Volker Coors

Professor, University of Applied Sciences, Stuttgart

Address: Schellingstr. 24,
Phone: +49 (0)711/8926 2708
Fax: +49 (0)711/8926 192708
Email: volker.coors@hft-stuttgart.de

Research Interests

• 3D Geographic information systems
• Spatial databases
• Mesh compression
• Geovisualization

Demos / Software

JEdgebreaker

Open-Source implementation of Edgebreaker compression in Java / Java3D

Awards

• Ini-Graphics Net Patent Award 2003
• Preisträger Ideenwettbewerb Virtuelle und Erweiterte Realität des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung für das Projekt GEIST 2001

Patents

• International Patent “Method and System of Encoding the Connectivity of a Triangle Mesh”, International Publication Number WO 2004/040517 A1

Publications: Journals and Books

	Bogdahn, J., and V. Coors: Procedural facade textures for 3D city models In: Krek, Rumor, Zlatanova & Fendel (Eds.): Urban and Regional Data Management (UDMS) Annual 2009, CRC Press, 2009
	Musliman, I., C. Tet-Khuan, A. Rahman, and V. Coors: Developing 3D navigation and 3D buffering tools with geo-DBMS for disaster management In: Krek, Rumor, Zlatanova & Fendel (Eds.): Urban and Regional Data Management (UDMS) Annual 2009, CRC Press, 2009
	Coors, V., K. Hünlich, and G. On: Constraint-based generation and visualization of 3D city model In: J. Lee, and S. Zlatanova (Eds.): 3D Geo-Information Science, Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, Springer, 2009, pp 365-378
	Coors,V. und Lenk, B.: Reed Solomon Fehlerkorrektur – angewandt im Data Matrix ECC 200 Monika Lenk Verlag, 2008
	Knapp, S., Chen, Y., Hamilton, A., and Coors, V.: An e-Planning case study in Stuttgart using OPPA-3D In: Handbook of Research on Strategies for Local E-Government Adoption and Implementation: Comparative Studies, Chapter 13, IGI Global 2009, pp 250-268
	Abdul-Rahman, A., Zlatanova, S., Coors, V. (Ed.): Innovations in 3D Geo Information Systems Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
	Coors, V. und R. Kettemann (Hrsg.): Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Geoinformatik Veröffentlichungen der Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, Band 69, 2005, 85 p., ISBN 3-00-015717-4
	Schilling, Arne, Coors, Volker and Laakso, Katri: Dynamic 3D Maps for Tourism Applications. In: Zipf, A. et al.(2008): Map-based Mobile Services, Springer, Heidelberg. ISBN: 978-3-540-37109-0.
	Coors, V., Elting, C., Kray, C., Laakso, K.: Presenting Route Instructions on Mobile Devices – From Textual Directions to 3D Visualization In: Dykes, J., A. MacEachren and M.-J. Kraak (Eds.) Exploring Geovisualization, Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2005, pp. 529 - 550
	Coors, V. und A. Zipf (Hrsg.): 3D-Geoinformationssysteme – Grundlagen und Anwendungen Wichmann Verlag, Heidelberg, 2004, 523 p. [Bestellformular]
	Coors, V.: Topologische Modelle für 3D-Geodatenbanken In: Coors, V. und A. Zipf (Hrsg.), 3D-Geoinformationssysteme – Grundlagen und Anwendungen, Wichmann Verlag, Heidelberg, 2004.
	Coors, V., and Rossignac, J.: Delphi: geometry-based connectivity prediction in triangle mesh compression In: The Visual Computer, International Journal of Computer Graphics, Vol. 20, Number 8-9, Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, November 2004, pp 507 – 520. [Abstract] , [Paper]
	Coors, V.: 3D-GIS in Networking Environments In: Computer, Environments and Urban Systems 27/4 (2003), Special Issue 3D cadastre, Elsevier, 2003, ISSN 0198-9715, pp 345-357. [Abstract], [Paper]
	Coors, V.: Dreidimensionale Karten für Location Based Services. In: A. Zipf, J. Strobl (Hrsg.): Geoinformation mobil, Wichmann Verlag, Heidelberg, ISBN 3-87907-373-2, Oktober 2002 [Abstract], [Paper]
	Coors, V., Jung, V., Jasnoch U.: Using the Virtual Table as an Interaction Platform for Collaborative Urban Planning In: Computers & Graphics, Vol. 23 No.4, 1999, Elsevier Sciene Ltd., U.K.

