Mobility Data Space (MDS)

Nature of the initiative

∙ Data Space

Scope of the initiative

National

Geographic Scope of the initiative

∙ Germany

Mission of the initiative

To connect those who offer data with those who need it to develop new business models.

Sector(s) addressed by the initiative

∙ Mobility

Leading organization

DRM Datenraum Mobilität GmbH

Contact Information of the initiative

Name: Moritz Stober, Director Business Development

E-mail: community@mobility-dataspace.eu

Contact Form link: https://mobility-dataspace.eu/contact

Members

200

Foundation Year

2019

Social Media Presence

Relevance for Industry 4.0

Key role in Smart mobility solutions development, aligned with the principles and technologies of Industry 4.0.

Document Library Link

https://mobility-dataspace.eu/press-media

Events Link

https://mobility-dataspace.eu/events

Connected Initiatives

Eona-X / Catena-X / GAIA -X

Data Space Technical Specifications - Level 3

Data Space Governance - Level 4

Data Space Demonstration - Level 4

Data Space Adoption - Level 5

More information about the initiative

What is the Mobility Data Space (MDS)?

The Mobility Data Space (MDS) initiative is aimed to creating an open ecosystem for exchanging mobility-related data in Europe. The community brings together experts from start-ups, SMEs, public transport, and others, offering them a wide range of data and direct contact with numerous groups, networking, and events.

Based on equal rights and data sovereignty, the Mobility Data Space is a data marketplace ecosystem supporting userfriendly, creative, and ecologically friendly mobility concepts. The platform is defined by transparency, European data protection requirements and privacy regulations, and member autonomy.

Founded by the Germany Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport back in 2019, in 2021 the MDS (DRM Datenraum Mobilität GmbH) holding company was founded, with the main task to develop and manage the technical and commercial aspects of the Mobility Data Space.

What kind of data does it offer?
<ul>
<li>Traffic Information → accidents, hazardous braking, traffic flow data, danger spots, …</li>
<li>Parking Information → parking search time, standstill data (SSD), bundled parking data Baden-Württemberg, …</li>
<li>Weather Information → slippery roads, rainfall radar, air quality, …</li>
<li>Fuel Price and Electromobility → charging point, power consumption and charging demand, EV Vehicles profiles data (EVP), …</li>
<li>Others</li>
</ul>
In the MDS website we can find other information related to the data catalogue

Need of the Mobility Data Space
The MDS addresses key needs and offers benefits in the urban mobility and transportation fields. High quality data is key for data integration, innovation, interoperability, sustainability, and efficient transportation planning. Innovations and solutions are also provided through this data space.
Benefits of the Mobility Data Space
The MDS is a trusted space to exchange secure and transparent data. Its decentralised structure allows members to always enjoy accurate data and sovereignty, deciding for themselves with whom they are sharing it with. The ecosystem acts as a marketplace to benefit from the data sharing community – providing networking and business opportunities – and since it is so diverse, members benefit from each other’s experiences and resources. Other benefits that the Mobility Data Space brings are: enhancing user experience, better decision-making and/or
sustainability and environmental impact. Data providers have full sovereignty over their data and are permitted to refuse specific actors access their data.

Participants
The MDS is opened to all organisations working on mobility solutions (road, oil, rain, water sectors) like public transport, navigation software or bikeshare providers.
There are more than 200 stakeholders, from science, industry, and public administration. We find DHL Group, Volkswagen, Caruso Dataplace and Here Technologies, among others.

Relationship with GAIA-X. The MDS is one of the seven Lighthouse Projects, part of the Gaia-X family, i.e., interoperable data spaces.