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.

Camping in October? It’s all possible at the annual meeting of the Cycling Research Board

By Lucas Vandermeer|2023-11-06T10:51:19+01:00November 6th, 2023|Categories: GI Mobility Lab Blog|Tags: conference, CRBAM, Cycling Research Board, NetAScore|

At the end of October our doctoral researchers Christian Werner and Lucas van der Meer attended the Cycling Research Board Annual Meeting (CRBAM) in Wuppertal, Germany. It is fair to say that this event is quite different from your average [...]

Jed Long – Scientist in Residence

By Martin Loidl|2023-10-16T16:31:12+02:00October 16th, 2023|Categories: GI Mobility Lab Blog|Tags: gps tracks, Jed Long, Salzburg, scientists in residence, SIR, spatial graphs, Western University|

We were privileged to serve as hosts for the City of Salzburg's „Scientists in Residence“ for the first time in September. It was a great pleasure to welcome Prof. Jed Long from Western University in London, Ontario (Canada) to our Mobility [...]

OpenGeoHub Summer School in Poznan, Poland

By Christian Werner|2023-10-05T17:35:18+02:00October 5th, 2023|Categories: GI Mobility Lab Blog|Tags: OpenGeoHub, Summer School|

A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege to attend the OpenGeoHub Summer School in Poznan. It was framed by the theme "Processing and visualizing large geospatial data using R, Python and Julia". During one week packed with interesting [...]

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.