaviours and constraints in space-time<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNqFHkBwtkod2Yx_FABowrdVlg5O7qRqCU_f_yG-E9sjisj7eFydBuL21wUPq57Qw6syYkalTPbB3yYNa_xopv-UZi-zXijjfv7gt7ebYssSd4OR807wdeoBIhWZe21fFiQK9G8RfBmE/s1600/Cropped-DSCF9110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNqFHkBwtkod2Yx_FABowrdVlg5O7qRqCU_f_yG-E9sjisj7eFydBuL21wUPq57Qw6syYkalTPbB3yYNa_xopv-UZi-zXijjfv7gt7ebYssSd4OR807wdeoBIhWZe21fFiQK9G8RfBmE/s200/Cropped-DSCF9110.jpg" width="200" /></a>The title of my paper presentation at the <a href="http://liverpool.gisruk.org/" target="_blank">21st GIS Research UK (GISRUK) 2013 conference</a> was "<a href="http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/12401/" target="_blank">Everyday cycling in urban environments: Understanding behaviours and constraints in space-time.</a>" The presentation generated lots of interest among the audience and also confirmed my own conviction of the importance of active transport - especially cycling - in urban transportation. The paper was in four main parts: description of the methods employed in this research and sample characteristics; spatial analysis to understand the sample’s commonalities and differences with other areas; comparative spatial analysis of the primary tracks with “official” cycling network data of the study area; and, further discussion and conclusion summarising the findings of the research. Additionally, I introduced what I call the concept of "Corridor Space Analysis" which is a kind of spatial analysis comprising of some combinations of buffering and spatial intersection techniques to compute trip shares of cyclists given a designated cycleway network. The concept was also used to assess the infrastructural features within the "corridor" such as parkings and crossings found on the network. As part of this research, 79 commuter cyclists have been tracked with small size portable GPS devices while filling detailed travel diary. Socio-demographic and psycho-social variables were also captured to aid in understanding interactions between movement behaviour and the built environment.<br />
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There were other interesting presentations, informal discussions and networking that were quite useful. The mix of experienced researchers and early career researchers for the sessions blended so well; kudos to the local and global organizing committees. All aspect of the conference, to me, was brilliant and I was not surprised when praises were showered on the master mind behind the organisation - <a href="http://www.alex-singleton.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Alex Singleton</a>. I must say, that personally meeting and chatting with some of the outstanding scholars in Geographic Information Science (GISc) such as <a href="http://www.geog.ucl.ac.uk/about-the-department/people/academics/paul-longley" target="_blank">Professor Paul Longley</a>, <a href="http://gicentre.org/jad7/" target="_blank">Professor Jason Dykes</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/harvey-miller/39/560/39a" target="_blank">Professor Harvey Miller</a>, <a href="http://povesham.wordpress.com/about/" target="_blank">Professor Muki Haklay</a>, <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-brunsdon/31/253/403" target="_blank">Professor Chris Brunsdon</a>, and <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/peter-batey/12/b5/630" target="_blank">Professor Peter Batey</a> was very insightful. These ephemeral interactions between early career researchers (ECR) and experienced researchers are very useful and must be considered in the next GISRUK2013 at the University of Glasgow. I remember encouraging an ECR who wanted to interact with someone considered to be an expert to do so by simply going to the person and saying something as simple as "Hello .... my name is ..... and from the university of .... and just want to introduce myself and also say that I appreciate your work." As simple as it might seem, it is not all ECR who have the confident to approach someone they see as far ahead and "holding the light at the end of the tunnel." So, from my observation, experienced scholars should deliberately make an attempt to interact with "anybody" they see as ECR in such conferences.<br />
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Below is GISRUK2013 delegates map I have put together - based on the list of delegates circulated on the last day of the conference - showing the institution that won the highest number of delegates; the University of Edinburgh had about 28 delegates followed by Leeds University with about 20 delegates.<br />
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<iframe frameborder="0" height="350" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=214721175740818904825.0004d9ae291b33f019ebf&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=24.527135,17.578125&spn=150.825176,298.828125&z=1&output=embed" width="425"></iframe><br />
<small>View <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=214721175740818904825.0004d9ae291b33f019ebf&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=24.527135,17.578125&spn=150.825176,298.828125&z=1&source=embed" style="color: blue; text-align: left;">GISRUK2013 Delegates Map</a> in a larger map</small>Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-34383176917201911472013-03-18T17:00:00.001-07:002013-03-19T09:48:36.973-07:00Northumbria University academic takes his research to UK Parliament<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeDQ51xsgSCaME912qnU5zpdR1dlzspVD8vL53-9wKbKGxxrFaVBktkzbbP7ddyENJ9fvUk_vXPjIVc4lPr-XbB48mqteStPK2j_edLjDJ-eeptioTpmCcLKCs0gCQ3VeP3UgB0zrWB4/s1600/DSCF9044_50+percent+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEeDQ51xsgSCaME912qnU5zpdR1dlzspVD8vL53-9wKbKGxxrFaVBktkzbbP7ddyENJ9fvUk_vXPjIVc4lPr-XbB48mqteStPK2j_edLjDJ-eeptioTpmCcLKCs0gCQ3VeP3UgB0zrWB4/s320/DSCF9044_50+percent+small.jpg" width="241" /></a>Mr. Godwin Yeboah, a Doctoral Researcher at The Northumbria University at Newcastle, is invited by UK Parliamentary and Scientific Committee to present his research to a range of politicians and a panel of experts today on Monday 18 March.<br />
