What is the DLR MovingLab?

Was ist das DLR MovingLab?
Durch die Nutzung von Smartphones und GPS-Loggern werden Mobilitätserhebungen mit dem DLR MovingLab deutlich vereinfacht und Mobilitätsdaten präziser erfasst. Die ermittelten Daten werden für wissenschaftliche Arbeiten sowie zur Unterstützung von Entscheidungsprozessen in Politik, Verwaltung und Wirtschaft genutzt.

Was ist das DLR MovingLab?

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Was ist das DLR MovingLab?
Durch die Nutzung von Smartphones und GPS-Loggern werden Mobilitätserhebungen mit dem DLR MovingLab deutlich vereinfacht und Mobilitätsdaten präziser erfasst. Die ermittelten Daten werden für wissenschaftliche Arbeiten sowie zur Unterstützung von Entscheidungsprozessen in Politik, Verwaltung und Wirtschaft genutzt.

People's mobility behaviour is often recorded in the form of travel diaries. In these diaries, the people surveyed report either via a questionnaire or in the form of telephone interviews which journeys they made on a given date. Typically, information is collected on departure and arrival times, journey length, journey purpose and the chosen mode of transport. These trips recorded from memory can be highly inaccurate, as distances, for example, are only estimated. Due to the high effort involved for the participants, the survey period for such surveys is often limited to very short periods such as a single day. Long-term surveys tend to be the exception.

The DLR MovingLab offers completely new possibilities with the collection of mobility data using GPS and sensor data. Position and movement sensors from smartphones or GPS loggers are used to recognise routes and means of transport. The sensor data can be used to determine the exact location of a person or vehicle and corresponding acceleration profiles can be created, which allow conclusions to be drawn about the means of transport used and the route chosen. The advantage: all times and distances are automatically recorded. As the participants only have to carry a smartphone or a MovingLab GPS logger with them and switch on the tracking, the effort involved is extremely low and the conditions for long-term surveys are ideal.

Your mobility diary with the DLR MovingLab

Would you like to find out more about your mobility? Then track your journeys for yourself with the DLR MovingLab app! If you want to support us in our mobility research, you can also donate your data and join a campaign.

Your mobility survey with the DLR MovingLab

Are you planning a mobility survey? Then simply use the DLR MovingLab! Contact us and commission your campaign! We will then carry out the mobility survey together.

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DLR MovingLab

German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Transport Research
Rudower Chaussee 7, 12489 Berlin

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German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Transport Research
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Rudower Chaussee 7, 12489 Berlin