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Publications: Conference Proceedings, Articles, and others

2009	Schulte, C. und V. Coors: CityGML Erweiterung zur Integration 3-dimensionaler dynamischer Hochwasserdaten. DVW-Mitteilungen Heft 1/2009, pp 25-46.
	Bogahn, J. and V. Coors: Using 3D urban models for pedestrian navigation support Proceedings of ISPRS Joint Workshop Cityscapes at GeoWeb 2009, ISSN 1682-1777, Vancouver 2009
	Alizadehashrafi, B., V. Coors, A. Rahman, und T. Schulz: 3D Navigation Systems based on Synthetic Texturing Proceedings of Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) 2009, Stuttgart
	Alizadehashrafi, B., V. Coors, and A. Rahman: Texturing of Building Facades by Dynamic Pulse Function, 8^th International Symposium and Exhibition on Geoinformation (ISG) 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Alizadehashrafi, B., V. Coors, A. Rahman, und T. Schulz: 3D Navigation Systems based on Synthetic Texturing Poster Proceedings of the 17^th Int. Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG) 2009, Plzen, Czech Republic
2008	Musliman, I., A. Rahman, and V. Coors: Implementing 3D shortest Path Analysis in 3D Network Proceedings of the 3^rd International Workshop on 3D Geo-Information, 13.-14. November 2008, Seoul, South Korea
	V. Coors On the convergence of 3D-GIS, CAD, and 3D Simulation Proceedings of 7th int. Symposium on Geoinformation (ISG) 13.-15.10.2008: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Schulte,C., and V. Coors Development of a CityGML ADE for dynamic 3D flood information Joint Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Management 2008: Harbin, China [ WebSite ]
	Bogdahn, J., and V. Coors 3D City Models as part of an Open Geospatial Data Infrastructure Invited paper at DMS 2008 special track on Multimedia and Geosystems, Boston, USA, 2008
	Bauer, M., V. Coors, T. Schulz und A. Zipf Zur Nutzung von 3D-Stadtmodellen zur mobilen Navigationsunterstützung GI-Tage 2008, ifgiPrints, 2008
	Coors, V Synthetic Textures for 3D Urban Models in Pedestrian Navigation In: Branki et al. Techniques and Applications for mobile Commerce, Proceedings of TAMoCo 2008, IOS Press, 2008, pp 46-53
2007	Musliman, I., A. Rahman, and V. Coors: Modelling Dynamic Weight for 3D Navigation Routing. Proceedings of Map Asia 2007, 14.-16. August 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2006	Musliman, I., A. Rahman, and V. Coors: 3D Navigation for 3D-GIS – Initial Requirements. In:  Innovations in 3D Geo-Information Science, Abdul-Rahman, A., S. Zlatanova, and V. Coors (Eds): Innovations in 3D Geo Information Systems, Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography, Springer, Heidelberg, 2006, pp. 125-134
2005	Eppinger, F. and V. Coors Compressing 3-dimensional urban models In: Proceedings 4th Workshop on Dynamic and Multi-dimensional GIS (DMGIS 05), September 2005, International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Vol XXXVI, Part 2 / W29, ISSN 1682-1750 [Paper, PDF, 200 KB]
	Ewald, K. and V. Coors Appraisal of standards for 3D City Models In: Proceedings of Information Visualization (iV05), IEEE Computer Society (P2397), July 2005, ISBN 0-7695-2397-8, pp. 157-162. [Abstract], [Paper, PDF, 400 KB]
	Coors, V. and K. Ewald Compressed 3D Urban Models for Internet-based ePlanning In: Proceeding 1^st International Workshop on Next Generation 3D City Models.
	Coors, V. und K. Ewald 3D-GIS in der Stadtplanung – Bürgerbeteiligung an Planungsprozessen In: Ingenieurblatt BW, 51. Jahrgang, März/April 2005, ISSN 0020-1189, pp. 81-82
	Coors, V. und K. Ewald 3D-GIS in der Stadtplanung – Das EU-Projekt VEPS an der HfT In: Coors, V. und R. Kettemann (Hrsg.): Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Geoinformatik, Veröffentlichungen der Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, Band 69, 2005, ISBN 3-00-015717-4, pp 7.1-7.10
2004	Roy, D. C. and Coors, V. Web-based GIS in Flood Information System 24^th Urban Data Management Symposium, Proceedings 2004, Delft, The Netherlands [Abstract], [Paper, PDF]
	Zlatanova, S., Holweg, D., Coors, V.: Geometrical and topological models for real-time GIS 24^th Urban Data Management Symposium, Proceedings 2004, Delft, The Netherlands [Abstract], [Paper, PDF, 400 KB]
	Schilling, A. and Coors, V. 3D Maps on Mobile Devices In: Branki, C.; Unland, R.; Wanner, G. (Hrsg.): Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik (MKWI) 2004, Universität Duisburg-Essen, 9.-11. März 2004, Band 3: Mobile Business Systems, Mobile and Collaborative Business, Techniques and Applications for Mobile Commerce (TAMoCO). Essen 2004, pp
