Thomas Ortner, MSc MSc
Thomas Ortner is part of the 'Smart Worlds' area at the VRVis Research Center in the group Geospatial Visualization. He received his graduate degree in 'Computer Graphics Programming' from the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Hull (UK), in 2008. After working for several years as a software engineer and researcher, in 2012 he started his Ph.D. at TU Wien dealing with combining the two worlds of Visual Analytics and Real-Time Rendering. This topic also influences his work as project manager and researcher in the Exomars and MastCam-Z projects, which involve 3D real-time rendering and geological annotation of the Martian surface in collaboration with Joanneum Research Graz and leading geologists in the planetary science community.
Research
- 3D Geospatial Rendering
- Visual Analysis
- Integration of spatial and non-spatial data
Media & press coverage
Thomas Ortner's work and contributions to planetary research are portrayed freuently in the media:
- 'Virtuelle Marsexpedition', interview with Wien.Wissen in Sept, 2019
- 'Die Asteroiden haben Feiertag', in Digital.Leben Ö1 in June, 2019
- 'Master of the Universe - Forschung als Berufung', in APA Science in March, 2019
More information about Thomas Ortner: https://thomasortner.github.io/
Current Projects
Exomars - PanCam
PanCam - the Panoramic Camera
Mastcam-Z
Visual analysis of Martian surface reconstructions and view planning for rover camera instruments.
PRo3D Viewer
An interactive 3D visualization tool to allow planetary scientists to work with high-resolution 3D reconstructions of the Martian surface.
MINERVA
Mars Interactive Exploration based on Reconstruction and Visual Analysis.
Former Projects
Rendering
DSS
DSS Decision Support System - Translational research on novel methods of 3d viewing technologies for tunnel design and construction.
PRoViDE
Planetary Robotics Vision Data Exploitation
VILMA
High Resolution Mapping and Visualization of Linear Structures.
VISAR
Visual Analysis and Rendering: Fundamental research towards the combination and integration of the spatial and abstract domain.
Publications
G. Paar, T. Ortner, C. Traxler, H. Piringer, M. Schimkowitsch, L. Fritz, G. Triebnig, F. Schindler, B. Nauschnegg ()
Associating Planetary Instruments’ Data by 3D GIS and Visual Analysis: The MINERVA Framework
EPSC Abstracts Vol.13, 2019
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T. Ortner, C. Traxler, H. Piringer, L. Fritz, M. Schimkowitsch, G. Paar, G. Triebnig, F. Schindler, B. Nauschnegg ()
MINERVA: A 3D GIS and Visual Analysis Framework
15th Symposium on Advanced Space Technologies in Robotics and Automation (ASTRA 2019)
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M.R.Balme, M.C.Curtis-Rouse, S.Banham, D.Barnes, R.Barnes, A.Bauer, C.C.Bedford, J.C.Bridges, F.E.G.Butcher, P.Caballo-Perucha, A.Caldwell, A.J.Coates, C.Cousins, J.M.Davis, J.Dequaire, P.Edwards, P.Fawdon, K.Furuya […] T. Ortner, G.Osinski, G.Paar[…] C.Traxler [...] B.Yeomans ()
The 2016 UK Space Agency Mars Utah Rover Field Investigation (MURFI)
in proceedings of Planetary and Space Science (Volume 165, January 2019, Pages 31-56)
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T.Ortner, G.Haaser, H.Steinlechner, R.Barnes, S.Gupta, C.Traxler, G.Paar ()
Immersive Visualization of Planetary Reconstructions for Geological Interpretation
EPSC Abstracts, Vol. 12, 2018
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R.Barnes, M.Gunn, S.Gupta, G.Paar, C.Traxler, A.Bauer, B.Neuschnegg, T.Ortner, M.P.Perucha-Caballo ()
Terrestrial validation of geological analyses in PRo3D using an emulator for the ExoMars 2020 PanCam
EPSC Abstracts, Vol. 12, 2018
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R. Barnes, S. Gupta, C. Traxler, T. Ortner, A. Bauer, G. Hesina, G. Paar, B. Huber, K. Juhart, L. Fritz, B. Nauschnegg, J.-P. Muller, Y. Tao ()
Geological analysis of Martian rover‐derived Digital Outcrop Models using the 3D visualisation tool, Planetary Robotics 3D Viewer – PRo3D.
