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Awards for the best ideas for the sustainable use of resources in tourism
At the end of September, the winners of the idea competition “Mission Green: Your vision of the smart (re)use of resources in tourism” on the IdeaSpace idea platform from Salzburg Research were presented awards on Schanzengelände in Bischofshofen. Sustainability in tourism has reached a new dimension with the ideas competition organized by Regionalverband Pongau and LAG Lebens.Wert Pongau-Tennengau!
Tons of food thrown away and mountains of laundry that have to be washed every day are an everyday problem in tourist regions such as Pongau. With the help of digital technology, the toursim industry can be made more sustainable, energy-efficient, innovative, and service-oriented. In the “Mission Green” ideas competition on the IdeaSpace idea platform from Salzburg Research, creative and innovative minds were invited to submit ideas on how digital technologies can make tourism more responsible.
Concrete, practicable solutions to the following questions were looked for:
- Food resource: What could (digital) solutions look like for using surplus food elsewhere or avoiding it? What innovative approaches are there to develop new products from unused food or to make them usable in other sectors?
- Textile resource: How can the upcycling of discarded textiles be promoted? How can textile waste be prevented?
- (Awareness) education: What initiatives could bring the population, companies, and their employees or tourists closer to the responsible use of resources?
- Other resources: What smart ideas can you think of for other resources in tourism, such as energy, water, or topics such as mobility or waste management? For example, ideas for visitor flow management at tourist hotspots, smart use of electricity in hotels, intelligent lighting in the tourism business, smart waste disposal in restaurants, etc.
The best 7 ideas were awarded:
Many creative minds have submitted their innovative approaches on the topic of food waste, textile recycling, and many more. In the end, the seven best ideas nominated by an expert jury and the most popular idea from the community voting “Tourismus Pet Coin” were chosen. These were rewarded at an awards ceremony on 26.09.2024 under a circus dome in Bischofshofen on Schanzengelände.
The following winners were chosen:
- Das Zero-Wast Cocktail- und Kaffeebar-Erlebnis (Stefan F.)
- Die Küchenschlacht – Dreckig mit sauberem Gewissen (Doris S.)
- BergWind Energy – Mit Seilbahnen außerhalb der Ski Saison Strom erzeugen (BergWind Energy)
- Mission Green – (Awareness) Education (Karim)
- Grüne Architektur: Nachhaltigkeit im Fokus (basti.scnr)
- Smarte Matratzen – Nachhaltige Überwachung für optimale Hygiene und Komfort (Walter B.)
- Nachhaltiges Carnivore Dining – Neudefinition der Speisewahl im Gastgewerbe (Stefan F.)
In-depth workshop: Ideas in practice
Two winning ideas (Zero Waste Cocktail Bar and Die Küchenschlacht) were further developed by around 25 participants on Saturday, November 9th, as part of an in-depth ideas workshop at the Samrt Tourism Data Jam at GAST. Regionalverband Pongau and LEADER-Region Lebens.Wert.Pongau-Tennengau will work together with the winners on the practical implementation of these ideas.
Congratulations to the winners and good luck with further ideas!
Salzburg Research’s IdeaSpace ideas platform is all about your ideas! Help us solve questions and problems by submitting your ideas, working on ideas with other creative minds, and getting honest feedback. We welcome everyone, because good ideas know no boundaries! Discover the power of the network that connects you with like-minded people, experts and exciting institutions and companies.
Join in and shape the future with us in the IdeaSpace!
Wanted: Sustainable solutions for last-mile goods logistics
The new ideas competition on the IdeaSpace.cc ideas platform focuses on your ideas for sustainable delivery.
Even if you live in suburban or rural areas, you shouldn’t have to compromise on environmentally friendly choices, especially at the key final stage of goods logistics.
For the research project SuCoLo, we are looking for innovative ideas for sustainable solutions that raise awareness of green alternatives, support local initiatives, promote sustainable collection and delivery methods, and motivate customers to make environmentally conscious choices.
Contribute your ideas alone or as a team and shape the future of logistics in a sustainable, smart, and livable way!
You can submit your ideas to IdeaSpace in these four categories until November 2024:
- Behavioral change and awareness-raising: How do we encourage the behavior and awareness of consumers in suburban and rural areas towards more sustainable practices when ordering and receiving goods? Which (digital) features and strategies could effectively support these behavioral changes?
- Green online shop: How should the “green” online shop be designed to attract environmentally conscious consumers and promote sustainable delivery? What are the key functions, and how should they be implemented?
- Perfect collection point: What amenities and incentives would encourage people to choose to pick up their goods?
- Booking platform for cargo bike sharing: Design the ultimate booking platform for cargo bike sharing that makes it easier for citizens to transport/deliver goods in a seamless and sustainable way. What features are necessary, and how can they be implemented?
YOUR ideas can make the difference and make delivery systems smarter and more sustainable! The best ideas will receive valuable rewards.