2003	Coors, V., and Finke, M.: Compressed Mixed Reality Maps for LBS using MPEG4-BIFS Eurescom Summit 2003, Evolution of Broadband Services, Conference Proceedings, VDE Verlag, Berlin, 2003, ISBN 3-8007-2770-6, pp 161-165. Reprinted in Breitband: Infrastruktur im Spannungsfeld mit Applikationen, Content und Services. Schriftenreihe der Rundfunk & Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH, Band 4/2003, Wien, 2003, pp 156-163.
	Coors, V., and Schilling, A. 3D Maps on Mobile Devices Mensch und Computer 2003, Workshop Design kartenbasierter mobiler Dienste, Proceedings, Stuttgart, 2003
	Schilling, A., Coors, V., Giersich, M., and Aasgaard, R.: Introducing 3D GIS for the Mobile Community Technical Aspects in the Case of TellMaris in International Workshop on Mobile Computing “Assistance, Mobility, Applications” (IMC 2003). Proceedings 2003, Rostock, Germany, 2003, ISBN 3-8167-6319-7, pp 86-92.
	Kray, C., Laakso, K., Elting, C., Coors, V.: Presenting Route Instructions on Mobile Devices In: International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces. Conference Proceedings 2003, Miami, Florida, USA, ACM Press, 2003, ISBN:1-58113-586-6, pp 117 – 124 [Abstract], [Paper, PDF, 2MB]
	Coors, V., Gjesdal, O., Sulebak, J. R., Laakso, K. 3D Maps for Boat Tourists In: International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism: ENTER conference, Proceedings 2003, ISBN 3-211-83910-0, pp 298-304 [Abstract], [Paper, PDF, ?? MB]
2002	Coors, V. und Rossignac, J.: Guess Connectivity: Delphi Encoding in Edgebreaker, GATech Techincal Report, 2002
	Coors, A., Blechschmied, H. 3D-Maps for Routing in Location Based Services GIM international, Magazine for Geomatics, ISSN November 2002.
	Coors, V. Resource-adaptive 3D-Maps for Location Based Services In: Urban Data Management Society (UDMS) conference, Proceedings 2002, Prague, Oktober 2002
	Coors, V.: Resource-Adaptive Interactive 3D Maps In: Butz, Andreas et al. (Ed.): International Symposium on Smart Graphics. Proceedings 2002. New York : ACM Press, 2002, pp. 140-144
2001	Coors, V., Kretschmer, U., Jasnoch, U.: Virtual Tourist Guide GIM international, Magazine for Geomatics, June 2001
	Coors, V.: 3D-GIS in Networking Environments at 3D Cadastre, International Workshop on 3D Cadastre, Delft, November 2001
	V. Coors, U. Kretschmer et al. Meeting the Spirit of History Proceedings of VAST Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, Athens, November 2001
	Coors, V.: Feature-preserving Simplification in Web-based 3D-GIS. In: Butz, Andreas et al. (Eds.): International Symposium on Smart Graphics. Proceedings 2001. New York. ACM Press, 2001, pp. 22-27
2000	Coors, V.: VRML heute: zum aktuellen Stand von X3D in iX 5/2000, Heise Verlag, Mai 2000
	Jasnoch, U., Coors, V., Kretschmer, U. Applications of 3D-GIS at GIS Science 2000, First International Conference on Geographic Information Science, October 2000
	Coors, V., Huch, T., Kretschmer, U. Matching Buildings: Pose Estimation in an Urban Enviroment at IEEE International Symposium on Augmented Reality (ISAR`00), Poster proceedings, Munich, October 2000
	Coors, V., Huch, T., Kretschmer, U.: Videobasierte Blickrichtungsbestimmung in einem urbanen Umfeld in Proceedings of GeoViSC 2000, IfGI prints, Universität Münster
	Coors, V., Kray, C., Porzel, R.: Zu komplexen Diensten mit einfachen natürlichsprachlichen Interaktionen in U. Spierling (Hrsg.): Tagungsband Digital Storytelling, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, ISBN 3-8167-5566-6, September 2000
	Jasnoch, U., Balfanz, D., Coors, V.: Managing Distributed Heterogeneous Information Spaces IEEE FAIM conference, Washinghton, June, USA
	Coors, V., Jasnoch, U., Joeckle, K.: A Virtual Visit to the Collegiate Church S. Peter and Alexander Aschaffenburg. In Proceedings of High Performance Graphics Systems and Applications European Workshop, Bologna, Italy, Oktober 2000
1999	Coors, V., Schulz, T.: Progressive Datenübertragung in einem WWW-basierten 3D-Geo-Informationssystem in Proceedings of GeoViSC 99, IfGI prints Nr. 6, Universität Münster
	Balfanz, D., Göbel, S., Coors, V. Einsatz von Visualisierungstechniken in Hotelreservierungssystemen in Proceedings of GeoViSC 99, IfGI prints Nr. 6, Universität Münster
	Coors, V., Wiedmann, B. Using Wearable GIS in outdoor applications Interactive Applications of Mobile Computing (IMC 98), Rostock, Germany, 1998
	Coors, V., Flick, S.: Integrating Levels of Detail in a Web-based 3D-GIS 6th ACM Symposium on Geographic Information Systems (ACM GIS 98), Washington D.C., USA, 1998
1998	Coors, V., Jung, V.: Using VRML as an interface to the 3D data warehouse Symposium on the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML98), Monterey, CA, USA, Feb. 16-19, 1998.
1997	Coors, V.: Interactive Access and Visualization of 3D Geographic Information in the WWW European Research Conferences: Space-Time Modelling of Bounded Natural Domains, Kerkrade, NL, 1997.

