| Akronym |
VEPs |
| Website |
http://www.veps3d.org |
| Funding |
Europäische Union + National States |
| Request for Proposal |
INTERREG IVB North-West Europe |
| Supporting Organisation |
Wirtschaftsfoerderung Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart (Lead
Partner) |
| HFT project director |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Coors |
| Project Staff |
Dr. Jürgen Bogdahn |
| Project partners |
Envrionmental Agency (UK), University of West of England
(UK), CSTB (F), University of Salford, The council of the City
of Manchester, SPHEX LPP (UK), Universität Freiburg (D) |
| Duration |
01.06.2003 - 30.04.2008 |
| Project description |
HFT Stuttgart was a partner in the EU INTERREG IIIB project
“Virtual Environment Planning Systems” (VEPS). The aim of the
VEPS project was to improve the sharing of knowledge in the
field of spatial planning and to advance the modernization of
the planning process. The primary objective is to improve local
planning processes in North-West Europe (NWE). That means the
VEPS project directly addresses Objective 3 of Measure 2.2 of
INTERREG IIIB: Improving the knowledge base on the potential of
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) for
territorial development in North-West Europe. The aims of the
project are: * Share technical competencies between NWE
partners in the field of 3-dimensional visualisation, ICT
applications to promote public consultation, environmental
modelling, data collection and use for e-Planning in
territorial development in NWE * Develop a common architecture
and methodology drawing on transnational experience and the
knowledge of planning regulations and sustainability metrics in
NWE, to enable citizens to view and respond to planned changes
via home PCs * Refine and implement a test-bed system in a
number of demonstrations in the NWE region, thereby increasing
transnational experience; and evaluate and iteratively refine
the methodology and the system architecture and applicable open
standards After the three-year project term, the following
outcomes were achieved: * Elaborated planning strategies for
the use of ICT in spatial planning for NWE * Improved knowledge
base and access to necessary data and information for ICT
systems in NWE for urban planners * Contribution to more
efficient development of sustainable, transnational ICT systems
* Facilitated transnational cooperation in the field of IC
development * Intensified involvement of branch-specific and
other administrations * Improved coordination between
ICT-related problems and other political guidelines in the
branch by using ICT in spatial planning In order to meet the
objectives of the VEPS project, an application for involving
citizens in the urban planning process of the Rosenstein
district in Stuttgart was developed at HFT Stuttgart. The
project was distinguished with the Al Gore-initiated Digital
Earth 3D Visualization Grand Challenge Award 2007. |
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