Be a part of something big – it’s that easy!
Salzburg Research’s IdeaSpace ideas platform is all about your ideas! Help us solve questions and problems by submitting your ideas, working on ideas with other creative minds, and getting honest feedback. We welcome everyone, because good ideas know no boundaries! Discover the power of the network that connects you with like-minded people, experts and exciting institutions and companies.
Join in and shape the future together with us in the IdeaSpace!
Connected Boot: sensor technology and mobile analysis for optimized skiing
With the Connected Boot, developed by Salzburg Research together with Atomic and the University of Salzburg, skiers receive tailor-made real-time feedback on their own riding technique directly on their mobile phone thanks to state-of-the-art sensor technology.
moreWe are in: Charity Challenge 2024
In 2024 the employees of Salzburg Research are again taking part in Salzburger Businesslauf Charity Challenge!
In 2024, from June 12 to September 12, socially committed, active employees of Salzburg-based companies will get back on their feet to collect kilometers for psychologically stressed families. Each kilometer collected through running, hiking or walking will be converted into a 0.24-cent donation.
In 2023, 34,350 euros were collected through the efforts of 25 Salzburg organizations and donated to Children Have a Future. In 2024, we will be collecting for the JoJo association: JoJo supports and assists psychologically distressed families in the state of Salzburg with the aim of keeping children healthy. Jojo is a beacon of hope in the stormy waters of psychological distress in families.
More about Charity Challenge: charity-challenge.at
Digital guiding concept for DomQuartier Salzburg
Salzburg Research is investigating the requirements for a digitally supported guiding concept for DomQuartier Salzburg in order to improve the visitor experience through the use of sensor technology, real-time data and artificial intelligence.
DomQuartier Salzburg, a museum complex around Salzburg Cathedral Square, is expanding and will get a new visitor center. A tour takes you through an extensive collection of unique World Heritage Site and architecturally interesting historical premises.
In order to distribute the flow of visitors more evenly in the exhibition rooms over time and according to interests, as well as to improve the visitor experience of individual exhibits, new information services are to be developed using data from sensors and AI-based systems. The goal is a visitor guidance concept that recommends individual tours tailored to the respective interests on the basis of objective real-time data on the distribution of visitors and avoids overcrowding. The basis is data on the orientation, distribution and density of visitors.
For this purpose, Salzburg Research is testing various sensor technologies. The sensors are currently being tested at neuralgic points such as entrances, attractions and shortcuts during opening hours.
An accompanying survey of visitors about their experience complements the target group-specific recommendations.
In the long term, such visitor data analyses could also be used for other applications, such as to optimally plan exhibitions or evaluate evacuation concepts.
The research work is funded by the EU and the BMAW as part of the European Digital Innovation Hub “Crowd in Motion”.
Transmission quality of intercom functions
The transition to increasing wireless communication networks significantly changes their characteristics. Salzburg Research develops a measurement system for network quality for Commend International.
Commend International GmbH, a globally recognized major supplier of integrated intercom systems, has been developing and manufacturing security and communication solutions for the protection of people, buildings and property for over 50 years. In order to remain at the forefront of digital developments, the company relies on collaboration with researchers.
Communication networks are becoming increasingly heterogeneous: where historically only wired networks were used, mixed forms or even completely wireless networks are being implemented more often. This opens up new application possibilities, but also significantly changes the properties of communication networks.
On behalf of Commend, Salzburg Research is investigating a suitable monitoring of the performance characteristics of communication networks necessary for intercom functions and how 5G mobile networks influence these performance characteristics. The measurement system for voice/video data streams supports the reliable and trouble-free transmission of safety-relevant intercom functions. To this end, Salzburg Research defines performance sets that must be adhered to in third-party communication networks. In addition, 5G slicing is being developed to ensure flawless intercom functionality in 5G networks, as well as a measurement and monitoring solution to oversee the necessary network characteristics.
Visions of the Future Awarded: Ideas for Sustainable Shipping
At the beginning of June, in the Villach region, the winners of the idea competition “Wave ahead! Shaping the future of Ossiacher See Shipping with us,” held on the idea platform IdeaSpace by Salzburg Research, were awarded. As part of the regional branding process, Ossiacher See Shipping and the Villach – Faaker See – Ossiacher See Region invited them to actively shape the future of Ossiacher See Shipping.
Shipping on Lake Ossiach has a long and proud history in Carinthia and is now ready to explore new waters. Driven by such trends as sustainability, energy efficiency, service innovation, changing leisure behavior and digitalization, shipping is facing new challenges and opportunities. The IdeaSpace competition invited creative minds to shape shipping for future generations.
Concrete, feasible solutions were sought to address the following issues:
- Sustainable connected infrastructure: How can shipping and wharves, as cultural heritage, be better connected with the regional infrastructure on Lake Ossiach and in Villach and be more sustainably promoted?