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On presenting his research in Parliament, he said, “I find SET for BRITAIN as a unique platform and fantastic opportunity for early career researchers like me to present my research to a wider audience, and to engage with politicians regarding scientific research in this country; especially giving the contemporary nature of urban cycling transportation in this country. Additionally, the event offers a great chance to interact with other scientists and engineers from the UK and get a wider perspective on cutting edge research from across the country which may lead to possible future collaborations for the betterment of society.”<br />
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Andrew Miller MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, said, “This annual competition is an important date in the parliamentary calendar because it gives MPs an opportunity to speak to a wide range of the country’s best young researchers. “These early career engineers are the architects of our future and SET for Britain is politicians’ best opportunity to meet them and understand their work.”<br />
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Godwin’s principal supervisor, Dr Seraphim Alvanides said “This is an outstanding achievement for a Northumbria postgraduate researcher, demonstrating the importance and relevance of our Faculty’s research to the wider society. Godwin’s work is looking at the physical and transport constraints that commuter cyclists are dealing with on a regular basis. This is a contentious topic with serious planning implications, if we want to increase sustainable transport, such as regular cycling, in our cities. Our research is pointing towards feasible solutions for improving the urban cycling infrastructure end encouraging more people to cycle as part of their daily commute. Godwin’s poster communicates succinctly a complex research issue to a lay audience, as well as to politicians and policy makers. I am delighted that he was shortlisted at this national competition for a prestigious Medal and monetary prize. SET for Britain is co-sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering and runs during the National Science and Engineering Week.”<br />
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Neil Scott, Vice President Engineering – Airbus in the UK, the company sponsors of the gold medal, said, “High quality engineering is the life blood of the global aviation industry and it is only through the efforts of our teams of highly skilled and qualified engineers that we are able to stay ahead of our competitors and ensure that the UK aviation industry maintains its position as a world leading centre of engineering excellence."<br />
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“It is absolutely vital that we continue to invest in high quality training and in research and development and I’m delighted to say that we continue to work closely with the UK government to ensure this is happening. From Airbus’ successful application for Regional Growth Fund support, which is helping create 200 new engineering jobs, to the joint industry/government initiative that will fund up to 500 Masters Degrees in Aerospace Engineering – these are all steps that clearly underline our shared commitment to ensuring the continued success of the UK aerospace sector, both now and into the future.”<br />
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The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee run the event in collaboration with the Institute of Physics, The Physiological Society, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Society of Biology and the Society of Chemical Industry, with financial support from BP, Airbus/EADS, INEOS, AgChemAccess, Essar, the Institute of Biomedical Science, GAMBICA and WMG.<br />
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The research is also published in <a href="http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2013/03/16/cycling-research-on-tyneside-shows-more-are-getting-on-bikes-61634-32999526/" target="_blank">The Journal</a>, <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130315074518.htm" target="_blank">Science Daily</a>, <a href="http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/browse/ne/uninews/CyclingCity" target="_blank">Northumbria News</a>, and other media outlets.<br />
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1. Contact<br />
For further information about the event, images, or interview opportunities, please contact Joe Winters:<br />
Tel: 020 7470 4815<br />
Mob: 07946 321473<br />
E-mail: joseph.winters@iop.org<br />
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2. SET for Britain<br />
SET for Britain is a poster competition in the House of Commons - involving approximately 180 early stage or early career researchers - judged by professional and academic experts. All presenters are entered into either the engineering, the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences (chemistry), or the physical sciences (physics) session, depending on their specialism.<br />
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Each session will result in the reward of Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates. Bronze winners will receive a £1,000 prize; Silver, £2,000; and Gold, £3,000. There will also be an overall winner from the four sessions who will receive the Westminster Wharton Medal.<br />
