• Post: Salzburg’s Multimedia Know-How Puts Cultural Heritage in the Limelight

    […] the Veste Oberhaus in Passau or the Kufstein Fortress, which bear witness to a shared history, are filled with virtual life in an innovative way for visitors. In this way new audiences can be reached. Digitally Presenting Cultural Assets in a New Way A virtual installation has already been implemented in the Passau Oberhausmuseum and is related to the new interior design of the tower. “By working with scientific partners from the cultural sciences and IT, digital infrastructure is created for the presentation of innovative cultural assets. This is particularly important in times of the Corona, where freedom of travel can be restricted”, says Salzburg Research Project Manager Markus Lassnig. 15 Million Euros in EU Funding for 70 Projects The threads of such Interreg programs come together at the regional development and EU regional policy department in the state’s economic department, impulses for cooperation projects are given and Salzburg project partners are advised. “Salzburg […]

  • Post: Survey On The Future Of E-Mobility On Two Wheels

    […] developed two-wheelers and determine their potential. We Ask For Your Opinion! What do you expect from electromobility on two wheels? Which mobility factors are important to you personally? How would you use electric mobility? What characteristics and what information of the electric vehicle or the (charging) infrastructure would you like? Could you imagine wearable technology as an interface between driver and vehicle? Help shape the future of e-mobility on two wheels! Take the survey now and win: German questionnaire English questionnaire EMotion (Electric Mobility in L-Category Vehicles for all generations) is funded by Klima- und Energiefonds a spart of the Zero Emission Mobility funding program. Project leader: AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, project partner: KTM Technologies GmbH, KISKA GmbH, KTM AG, WIVW Würzburger Institut für Verkehrswissenschaften GmbH, Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH., FH OÖ Forschungs und Entwicklungs GmbH, NUMERICA GmbH & Co KG, Technische Universität Graz, Daxner&Merl GmbH, Kobleder GmbH Entry Picture: © KISKA GmbH

  • Publikation: BürgerInnen Dialog Automatisierte Mobilität in Salzburg

    Das französische Beteiligungsinstitut Mission Publiques hat gemeinsam mit nationalen Partnern den BürgerInnen-Dialog zum Thema automatisierte Mobilität in Europa, Nordamerika und Asien initialisiert. Dessen Zielsetzung ist es, die Meinungen der lokalen Bevölkerung durch die Organisation von BürgerInnen-Dialogen in internationale und globale Diskussionen und Verhandlungen über gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen miteinzubinden. Wie bringt man BürgerInnen aus verschiedenen Lebensbereichen dazu, über ein Thema nachzudenken, das einerseits ein breites Spektrum gesellschaftlicher Fragen behandelt, andererseits eine sehr technische Seite aufweist? Anstelle den herkömmlichen Weg zu gehen und eine Umfrage durchzuführen, wurden SalzburgerInnen eingeladen, einen Tag lang über die Möglichkeiten, Chancen, Potentiale aber auch Risiken automatisierter Mobilität zu diskutieren und sich über ihre Auswirkungen auf unseren Alltag auszutauschen. Die Diskussion fand in Form eines Dialoges statt, der darauf abzielte, Meinungen einzuholen und gemeinsam Vorschläge zu entwickeln. Die Teilnehmenden hatten jedoch nicht nur die Gelegenheit, sich in offener Atmosphäre zu unterhalten und andere Sichtweisen zu hören, sondern konnten in den sechs organisierten Diskussionsrunden […]