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Publications of my group

2009	Song, Y., Bogdahn, J., Hamilton, A., Wang, H: Integrating BIM with Urban Spatial Applications: A VEPS perspective In “Handbook of Research on Building Information Modelling and Construction Informatics: Concepts and Technologies”, Underwood & Isikdag (Edt.), IGI-Global, to be published in December 2009
	U. Haupter und J. Vorndran: 3D-Drucker an der Hochschule für Technik in Stuttgart DVW-Mitteilungen Heft 1/2009, ISSN 0940-2942, pp 114-116
2005	Bogdahn, J. Interaktion mit 3D-Stadtmodellen – mehr als nur Navigation In: Coors, V. und R. Kettemann (Hrsg.): Aktuelle Entwicklungen in der Geoinformatik, Veröffentlichungen der Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, Band 69, 2005, ISBN 3-00-015717-4, pp 8.1-8.6
2004	Mannan, M. A. and J. Bogdahn: Virtual Environments in Planning Affairs XXth ISPRS Congress, 12 – 23 July 2004 Istanbul, Turkey, O. Altan (ed.): International Archives of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Vol. XXXV - B8, ISSN 1682-1750, 2004, pp. 22-26 Buck, U. 3D-Dokumentation und Visualisierung forensisch relevanter Befunde an Körperoberflächen und im Körperinneren Ingenieurblatt BW, 50. Jahrgang, März/April 2004, ISSN 0020-1189, pp. 64-66