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SET for Britain was established by Dr Eric Wharton in 1997. Following his untimely death in 2007, the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, with support from The Royal Academy of Engineering, The Institute of Physics, the Society of Biology, The Royal Society of Chemistry, The Physiological Society and the Society of Chemical Industry are working together to further his legacy.<br />
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The event is made possible this year by industry sponsors BP, Airbus/EADS, INEOS, AgChemAccess, Essar, the Institute of Biomedical Science, GAMBICA and WMG.<br />
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Early stage or early career researchers include university research students, postgraduates, research assistants, postdocs, research fellows, newly-appointed lecturers, part-time and mature students, returners, those people embarking on a second career, and their equivalent in national, public sector and industrial laboratories, and appropriate final year undergraduate and MSc students, all of whom are engaged in scientific, engineering, technological or medical research.Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-26044801881086545072013-03-16T07:33:00.000-07:002013-03-16T07:33:01.764-07:00Cycling research on Tyneside shows more are getting on bikes - Today's News - News<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">RESEARCH on Tyneside has, for the first time in a UK urban environment, tracked routes chosen by cyclists on commuter and every day rides.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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Read more: Journal Live <a href="http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2013/03/16/cycling-research-on-tyneside-shows-more-are-getting-on-bikes-61634-32999526/#ixzz2NiHiSAXe" style="border: 0px; color: #003399; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2013/03/16/cycling-research-on-tyneside-shows-more-are-getting-on-bikes-61634-32999526/#ixzz2NiHiSAXe</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/cdc2013workshop/home" target="_blank">Call for Participation (CfP) - WORKSHOP: Understanding Urban Cycling –</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">We are very pleased to announce a call for proposal/participation in</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">our pre-AGILE 2013 workshop Understanding Urban Cycling – A data</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">challenge (CDC2013).</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">Please consider joining us in Leuven, Belgium in May for this workshop</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">on this exciting event which is in collaboration with MOVE, AGILE, and</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">Chorochronos.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">Important Dates and Deadlines</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">31st March 2013 - Call for proposals ends. Review process starts.</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">10th April 2013 - Review process ends - Programme committee decides on</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">selected proposals - authors notified.</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">1st May 2013 - Deadline for camera ready copies (presentations/papers).</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">6th May 2013 - Abstracts of selected papers available on the CDC2013 Website.</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">14th May 2013 - CDC2013 Workshop as part of AGILE 2013 (Leuven, Belgium).</span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">Workshop website: </span><a href="https://db3prd0410.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=YK_8B_7ufECUL4MuRB0zgiiZxRbH6s8IXefKaP2xy1ql6wMJiFnJ3v7COqoasNi5sJNaXs0vm78.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fsites.google.com%2fsite%2fcdc2013workshop%2fhome" style="font-family: arial; line-height: normal;" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/<wbr></wbr>cdc2013workshop/home</a><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">on behalf of the organisers,</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">Godwin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">--</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">CDC2013 Workshop Organizing committee</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">Seraphim Alvanides, Northumbria University at Newcastle, UK</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">Nico Van De Weghe, Ghent University, Belgium.</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">Stefan van der Spek, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands</span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">Godwin Yeboah, Northumbria University at Newcastle, UK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; line-height: normal;">To contact us, please email </span><a href="https://db3prd0410.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=YK_8B_7ufECUL4MuRB0zgiiZxRbH6s8IXefKaP2xy1ql6wMJiFnJ3v7COqoasNi5sJNaXs0vm78.&URL=mailto%3acdc2013mail%40gmail.com" style="font-family: arial; line-height: normal;" target="_blank">cdc2013mail@gmail.com</a><br />
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Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-63601709511126562882013-01-30T05:04:00.001-08:002013-01-31T08:04:25.658-08:00VELO-CITY 2013 Cycling Visionary Award entry - Understanding bicycling behaviours<a href="http://velo-city2013.com/?page_id=2337&project_id=9" target="_blank">VELO-CITY 2013 Cycling Visionary Award entry - Understanding bicycling behaviours</a><br />