  • Post: Status Quo and Future of Digital Mobility

    […] experts gave presentations on the main topics of the Mobility Forum at the Pitter Event Center in Salzburg. After that, the approximately 60 participants, including decision-makers from public administrations, the chamber of commerce, universities, research institutes, companies, car driver clubs and other institutions, took the opportunity to discuss the topic. Also a test drive with the Digibus® in the municipality Koppl was on the program. Karl Rehrl, Forschungslinienleiter für intelligente Mobilität bei Salzburg Research, LR Stefan Schnöll und Siegfried Reich, GF Salzburg Research, mit einem Digibus-Modell Transport Councilor Stefan Schnöll welcomed the participants and emphasized the importance of retaining or regaining the “sovereignty” and control of transport in the region. Motorists should not drive the shortest, bur for all involved best route. “A lot has happened in this field in recent years. That’s why we always want to keep up with the times and network with experts so we can shape the future ourselves.” […]

  • Projekt: Digibus® Austria

    […] safe operation of automated vehicles as carriers in a regional, intermodal mobility system. The Austrian flagship project “Digibus® Austria” pursues the goal to research and test methods, technologies and models for proofing a reliable and traffic-safe operation of automated shuttles on open roads in mixed traffic in a regional driving environment on automated driving level 3 (“Conditional Automation”) and creating foundations for automation level 4 (“High Automation”). Expected results address the following fields: Driving environment and digital infrastructure Driving scenarios and interaction with other traffic participants Automated mobility system and passenger interaction during driverless operation The results form the basis for an Austrian reference model for the real testing and operation of highly or fully automated vehicles in local public transport. “Digibus® Austria” starts in April 2018 and has a project duration of 3 years. The project is funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG and the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and […]

  • Post: Salzburg Research at the ICT 2018

    […] Fit Into a New Phase of Life With New Technologies Fit4AAL relies on an expandable (growing) and affordable plug & play solution for the next generation of retirees who are more technologically advanced. With this, users are to be made physically fit(ter) and on the other hand “fit for the use” of supporting technologies. This is achieved by combining smart home components with smart services and appropriate health-promoting preventive measures. The latter focus on the areas of exercise, nutrition and relaxation. To the project page NIMBLE – Collaborative Network for Industry, Manufacturing, Business and Logistics in Europe The NIMBLE project develops an open-source-based B2B platform infrastructure that can be specialized by operators for regional or sector-specific B2B solutions. Through these platforms, SMEs should be able to define sopply chains and be able to network more closely in terms of production logistics in order to be able to use company-wide optimization potential. To the project page

  • Post: 61st Innovationspool: Development of Digital Strategies

    […] 61st Innovation Pool on September 12th. The event, organized by Salzburg Research, Hagleitner Hygiene International and Platform for Innovation, focused on the topic “Development of Digital Strategies”. The following lectures (in German) formed the core of the 61st innovation pool: Erfolgsstrategien für die digitale Transformation – Wie gehen das Vorreiter-Unternehmen an? Dr. Markus Lassnig, Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft Erfolgsfaktoren der Führung der Digitalen Transformation Bernhard A. Zimmermann, Zühlke Engineering (Austria) Digitale Produkte bei Hagleitner – Entstehung, Geschäftsmodelle im Wandel und wo geht die Reise hin? Christian Aigner, HAGLEITNER HYGIENE INTERNATIONAL Digitalisierungsstrategie im Werkzeugbau – Antworten auf die Herausforderungen der vernetzten Produktion Rene Haidlmair, Haidlmair After the business lunch, the partcipants were allowed to take a look behind the scenes of Hagleitner Hygiene International during a factory tour. Finally, there was a lot of discussion with the participants. 61. Innovationspool (c)schwarz-koenig.at 61. Innovationspool (c)schwarz-koenig.at 61. Innovationspool (c)schwarz-koenig.at 61. Innovationspool (c)schwarz-koenig.at 61. Innovationspool (c)schwarz-koenig.at 61. Innovationspool (c)schwarz-koenig.at 61. […]