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Invited Talks

2009	Coors, V.: Workshop “CityGML“ im Rahmen der 12. Tagung “EDV in der Stadtplanung”, 11.02.2009, HFT Stuttgart
	Coors, V. & G. Pomaska: Workshop „Modellierung und Speicherung von Gebäudemodellen in CityGML im Rahmen des 8. internationalen 3D-Forums Lindau, 18. März 2009
	Coors, V.: Constraint-based generation and visualization of 3D city models 3. Internationales Symposium „Geometrisches Modellieren, Visualisieren und Bildverarbeitung“, 19.-20.5.2009, HFT Stuttgart
	V. Coors: Workshop “CityGML” Applied Geoinformatics for Society and Environment (AGSE) 2009, Stuttgart, 15.7.2009
	V. Coors: Mobile Navigation 3D – 3D City Models for Mobile Navigation Systems (MoNa3D) Projektpräsentation & Meeting bei TeleAtlas, Gent, Belgien, 17.7.2009
	V. Coors: Workshop “CityGML” FH Frankfurt, 14.-16.9.2009
	V. Coors: Fußgängernavigation in Städten Intergeo 2009, Karlsruhe, 22.9.09
	Coors, V.: Im Dschungel der 3D-Stadtmodell-Software Workshop 3D-Stadtmodelle, 9.-10.11.2009, Bonn
	Coors, V.: Qualitätsmanagement für 3D-Stadtmodelle Workshop 3D-Stadtmodelle, 9.-10.11.2009, Bonn
2008	Coors, V., K. Hünlich, and G. On: Constraint-based generation and visualization of 3D city models 3^rd International Workshop on 3D Geo-Information, 13.-14. November 2008, Seoul, South Korea
	Coors, V.: On the convergence of 3D-GIS, CAD, and 3D Simulation 7th int. Symposium on Geoinformation (ISG) 2008, 13.-15.10.2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Coors, V.: Anforderungen der Navigationssystem-Branche an 3D-Stadtmodelle 25. Sitzung der SIG3D, Initiative Geodaten Infrastruktur NRW, Bonn, 10.10.2008
	Coors, V.: 3D City Models and CityGML Invited lecture at University Technology Malaysia, Master Geoinformatics, 5./12. August 2008 [Slides: 3D Urban Models, CityGML]
	Coors, V.: Geoinformatics at HFT Stuttgart -Teaching and research Invited talk at University Technology Malaysia, 12. August 2008
2005	Coors, V.: 3D Mesh Compression Symposium „Geometrisches Modellieren, Visualisieren und Bildverarbeitung“, Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart, 30.6. – 1.7.2005 [Abstract]
2004	Coors, V.: 3D-Karten für mobile Endgeräte 2D | 3D Mobile Computing Kongress, Darmstadt, Oktober 2004
	Coors, V.: Location Based Services – Wunsch und Wirklichkeit Intergeo, Stuttgart, Oktober 2004
	Coors, V.: Forschung an Fachhochschulen – Best practice Beispiele Fachbereichstag Informatik, Dresden, Oktober 2004
	Coors, V.: 3D-Infrastrukturen 7. Seminar GIS & Internet, AGIS & InGeoForum, September 2004
2002	Coors, V.: Dreidimensionale Karten für Stadttouristen GIS-DAY 2002, Heidelberg, November 2002.
	Coors, V.: Potential und Zukunft von 3D-GIS Intergeo 2002, Fachvortragsprogramm, Frankfurt, Oktober 2002.
	Coors, V.: Darmstadt Goes Mobile – LBS Solutions with IntelliWhere GeoSpatialWorld 2002, Atlanta, USA, June 2002 [Abstract]
	Coors, V., Jasnoch, U.: GIS based location service. Workshop UMTS & interaktive Multimedia Systeme, Fraunhofer IGD, Darmstadt, May 2002.
2001	V. Coors Generalisierung von 3D-Stadtmodellen im World Wide Web und auf mobilen Endgeräte 53. Deutscher Geographentag, Fachsitzung Virtueller Städtetourismus, Leipzig, Oktober 2001

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Professional activities

· Reviewer for the following professional journals 2009:

· ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing,

· International Journal Geographical Information Science,

· Computers & Graphics,

· Photogrammetrie - Fernerkundung – Geoinformation

· Papers reviewer, ACM SIGGRAPH 2005.

· German representative of Urban Data Management Society (UDMS)

· Reviewer 24th Urban Data Management Symposium 2004

· Program committee, Workshop mobile Karten 2004

· Program committee, International Conference on Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling and Entertainment (TIDSE) 2003

· Papers reviewer, Eurographics 2003

· Papers reviewer, ACM SIGGRAPH 2002.

· 3D-eCommerce Day at Web3D 2001

· Program committee, Workshop Digital Storytelling (DISTEL) 2000

· Program committee, VRML 99 1999

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