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Latest recommendations from urban transport literature together with the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence suggest research on cyclists' perception and experiences. This research has for the first time facilitated the collection and analysis of detailed bicyclists’ route choices in the UK, bringing substantive empirical evidence for understanding daily bicycling behaviours.<br />
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<br />Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-54676769022161268812013-01-22T13:04:00.003-08:002013-01-22T13:10:09.889-08:00Getting exciting!: Cycling takes a centre stage in UK - "Get Britain Cycling" agenda on desk<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh yes, exciting! and quite refreshing to know that the momentum is ever increasing on the debate on cycling uptake in Britain. The recent <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201212/cmhansrd/cm120223/hallindx/120223-x.htm" target="_blank">general debate on cycling</a> at Westminster Hall on 23rd Feb. 2012 coupled with several other discussions such as Newcastle Cycling Campaigner Katja Leyendecker's excellent <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHlqgILezMI" target="_blank">talk on Transport Challenges</a>, "Cyclist in the City" blogger Danny Williams' <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0141f4s" target="_blank">discussion on BBC Radio 4</a>, among others have generated more awareness among UK residents. Ofcourse increasing research outputs from my PhD research on urban cycling in North East England are also contributing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Nationally, and quite interestingly, the <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/edm/2012-13/679" target="_blank">early day motion 679</a> - GET BRITAIN CYCLING - tabled two months ago, on 05.11.2012, in UK Parliament with 123 signatures has made it even more interesting, at least to me, to want to hear the upcoming (tomorrow 23rd January 2013!) oral evidence inquiry on same theme being championed by the <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><a href="http://allpartycycling.org/inquiry/" target="_blank">All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group (APPCG)</a>. Clearly this is timely and exciting!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">As tradition demands, academics will have to wait till mid-April for the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">report to be </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">published. The report is to be written by no other person than the </span><span style="line-height: 24px;">distinguished</span><span style="line-height: 24px;"> Professor of Transport Policy - <a href="http://people.uwe.ac.uk/Pages/person.aspx?accountname=campus%5cpb-goodwin" target="_blank">Professor Phil Goodwin</a> who's surname is just like mine but with an injected letter "o" somewhere. Whiles waiting, I am of the view that my phd research will contribute to some of the listed topics to be investigated such as: </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">Data collection – including monitoring and review; </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">Dangerous roads & junctions – including cycle routes, priority lights; </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">Planning and urban design – cycling as part of transport/planning decisions; </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">Public transport-bicycle integration; and, </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">20mph and default speed limits. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My PhD research has for the
first time facilitated the collection and analysis of detailed bicyclists’
route choices in the UK, bringing substantive empirical evidence for
understanding daily cycling behaviours.</span></span>Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-11392906460983457572013-01-06T11:00:00.001-08:002013-02-05T08:24:55.059-08:00Understanding Urban Cycling: A data challenge (CDC2013)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In order to fully comprehend the constraints imposed on cyclists, the GPS tracks of individual cyclists need to be cleaned/processed and analysed alongside secondary data, such as the main traffic arteries, cycling pathways and recently established 20 miles-per-hour zones. As part of data processing and analysis process, a data challenge is introduced to allow interested researchers to meet and exchange ideas whiles contributing to knowledge. The aim of the challenge is to offer a productive environment where selected “special working group,” can work on, and exchange, ideas regarding possible ways to: isolate cycling tracks from messy GPS tracks in order to understand cycling behaviour in an urban area; and, also, reconstruct and visualise the actual cyclists’ movement behaviour using the isolated cycling tracks using any available agent-based modelling platform(s).<br />
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What is expected from Participants – <b>possible outputs</b><br />
<b>Output 1: </b>A working algorithm/computer program that extracts cycle tracks from provided GPS raw data. Comparison with cleaned data and a demonstration during the workshop is essential.<br />
<b>Output 2:</b> A working agent-based model (ABM) that allows possible interaction between any built environment features and cycling behaviour. A comparison with one of any other available open source ABM should be made (E.g., NETLogo).<br />
<b>Output 3:</b> A proposed concept/workflow that allows possible interaction between any built environment features and cycling behaviour<br />
<b>Output 4:</b> A proposed concept/algorithm/computer program that extracts cycle tracks from messy GPS raw data. A comparison with proposed Visual Inspection should be made.<br />