  • Post: Minister of Transport Pallauf at Salzburg Research

    […] many of our areas of life and creating new opportunities, including the mobility of tomorrow. Minister of Transport Dr. Brigitta Pallauf convinced herself on the topics of real-time traffic data and self-driving minibus of the forward-looking research work of the Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft. Efficient, environmentally friendly and affordable mobility is a ubiquitous challenge of our time. Salzburg Research is researching digital technologies to improve the mobility system. “Digitalisation offers us the opportunity to use the existing transport infrastructure more efficiently or to try out completely new ways of mobility. This includes both an objective view of the traffic situation and its future development as well as the expansion of public transport services by automated vehicles”, says Minister of Transport Dr. Brigitta Pallauf. Real-Time Traffic Information is Looking for Volunteers With data from moving vehicles (Floating Car Data FCD), congestion or even delays after accidents can be recorded in real time and measures for traffic […]

  • Post: Project Completion Report: Wireless Broadband Options in Rural Regions

    A new project final report provides options for broadband expansion in the Province of Salzburg. Salzburg Research recently published the project completion report „Wireless Broadband Options accompanying the infrastructure expansion“ (Kabellose Breitbandoptionen begleitend zum Infastrukturausbau). The report represents an important step in the expansion of broadband in the Province of Salzburg and serves as a source of information for currently available options in nderserved rural regions. „More bandwidth when accessing the Internet, as well as a fast and stable Internet connection, are essential to remain competitive. Our declared goal is to reach a nationwide broadband supply in Salzburg by 2020. For this, we have to rely on wireless technologies, especially in sparsely populated and rural areas where the expansion of wired solutions is not possible”, explains governor Wilfried Haslauer. Four Options for More than Ten Megabits Per Second If, in an area with cable-bound solutions, a sufficient supply can not be guaranteed, the change […]

  • Projekt: TriCePS – Self-optimizing Communication for Future Cyber Physical Systems

    […] conditions. Based on the first TriCePS component “Application Interface and Adaptation”, the application layer can be provided with information about QoS values to self-adapt to current conditions, e.g. by activating local pre-processing. The component “Protocol Negotiation” enables interoperability between end systems by allowing negotiating and choosing a communication protocols supported by all partners or even by downloading a protocol from a central repository. Finally, in the component “Protocol Parameter Optimization” the parameters of protocols in use are optimized for the current application and infrastructure. Such a comprehensive approach with a combination of these three components will provide future interconnected CPS with the means to establish interoperability and to efficiently and robustly communicate with each other in the future Internet of Things. Funding: BMVIT – Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology as part of the ICT of the Future program coordinated by FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency. Logo Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie

  • Post: The Digibus is in Koppl

    […] everyday traffic, a lot of human-to-human communication happens. This applies, e.g. passenger communication: How does the bus interact with its passengers when there is no driver in the car (and will not be accompanied by a companion in the future)? How does communication with other road users work? For example, how does the bus recognize that another driver granted the bus right of way? Machine-to-machine communication: How does the bus communicate with other vehicles? How about the infrastructure, such as traffic lights? Special traffic situations: How does the Digibus deal with large gradients and with changing ground conditions (wetness, snow, ice etc.)? What happens when items are on the road? Social factors: How safe do passengers feel? Etc. For the complete construction of the test environment it is planned to bring other minibuses from other manufactures to Salzburg. Interested companies, research institutions, public organizations are invited to use the test environment for their own […]

  • Event: Save the Date: 4th FCD Forum

    […] commerce, Plenary Hall Julius-Raab-Platz 1, 5027 Salzburg Show the delivery program Program: see German page. The FCD Modellregion Salzburg makes a major contribution to the implementation of intelligent transport systems (IVS) in Austria. Within the framework of the FCD Model Region of Salzburg, intermodal ITS services are operated on the basis of floating car data for traffic planning, traffic information and traffic control and are examined for their benefit. The focus of the model region is the networking of vehicles, vehicle fleets, traffic infrastructure operators and roas users for the comprehensive coverage of real-time traffic data as well as the service-oriented use of real-time traffic information and other ITS services. The FCD Model Region Salzburg was set up in a project funded by the Climate and Energy Fund in the years 2012-2014 and has been operated by Salzburg Research on behalf of the Landesbaudirektion Salzburg. Click here to get to the application form. Organizer: Logo_leiste

