Mobility Data Space:
the data marketplace for the mobility sector

Offer

Data exchange, expertise and support:
this is how participants benefit

Offer and purchase data

The Mobility Data Space connects people who offer mobility data with people who need it to develop and run new business models – simply, transparently, securely and with full added value for both sides. Providers maintain full data sovereignty at all times, meaning they decide who can use their data and for what purpose.

Access to service providers

The Mobility Data Space offers access to a broad network of service providers called the MDS Service Partners. They support participants at every step of the process, be it onboarding, identity management or business development.

Exchange with industry experts

The MDS brings together experts from start-ups, SMEs, public transport, municipalities, politics and science. Participants benefit from numerous, exclusive exchange and informative events.

Navigation app in a car - text module in round tile: The data sharing community for mobility pioneersNavigation app in a car - text module in round tile: The data sharing community for mobility pioneers
ICE in an underground station with passersby - text module in round tile: We enable sustainable mobility solutionsICE in an underground station with passersby - text module in round tile: We enable sustainable mobility solutions
Woman sitting in control room in a video studio - text module in round tile: An ecosystem of mobility and data expertsWoman sitting in control room in a video studio - text module in round tile: An ecosystem of mobility and data experts
Two people talking in a video studio - text module in round tile: Success through cooperation: fair, equal, safeTwo people talking in a video studio - text module in round tile: Success through cooperation: fair, equal, safe
White bus driving on an open road through green landscape - text module in round tile: easy access and transparent rulesWhite bus driving on an open road through green landscape - text module in round tile: easy access and transparent rules
Navigation system in a car - text module in round tile: Easy access and transparent rulesNavigation system in a car - text module in round tile: Easy access and transparent rules
Woman with cell phone in hand at a bikesharing station - text module in round tile: data room for tomorrow's mobilityWoman with cell phone in hand at a bikesharing station - text module in round tile: data room for tomorrow's mobility

Data Catalog

The data catalog:
the entire data offering at a glance

Data categories at a glance

Get an overview of the entire data offering with the help of predefined and standardized data categories – from real-time information on traffic jams and the availability of bike-sharing offers to the weather situation.

Filter options for specific searches

Are you looking for special data for your project? With the help of the filter options like data category, keywords or transport mode, etc., you can quickly find out what data the Mobility Data Space has to offer.

Information of the individual data sets

Have you found a dataset of interest to you? On the detail page of the dataset, you will find all the relevant metadata, such as the data description, the provider, the usage policy of the offer or the direct link (Access URL) to consume the offer through the connector.

 

EDC: Connecting with the MDS

The Eclipse Data Space Connector (EDC) is an open-source software component that provides a secure, simple and efficient connection to data spaces and their participants. With the EDC, using data spaces is simple and reliable, independent of platforms and ecosystems. The decentralized architecture ensures your data security and maintains sovereignty.

With the EDC, using the Mobility Data Space becomes quite simple. As of April 2023, the EDC is in use at the MDS.

Path to the MDS

Simple, transparent and compatible:
this is how access to the Mobility Data Space works

Registration

Participants register to receive their own certificate for the Mobility Data Space.


Become a participant

Configuration

The Dataspace Connector, an open source software, is the basis for connecting to the Mobility Data Space. Like all process steps, you can read how to easily configure the connector on GitHub.

Registration in the data catalog

By registering in the data catalog, participants make their data offer visible – but they retain sovereignty of the data itself at all times.

Offer and acquire data

Now providers can get in touch with data users. The terms of use for each data offer are visible in the catalog. Users and providers can also agree their own additional conditions individually.

Registration

Participants register to receive their own certificate for the Mobility Data Space.

Configuration

The Dataspace Connector, an open source software, is the basis for connecting to the Mobility Data Space. Like all process steps, you can read how to easily configure the connector on GitHub.

Registration in the data catalog

By registering in the data catalog, participants make their data offer visible – but they retain sovereignty of the data itself at all times.

Offer and acquire data

Now providers can get in touch with data users. The terms of use for each data offer are visible in the catalog. Users and providers can also agree their own additional conditions individually.

Become a participant