<b>Output 5:</b> Participants’ own innovative ideas relevant to the workshop questions.Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-4184238850687591852013-01-01T13:28:00.001-08:002013-01-01T13:31:18.342-08:00A call for cycling revolution in 2013!For <a class="contributor" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/jackieashley" itemprop="url" rel="author" style="background-color: white; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-collapse: collapse; color: #005689; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Jackie Ashley</a>, 2012 is definitely the year of cycling but says, for 2013 onward the need for a revolution is the yardstick.<br />
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More about her Richmond Park test results, read the provided article here: "<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/dec/30/cycling-bikes-wiggins-environment-transport" target="_blank">2012 was the year of cycling. Now we need a revolution</a>"<br />
<br />Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-4874195467153954562012-12-18T06:32:00.003-08:002012-12-18T06:32:33.878-08:00‘Our Voice Was Heard’: Cyclists’ Movement Wins Support In Crucial EU Transport Infrastructure Vote<strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434445; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-size: 12px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cycling and EuroVelo has been included in a crucial EU infrastructure vote on funding rules, opening the door to billions of euros of investment; read more at <a href="http://www.ecf.com/press_release/our-voice-was-heard-2/" target="_blank">ECF - European Cycling Federation</a>.</strong></strong>Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-41687909196209222022012-12-07T04:01:00.000-08:002012-12-07T04:01:01.034-08:002011 CENSUS CONTENT AND ACCESS WEBINAR: UPDATE FOR ACADEMIC USERSLooking forward to 2011 Census content and access webinar today Friday December 7 2012 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM GMT<br />
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<br />Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-73492836851246524012012-11-28T09:04:00.002-08:002012-11-28T09:34:04.891-08:00BBC: Cycling and walking should be the norm for all short journeys, experts say.Well written Nick Triggle! <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20499005" target="_blank">Cycling and walking should be the norm for all short journeys</a>, health experts say, without which, addressing "silent epidemic" inactivity which appears to threatening health situation in England might not be achievable.<br />
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This experts' declaration confirms Sir Liam Donaldson's "miracle cure" statement recently; ‘The potential benefits of physical activity to health are huge. If a medication existed which had a similar effect, it would be regarded as a “wonder drug” or “miracle cure”.’ - Sir Liam Donaldson – Chief Medical Officer (Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2009) (Source: <a href="http://www.corporatecitizen.nhs.uk/data/files/resources/269/Active-Travel-The-Miracle-Cure.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>). Already, economically, it is known that cycling is contributing around £2.9 billion to the UK economy (Source: <a href="http://corporate.sky.com/documents/pdf/press_releases/2011/the_british_cycling_economy" target="_blank">here</a>).<br />
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Normalisation of cycling and walking is long overdue in England; particularly in the North East of England given the health outlook w.r.t. obesity and attitudes towards cyclists as well as issues surrounding cycleway networks and infrastructure.<br />
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The consensus on the benefits of cycling is in no doubt a positive one. The emphasis on how cycling updated could be realized is the emerging but pressing issue; my PhD research contributes in this regard albeit a relatively not too big a scope.Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-66953505611373379612012-11-27T03:16:00.004-08:002012-11-27T04:18:14.622-08:00Slides: Finding survey data for your research: An introductory webinar<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The slides for today’s webinar are now available on the event web page at </span><a href="http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2012-11-27/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/<wbr></wbr>events/2012-11-27/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">, should you wish to print them off before the webinar or probably use them later. I just participated so please send any concern to the convenors mentioned below.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Thanks to </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Sarah King‐Hele and Jen Buckley from </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">UK Data Service! Fantastic and educative Webinar today!</span>Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-53435187191788777062012-11-20T03:29:00.001-08:002012-11-20T05:24:12.458-08:00"Copenhagenization!"; Two weeks experience in Copenhagen, Denmark.<br />
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At first thought, I said to myself: "This is not a dream, this is truly copenhagenization!" praising myself that I had just coined a new word in history but the word "copenhagenization" do have a definition. Copenhagenization is a design strategy for urban planning and design centered around making a city more accessible to bicyclists and pedestrians, and less car dependent. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_advocacy#cite_note-4).<br />
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My own observations during my visit suggest:<br />
