Why was IMO created?
There are many good social science databases in Estonia, but so far, they have not been longitudinally, geographically and on cross-domain bases harmonized and integrated. The IMO is the subject of the Estonian Research Infrastructures Roadmap, which aims to develop an innovative data infrastructure supporting mobile research, which consists of five main components: IMO single user Portal, country-specific e-data, mobile data, context data and sensor data. They are made available through secure workplaces, user interfaces, and query environments.
The IMO wants to make the basic social science data more user-friendly, to bring it closer to decision-makers and to improve the quality of research.
What will be done during the IMO development?
The development of the IMO will provide researchers and public authorities with access to a unique data infrastructure that includes both previously collected and publicly available data, as well as new, additional and previously restricted data. Harmonization and validation of data is also an important part of the IMO infrastructure.
What is the data infrastructure created by the IMO like?
The core of the data infrastructure that will be created by the IMO is person-based. It allows for detailed analysis of both international and national mobility (arrivals and departures), movers (gender, age, occupation, etc.), activities (learning, working, etc.) and impacts (on regions, the environment and the movers themselves, thereby helping to assess the success of different national strategies. In addition, data is collected at a more detailed spatial level from sensors and mobile phones that provide input for spatial planning strategies.
Main components of IMO
Estonian building stock
State Individual e-data
LongEstWell data
Mobile Phone Data
Population forecasts
IMO User Portal
Contextual data
Estonian building stock
Data from sensors and sensor networks enable monitoring of the environment, traffic flows and "smart cities"
State Individual e-data
1989, 2000, and 2011 data from population and housing censuses, national registries, and national surveys.
LongEstWell data
Survey data collected during a long-term study of the well-being, behavior, and coping of the adult population.
Mobile Phone Data
Passive and active mobile positioning data, smartphone-based data and additional interviews.
Population forecasts
Estimates of the future development of the population based on various data sources and models, which help to understand demographic changes and support long-term planning and decision-making.
IMO User Portal
The innovative and comprehensive data infrastructure supporting mobility research brings together a variety of data to better understand people's spatial mobility.
Contextual data
Other datasets needed to generate additional features for cellular or government data based or field specific research.
Use of IMO data
IMO infrastructure data is used in several major international and Estonian research and application projects, including migration dependence and integration challenges for the Estonian state, employers, communities, and education.
RITA-migration
Migration dependency and integration challenges for Estonia, employers, communities and educational system
H2020 BuildERS
Increasing the social resilience capital of European communities
Interreg BSR MARA
Mobility and Accessibility in Rural Areas. New approaches for developig mobility concepts in remote areas of the Baltic Sea Region
H2020 Finest Twins
Planning and development of a Smart City Centre of Excellence
Understanding the Vicious Circles of Segregation. A Geographic Perspective
This geographic research project aims to better understand segregation between socioeconomic and ethnic groups in Estonia
H2020 GROWINPRO
Investigate the reasons for the slowdown in productivity growth and propose an integrated policy package.