Earth and Space Science - An Open Access AGU Journal
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M. Balme, E. Robson, R. Barnes, F. Butcher, P. Fawdon, B. Huber, T. Ortner, G. Paar, C. Traxler, J. Bridges, S. Gupta, J. L. Vago ()
Surface-based 3D measurements of small aeolian bedforms on Mars and implications for estimating ExoMars rover traversability hazards
Planetary and Space Science
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M. Balme, E. Robson, R. Barnes, F. Butcher, P. Fawdon, B. Huber, T. Ortner, G. Paar, C. Traxler, J. Bridges, S. Gupta, J. Vago ()
Surface-based 3D measurements of small aeolian bedforms on Mars
EGU2018
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R. Barnes, M.van Capelle, S. Gupta, M. Gunn, G.Paar, M. Balme, B. Huber, A. Bauer, K. Furuya, M. del Pilar Caballo Perucha, C. Traxler, G. Hesina, T. Ortner, S. Banham, J. Harris, S. Kay, J. Muller, Y. Tao ()
Mars in 3D - 3D geological analysis and terrestrial validation of rover derived stereo-imagery
RSPSoc 2017 Annual Conference (abstract and oral presentation)
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G. Paar, B. Huber, Gupta, R. Barnes, C. Traxler, T. Ortner ()
Planetary Rover Vision Processing and Visualization: PRoViP and PRo3D
Global Space Exploration Conference (GLEX) 2017 (abstract and oral presentation)
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R. Barnes, S. Gupta, M. Gunn, G. Paar, B. Huber, A. Bauer, K. Furya, M.P. Caballo-Perucha, C. Traxler, G. Hesina, T. Ortner, J.-P. Muller ()
Application of PRo3D to Quantitative Analysis of Stereo-Imagery Collected During the Mars Utah Rover Field Investigation (MURFI) Analogue Rover Trials.
in Proceedings of Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2017
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R. Barnes, S. Gupta, M. Gunn, C. Traxler, G. Hesina, T. Ortner et al. ()
Quantitative analysis of digital outcrop data obtained from stereo-imagery using an emulator for the PanCam camera system for the ExoMars 2020 rover
in Geophysical Research Abstracts, Volume 19
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C. Traxler, T. Ortner, G. Hesina, R. Barnes, S. Gupta, G. Paar ()
The PRo3D View Planner - interactive simulation of Mars rover camera views to optimise capturing parameters
in Geophysical Research Abstracts, Volume 19
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R. Barnes, S. Gupta, C. Traxler, G. Hesina, T. Ortner, G. Paar, B. Huber ()
PRo3D: A tool for geological analysis of Martian rover-derived digital outcrop models
Proceedings of the 2nd Virtual Geoscience Conference
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T. Ortner, J. Sorger, H. Piringer, G. Hesina, E. Gröller ()
Visual Analytics and Rendering for Tunnel Crack Analysis - A Methodological Approach for Integrating Geometric and Attribute Data
in The Visual Computer (Journal), Volume 32, issue 6,pp 859-869, June 2016, also presented at CGI 2016
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T. Ortner, J. Sorger, H. Steinlechner, G. Hesina, H. Piringer, E. Gröller ()
Vis-A-Ware: Integrating Spatial and Non-Spatial Visualization for Visibility-Aware Urban Planning
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 2016
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R. Barnes, S. Gupta, T. Ortner, B. Huber, G. Paar, J. Muller, M. Giordano, K. Willner, G. Hesina, C. Traxler ()
PRo3D: A tool for high resolution rendering and geological analysis of Martian rover-derived Digital Outcrop Models
Proceedings of AGU 2015
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R. Barnes, G. Paar, C. Traxler, J. P. Muller, Y. Tao, K. Sander, S. Gupta, T. Ortner, L. Fritz ()
PRo3D – Interactive Geologic Assessment of Planetary 3D Vision Data Products
Proceedings of International Congress on Stratigraphy (STRATI 2015)
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J. Sorger, T. Ortner, H. Piringer, G. Hesina, E. Gröller ()
A Taxonomy of Integration Techniques for Spatial and Non-Spatial Visualizations
Proceedings of VMV 2015
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J. Sorger, T. Ortner, C. Luksch, M. Schwärzler, E. Gröller, H. Piringer ()
LiteVis: Integrated Visualization for Simulation-Based Decision Support in Lighting Design
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics / Proceedings of IEEE VAST 2015
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C. Traxler, G. Hesina, T. Ortner ()
PRo3D – a tool for remote exploration and visual analysis of multi-resolution planetary terrains
Proceedings of EPSC 2015
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R. Barnes, S. Gupta, M. Giordano, J. G. Morley, J. P. Muller, Y. Tao, J. Sprinks, C. Traxler, G. Hesina, T. Ortner, K. Sander, B. Nauschnegg, G. Paar, K. Willner, T. Pajdla ()
Geological interpretation and analysis of surface based, spatially referenced planetary imagery data using PRoGIS 2.0 and Pro3D
Proceedings of EPSC 2015
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T. Ortner, G. Hesina, H. Kontrus, R. Glatzl ()
Hochauflösende flächendeckende Dokumentation von Tunneloberflächen
in Proceedings of Symposium und Fachmesse für Angewandte Geoinformatik (AGIT 2011)
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T. Ortner, G. Paar, G. Hesina, R. Tobler, B. Nauschnegg ()
Towards True Underground Infrastructure Surface Documentation
in Proceedings of CORP 2010