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1. Space matters!:<br />
It was clear to see that all road space users have been catered for in terms of transport planning: well thought out spaces for pedestrians, cars, buses, cyclists etc. Perhaps I am being bias due to my interest in urban spaces for various types of cyclists. (to be updated)<br />
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2. Infrastructure matters!: (to be updated)<br />
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3. Mutual respect matters!:<br />
All road/land/track users seamlessly adjust to each other in their urban space movement transactions. (to be updated)<br />
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4. Attitude to behaviour change matters! (to be updated)<br />
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5. Research matters! (to be updated)<br />
Despite the immense investment into cycling infrastructure in Copenhagen, there are still research (e.g., the bikeability project: http://www.bikeability.dk/) around cycling transportation aiming to optimize urban space design, planning and usage. It appears it is more important for cities aiming to "copenhagenize" their urban spaces leave sufficient space/right-of-way for pedestrians, cyclists, cars, buses, trams among others when designing road corridors. Although most cities, at least for now, find it difficult to implement, or even think of plans for other road users, leaving such spaces will make it easier for future design considerations for other road users such as cyclists. (to be updated)<br />
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As a way of ending, based on my own research around Tyneside conurbation, allow me to shout aloud: CYCLING TRANSPORTATION IN TYNESIDE CONURBATION MATTERS!!! WILL THERE EVER BE NEW WORDS FROM THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND?: NEWCASTLIZATION?? TYNESIDATION?? PERHAPS TYNEWEARISM?? TYNEBIKES??Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-14936193123757686552012-11-16T05:33:00.001-08:002012-11-16T05:33:49.404-08:001st joint PhD CONFERENCE of DGG and F&L - University of Copenhagen, Denmark<a href="http://sl.life.ku.dk/English/research/ph_d_studies/~/media/Sl/Forskning_Research/Phd_studier/activities_courses/2012%20PhD%20Conference%20invitation%20%203.ashx" target="_blank">1st joint PhD CONFERENCE of DGG and F&L - University of Copenhagen, Denmark</a><br />
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It was nice meeting other PhD colleagues in the University of Copenhagen during their first PhD conference organized by PhD students. The ideas behind the event which are to encourage PhD students to share their knowledge, exchange ideas and widen their social and academic network must be recommended.Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-90623594227649499122012-11-08T07:35:00.002-08:002013-02-04T11:47:26.485-08:00Exploring Agent-Based Modelling technique for cycle track modelling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This work received grant from EU MOVE-COST project and undertaken as part of a Short Term Scientific Mission (STSM) at the University of Copenhagen. The overview of the findings can be assessed at MOVE-COST Project website under the 2012 STMS listings; Click <a href="http://www.move-cost.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=128%3Astsmyeboah&catid=37%3Astsm&Itemid=92" target="_blank">THIS LINK</a>.<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The aim of the course/workshop is to introduce challenges and principles of agent-based simulation of human behaviour and to provide participants with basic skills to author models using the open source toolkit Netlogo (</span><a href="http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">http://ccl.northwestern.edu/<wbr></wbr>netlogo/</span></a><span lang="EN-GB">).<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Participants should bring their own PC/MAC. Netlogo should be preinstalled before the workshop. To make a head start participants should go through Tutorials #1-3 at</span><a href="http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/docs/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-GB">http://ccl.northwestern.edu/<wbr></wbr>netlogo/docs/</span></a><span lang="EN-GB"> (listed in the left hand panel) before the session.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">The course includes<u></u><u></u></span></div>
<span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">generic presentations of the background of ABM’s<u></u><u></u></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">presentation of case studies where ABM’s have been applied<u></u><u></u></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">hands-on exercises<u></u><u></u></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB">presentation/discussion of participants own modelling needs and ideas<u></u><u></u></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">For PhD students the course will include preparation of a 4-5 page manuscript relating the topics of the course to their own study project (it should include a brief, but running, Netlogo model). The manuscript should be handed in not later than 2 month after the event. For the full course – including an accepted manuscript - 5 ECTS will be granted.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Nikola Trbojevic (NTR)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17px;">University of Iceland</span>,<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span lang="DE">Bin Jiang (BIJ)<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Division of Geomatics, KTH Research School<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">University of Gävle, SE-801 76 Gävle, Sweden<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.333333969116211px;">Godwin Yeboah (GY)</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Northumbria University at Newcastle,<u></u></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">NE1 8ST Newcastle upon Tyne,</span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">United Kingdome</span><br />
