Improving mobility with data sharing

(Image: Pixabay CC0) We provide transport companies with information about our mobility behavior when we use various modes of transportation. Researchers at the University of Basel and two technology and mobility consulting companies have jointly investigated what requirements could be put in place to ensure this mobility data is better utilized. You take the train from Basel to Bern. When you arrive, you rent an e-bike at the station for the final stretch. Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the bike rental company know this thanks to the data you provide to them. This information helps both of them to record train occupancy and the distances traveled with their modes of transport - which, in turn, makes planning for the future easier. However, the datasets from the two providers are not linked to one another.