  • Event: Day of the open Science City

    […] on 12 May 2017. Salzburg Research will also provide insights into exciting research projects. May 12, 2017 Science city Salzburg (Techno-Z) 5020 Salzburg Workshops for school classes are organized from 09:00 – 12:00. In the time from 15:00 to 20:00, the doors of numerous organizations are open to the public. The program of Salzburg Research Workshops 9:00 – 12:00 |  Station operation 15:00 – 20:00 | Event Center Broadband for poorly served areas Crisis suitable, mobile communication infrastructure for deployment organizations and international disaster relief: Salzburg Research enables stable, mobile broadband connection in poorly supplied areas. Improve wireless transmission Experience first-hand how wireless transmission (W-LAN, Bluetooth and Co.) works. Salzburg Research shows how you can influence and improve the signal strength yourself. Become a StauFux and support traffic planning With the new App from Salzburg Research, you will not only get the latest, minute-accurate traffic delays directly on your smartphone. They remain guaranteed anonymously […]

  • Post: We are seeking: IT Administrator

    To strengthen our team in the department of technology, we are looking for an IT administrator (m / f) in part-time (15 hrs / week) The “Technology” department manages the entire IT infrastructure of the research company – from budgeting, purchasing to installation and maintenance, and is now awarding a diversified part-time job for 15 hours per week as an IT administrator   Invitation to tender as pdf (German) Your job: Order, procurement & furnishing of new equipment Installation, Maintenance & Maintenance of Hard- & Software Administration of PCs, printers and other peripherals Your qualifications: Ongoing education in the field of computer science (FH- / university study) Windows & Linux knowledge Good English knowledge The annual fee is full-time for a 38.5 hrs / week at least EUR 33,180 gross according to the research collective agreement in stage D1. Please send your application with motivation letter, curriculum vitae and current certificates or your questions […]

  • Publikation: Geoweb.

    Wir alle nutzen beinahe täglich das Web – und viele unserer Interaktionen im Web enthalten die Frage nach dem “Wo”: Wo befindet sich die nächstgelegene Kneipe? Was ist der kürzeste Fußweg dorthin? Wie schaut es am Urlaubsort (tatsächlich) aus? Wo wäre ein geeigneter Standort für das neue Vereinshaus? Diese und viele andere Fragen beantworten wir zunehmend mit Geoweb-Anwendungen. Das vorliegende HMD- Schwerpunktheft beschäftigt sich damit, welche Konzepte, Methoden, Technologien und Werkzeuge diesen Geoweb- Anwendungen zugrunde liegen. Methoden und Technologien zur Verortung von Objekten und Personen stehen oft am Beginn der Überlegungen bei der Entwicklung einer Geoweb-Anwendung; darauf folgt die Frage, wie man solche geocodierten Daten speichert und effizient abfragen kann (und dabei den Datenschutz beachtet). Woher kommen die Daten eigentlich und wie kann man unterschiedliche Quellen mithilfe von Geosensornetzwerken (intelligent und standardisiert) vernetzen? Und wie interagieren Benutzer mit dem Geoweb? Wie werden digitale Karten eingebunden und welche Alternativen zur Interaktion mit Karten gibt es? […]

  • Post: AI for Museums and Cultural Institutions

    […] the use of AI that related to different aspects of museums and cultural enterprises. The application cases were then prioritized and worked out in more detail: Personalized knowledge transfer Individualize artist information Internal organization/booking systems Digitization/archiving of collections These ideas show that AI offers a variety of opportunities in museums and cultural institutions to improve the visitor experience, increase efficiency and facilitate administration. There were 30 participants from the following Salzburg museums and cultural institutions: Salzburger Museen und Kulturbetrieben: Salzburg Museum, Salzburger Freilichtmuseum, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Salzburger Marionettentheater, DomQuartier Salzburg, Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum, Burg Mauterndorf, Salzburger Landeskulturbeirat. Also represented from the extended cultural ecosystem were: Kultur-Ökosystem waren vertreten: Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg, Fachhochschule Salzburg, Salzburg Research, Universität Mozarteum und das Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport (BMKÖS). Many thanks to all participants for their dedicated work! This event was a collaboration between the Digitization Initiative for Salzburg State Museums and was […]

