PoC “Austria Experience Data Hub”

Austria's tourism data is locked in thousands of silos. A new data hub sets it free for developers through a single, powerful API.

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Modernizing Austria's tourism for a new generation

The Austrian National Tourist Organization is creating a smart tourism destination to meet the expectations of younger, digitally-native travelers.

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Overcoming data fragmentation in the tourism sector

The tourism industry's decentralized data silos create a poor user experience, which the Austria Experience Data Hub aims to solve by connecting data sources.

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Sourcing and partnering with diverse data providers

The proof of concept involved partnering with various data providers for points of interest, mobility, and content, which proved time-consuming due to data sensitivity.

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Simplifying development with a centralized data hub

The data hub acts as a middleware layer, allowing developers to access standardized, aggregated tourism data from a single point instead of many fragmented sources.

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Exploring the technical architecture of the data hub

The hub's architecture includes technical services for data ingestion, business services like a location aggregation API, and an open portal for both consuming and providing services.

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A walkthrough of the developer portal and APIs

A demonstration of the developer portal shows available APIs like location aggregation and weather data, along with quick-start code snippets for multiple programming languages.

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Showcasing a prototype app built on the data hub

The 'Make My Day' application serves as a prototype use case, demonstrating how startups can leverage the data hub to build innovative tourism solutions.

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Outlining the future roadmap and next steps

The project's next steps involve establishing an innovation process, defining a legal and business partnership model, and preparing the technical infrastructure for live operation.