- Shipping in the digital world: How can digital elements be used to make the experience and comfort more interesting and interactive for passengers?
- Service waves of enthusiasm: Which new offers, activities and catering concepts can make the Ossiacher See shipping and wharves an attraction for new target groups?
80 ideas for the future of the Ossiacher See Shipping
Eighty ideas were submitted to Salzburg Research’s open innovation platform IdeaSpace. The submission phase was followed by an evaluation by the online community. After that, the ideas were presented to the renowned expert jury. The ideas were evaluated according to predefined criteria and were recently awarded in a ceremony.
“When awarding the prize, the jury was spoiled for choice. I am very pleased that we received such great ideas and were able to further develop them in an innovation workshop. Together with many stakeholders, we are very motivated to develop the future for Lake Ossiach Shipping. Thank you to Salzburg Research for the great collaboration. A special thank you to the participants of the competition. ” says Josef Nageler, Managing Director of Nageler Schifffahrt & Restaurant GmbH & Co KG.
Among the winners were:
- First place: “The sustainable ship – we look to our lake – the ship as a green oasis” from the 2nd classes of TS Carinthia
- Second place: “A boat trip for true connoisseurs: wine lovers” by Juergen Reinert
- Third place: “Art and Culture Ships” by Frank Dobbert
- Fourth place: “Mystery Cruise – The interactive cruise with AR” by Manuel Limper
Innovation workshop: From ideas to implementation
At the innovation workshop in Ossiach, the winning ideas of “Welle voraus!” were discussed in more detail with Ossiacher See Schifffahrt, Region Villach – Faaker See – Ossiacher See, experts from the region and students from KTS Villach and the first steps for their implementation were developed.
Congratulations to the winners and good luck with your future ideas!
Be a part of something big – it’s that easy!
Salzburg Research’s IdeaSpace ideas platform is all about your ideas! Help us solve questions and problems by submitting your ideas, working on ideas with other creative minds, and getting honest feedback. We welcome everyone, because good ideas know no boundaries! Discover the power of the network that connects you with like-minded people, experts and exciting institutions and companies.
Join in and shape the future with us in the IdeaSpace!
With real-time feedback to the sporting ideal line
Digitalization in professional sports: Salzburg Research developed a method for measuring steering impulses in luge sports based on motion data analysis for the Bobsleigh and Luge Association of Germany.
moreMehrwert und Herausforderungen der 5G-Technologie im Anwendungsbereich der Geoinformatik.
Abstract
Der 5G-Standard verspricht durch technische Neuerungen einige Vorteile, wie größere Übertragungsraten und geringere Latenzzeiten, weshalb die 5G-Technologie auch für viele Anwendungsbereiche in der Geoinformatik vielversprechend ist. Wie sich der Mehrwert in der Forschungspraxis bemerkbar macht, wird auch in den beiden Forschungsprojekten „5G-MOBiS“ und „5G-EXPS“ untersucht. Anhand von ausgewählten Anwendungsfällen werden in diesem Beitrag Methoden und Ergebnisse vorgestellt, um Mobilfunkdaten datenschutzkonform aufzubereiten, automatisierte Verkehrssteuerung zu optimieren, große Datenmengen in interaktive 5D-Webkartenanwendungen zu integrieren sowie 5G-Versuchsnetze und Messwerkzeuge zu entwickeln. Aufbauend auf den präsentierten Ergebnissen wird der Mehrwert von 5G für diese Anwendungen diskutiert.
Curvature Detection with an Optoelectronic Measurement System Using a Self-Made Calibration Profile.
Nearest advocate: a novel event-based time delay estimation algorithm for multi-sensor time-series data synchronization
Abstract
Estimating time delays in event-based time-series is a crucial task in signal processing as it affects the data quality and is a prerequisite for many subsequent analyses. In particular, data acquired from wearable devices often suffer from a low timestamp precision or clock drift. Current state-of-the-art methods such as Pearson Cross-Correlation are sensitive to typical data quality issues, e.g. misdetected events, and Dynamic Time Warping is computationally expensive. To overcome these limitations, we propose Nearest Advocate, a novel event-based time delay estimation method for multi-sensor time-series data synchronisation. We evaluate its performance using three independent datasets acquired from wearable sensor systems, demonstrating its superior precision, particularly for short, noisy time-series with missing events. Additionally, we introduce a sparse variant that balances precision and runtime. Finally, we demonstrate how Nearest Advocate can be used to solve the problem of linear as well as non-linear clock drifts. Thus, Nearest Advocate offers a promising opportunity for time delay estimation and post-hoc synchronization for challenging datasets across various applications.
Operational data collection in winter service: Content-technical advice for procurement and implementation
Salzburg Research supported the state of Styria in the tendering, procurement, and implementation of a telematics-supported operational data collection system for winter services.
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