  • Publikation: Achievements of the ARIADNE Initiative for Archaeological Data Sharing and Research.

    The overall objective of the ARIADNE initiative is to help archaeological research and data management communities in Europe and beyond to more effectively share and use data that are dispersed across many institutions and projects. The initiative developed Research Infrastructure services that enable aggregation, integration, search and visualisation of data records that describe and link to data collections and items available in the providers’ repositories and databases. Funded under the Research Infrastructures strand of the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, the ARIADNE projects implemented and enhanced the ARIADNE Research Infrastructure and mobilised a growing community of institutions and collaborative projects interested in sharing data through the e-Infrastructure. In the ARIADNEplus project almost 4 million data records were integrated in the ARIADNE Portal. Following a brief introduction to the ARIADNE initiative, this article presents selected achievements of the initiative with the ARIADNEplus project. It addresses the extension and support of the ARIADNE […]

  • Publikation: Mobile Augmented Geo Data Visualization Based on Open Street Map

    This paper describes an approach to a mobile (smart phone) augmented reality navigation system which is based on Open Street Map data. It analyzes the challenges which arise from creating such a system, such as missing topographic information, incorrect sensor data and other technological limitations. Where possible, di erent solutions are discussed and evaluated. It as well assesses the usefulness and accuracy of the whole approach on the basis of a prototype (on a Android powered device). The paper concludes with the insight that the accuracy, which can be achieved by such a system, is suffcient but not overall satisfactory. In certain scenarios the system might fail due to bad GPS reception or incorrect geo-data. These scenarios and sources of error are discussed separately. It as well shows that the visualization and the processing of large amounts of data are very challenging topics on a mobile platform, but yet solvable. Keywords: augmented reality, open-gl, mobile, sensors, […]

  • Projekt: STEP – online measurements for dispatching of waste disposal vehicles

    In STEP, a prototype of a planning system will be developed and that uses online measurements from waste containers for the dispatching of waste disposal vehicles. Waste container measurements such as fill-level and temperature will be integrated into a mathematical planning-procedure to calculate and visualize optimal routes for daily, demand-driven waste disposal using large containers.

  • Event: Report: Presentation and Panel Discussion: “Does Austria need Infrastructural Politics of Knowledge?”

    Salzburg Research and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Salzburg presented the study “Österreichs Weg in die Wissensgesellschaft” containing six recommendations by the New Club of Paris. The New Club of Paris is the agenda developer for the Knowledge Economy. The Club’s main objective is to create awareness on what the knowledge society is and will be, and also support nations, regions, cities, communities organizations and companies in their transformation into the Knowledge Economy. The club’s General Secretary, Günter Koch, presented the study „Österreichs Weg in die Wissensgesellschaft“ with six tangible recommendations. Erhard Busek, Gabriele Leibetseder, Siegfried Reich, Günter Koch The following debaters participated in the panel discussion: Erhard Busek (rector University of Applied Sciences Salzburg, retired vice-chancellor of Austria) Siegfried Reich (CEO Salzburg Research) Gabriele Leibetseder (Marketing and Technik Isocell) Podiumsdiskussion_Wissenspolitik_2011-04-05 Erhard Busek (Rektor der FH Salzburg, Vizekanzler a.D.), Gabriele Leibetseder (Isocell), Siegfried Reich (GF Salzburg Research), Günter Koch (Generalsekretär des Club of Paris)