Mobility Lab

Spatial conditions significantly influence mobility. Conversely, mobility shapes the geographical area. Members of the Mobility Lab carry out first-class research at the interface between geoinformatics and mobility. The knowledge gained is consistently transferred to practical application and published. Students are involved in the continuous development of knowledge and supervised in the context of project and final theses.

CITWIN Project Meeting in Aarhus: Integrating Research Strands and Exploring Urban Transformation

By Martin Loidl|2026-01-22T08:36:26+01:00January 22nd, 2026|Categories: CITWIN, GI Mobility Lab Blog|Tags: Aarhus, CITWIN, DUT, project meeting|

Robin Wendel and Martin Loidl participated in the annual meeting of the CITWIN project in Aarhus, Denmark. Now entering its third year, the project is reaching a phase where results are becoming increasingly tangible. The key challenge for the final [...]

Celebrating Dana’s PhD Success!

By Martin Loidl|2025-12-23T18:09:47+01:00December 23rd, 2025|Categories: GI Mobility Lab Blog|Tags: ABM, cyclists, Dana Kaziyeva, modelling, pedestrian, transport models|

Today marks a proud milestone for the Mobility Lab: Dana Kaziyeva successfully defended her PhD dissertation titled “Advancing Transport Models Using Agent-Based Modelling and Geoinformatics” at the University of Salzburg. Dana joined the Mobility Lab as a research assistant in [...]

Rethinking Mobility: What Teens Taught Us About Streets

By Martin Loidl|2025-12-16T09:32:07+01:00December 16th, 2025|Categories: i-MOBYL|Tags: co-creation, i-mobyl, kids, mobility, school, workshop|

In October and November 2025, the Mobility Lab at the University of Salzburg partnered with SALIS Salzburg International School to explore how young people experience everyday mobility. Through interactive workshops with 13–14-year-old students, we asked a simple question: What do [...]

Contribution to Department and University

Research

Knowledge building in the Mobility Lab is largely based on externally funded, national and international research projects. Geospatial, methodological innovations in the field of data modeling, network analysis and the modeling of interrelationships between moving objects and their environment are transferred into a number of mobility-related domains through cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Education

The Mobility Lab is involved in teaching (face-to-face studies, UNIGIS) and provides a stimulating environment for students, who are involved in research activities. Students are supported and mentored in study projects and post-grad research for final theses.

Outreach

Through active media work (social media, web, print, TV), the Mobility Lab makes a strong contribution to the external perception of the department. In addition, the research group is involved in third mission activities, such as the ideas:lab and other outreach events (Lange Nacht der Forschung, ToT, GIS Day etc.).

Networks and Cooperations

A wide-ranging, international network has been established through involvement in research consortia, active participation in scientific conferences and professional associations as well as the organization of events. The network includes colleagues from the academic field, but also representatives of the private sector (especially from planning), authorities (at all levels) and associations. In this environment, the Mobility Lab is perceived as a competence provider, especially in the area of spatial information and active mobility, and offers professional support and collaboration with the mobility management at the University of Salzburg as part of the PLUS Green Campus sustainability initiative.