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Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-48752530201903793542012-10-10T05:59:00.000-07:002013-07-02T02:12:41.100-07:00Workshop on Analysis & Visualization of MOVEment: where are we now? 10th -11th October 2012, Thessaloniki, GreecePart of this on-going work is being presented in the MOVE-COST Workshop with the theme: "Analysis & Visualization of MOVEment: where are we now?" from 10th -11th October 2012 in Thessaloniki in Greece.<br />
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Our presentation can be found here:<br />
<a href="http://www.move-cost.info/images/data/workshop/2012/Seraphime%20Alvanides%20-%20Cycling%20in%20the%20city-Understanding%20urban%20cycling%20behaviours%20and%20constraints%20in%20space-time.pptx" target="_blank">Seraphim Alvanides & Godwin Yeboah: Cycling in the City: Understanding Urban Cycling Behaviours and Constraints in Space-Time</a><br />
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Workshop website: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/costmeetingthessaloniki/">https://sites.google.com/site/costmeetingthessaloniki/</a><br />
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Move-Cost website: <a href="http://www.move-cost.info/index.php">http://www.move-cost.info/index.php</a>Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-30625349102901200552012-09-07T04:29:00.000-07:002012-09-23T10:38:09.396-07:00Cycling and Society Symposium 2012My participation in the prestigious event - Cycling and Society Symposium 2012 - has no regrets whatsoever. The event was great and informative. But not only that, people I met were very knowledgeable and willing to share. Below are some useful information:<br />
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My poster:<br />
<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/105206850/Methodological-Perspective-on-Understanding-Cycling-Behaviours-of-Commuters" style="display: inline !important; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 12px auto 6px;" title="View Methodological Perspective on Understanding Cycling Behaviours of Commuters on Scribd">Methodological Perspective on Understanding Cycling Behaviours of Commuters</a><br />
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Twitter hash-tag of event:<br />
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Event website: <a href="http://www.uel-smg.org.uk/cyclingandsociety2012.html">http://www.uel-smg.org.uk/cyclingandsociety2012.html</a><br />
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<br />Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-28994270817110934382012-09-07T04:13:00.000-07:002012-09-07T04:13:16.413-07:00Forge Summer School 2012: Time, Travel and Everyday LifeThe Forge Summer School this year, 2012, offered quite an insightful and informative presentations and ideas about the concept of time in travel and everyday past/present/future. The deliberately created informal setting offered opportunities for participants, like me, to establish networks with the potential of further collaboration and future prospects and (forge) networking. I must say that I did enjoy every bit of the programme and kudos to the organizers and sponsors! Event website is here: <a href="http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/theforge/summer-school/">http://www.its.leeds.ac.uk/theforge/summer-school/</a>Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-12871248684247272082012-08-16T05:33:00.002-07:002012-10-22T02:52:01.508-07:00Tracking and mapping cyclists’ behaviours - what GNSS can do<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;">This poster was presented in Gfg2 First Summer School at University of Nottingham from 13th to 15th August 2012. The poster illustrates how cyclists' travel behaviour could be tracked and mapped using GNSS technology. Findings from such an approach has the potential of informing sustainable transport policies.</span><br />
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Some pictures taken can be seen here:
<a href="http://www.gfg2.eu/summer-school-2012">http://www.gfg2.eu/summer-school-2012</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/103034667/Tracking-and-mapping-cyclists%E2%80%99-behaviours-what-GNSS-can-do" style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px auto; text-decoration: underline;" title="View Tracking and mapping cyclists’ behaviours - what GNSS can do on Scribd">Tracking and mapping cyclists’ behaviours - what GNSS can do </a><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="1.32467532467532" data-auto-height="true" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_84685" scrolling="no" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/103034667/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-1th1ju04bp0q7xllre57" width="100%"></iframe><br />
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Pictures here:<br />
<a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/114451028809217972861/albums/5777593298356394897?banner=pwa">https://plus.google.com/photos/114451028809217972861/albums/5777593298356394897?banner=pwa</a>Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7776447422101118869.post-58617277886936730172012-08-02T09:19:00.001-07:002012-08-02T09:19:16.350-07:00GeoTime Webinar: Cycling data in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x9VwSW_pFPs?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Godwin Yeboahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01142988187103207315noreply@blogger.com0