Adequate spatial data are essential for the development of demand-oriented mobility offers. The Research Studio iSPACE is therefore working to incorporate data-driven analyses into a wide range of projects, thereby supporting Austrian mobility and public transport.
Spatial data is an essential basis for demand-oriented planning and provision of mobility services. In addition to official sources, these are also collected in real test environments such as Haltestelle 4.0 at the Neumarkt-Köstendorf node. The Research Studio iSPACE of the RSA FG thus conducts applied research with methods and technologies of geoinformatics in order to map mobility behavior and customer potentials on the basis of indicators in a spatiotemporal context (e.g., commuter volumes, route analyses) and thus support transportation planning.
In addition to the quality of the stops as such, the focus is increasingly on the surroundings of the stops in order to determine the quality of dwell time and supply on the basis of facilities of public interest. Finally, innovative and sustainable solutions adapted to regional challenges are to be tested within the framework of the UML Salzburg in order to make transport hubs more attractive.
Further research focuses on continuous route chains, especially in urban-rural mobility, cross-border linkages and harmonized data bases for residents and tourists alike. In order to record the needs of tourist mobility, the national lead project ULTIMOB also facilitates studies in close cooperation with regional stakeholders. In Leogang, movement patterns on site and their seasonal fluctuations are modeled and visualized on the basis of statistical data, guest cards and surveys.
This article by Günter Gruber first appeared in the magazine “Forum Mobil” (special edition for the Salzburg Traffic Days). At the Transport Days, Günter Gruber also gave a keynote speech on the topic as part of a workshop moderation “Tourism Mobility and Public Transport”.