The project at HTW Dresden is ESF national innovation promotions in a cooperative process. Two doctoral candidates are involved, who work on the following topics: “Development and implementation of photogrammetric methods for the judicial recording and documentation of traffic accidents” (Cooperating University: TU Dresden) in the Department of Geoinformation and “Concept Development for an Automated Drive and Control System for a New Installation Technology of Geothermal Collectors” (Cooperating University: TU Dresden) in mechanical engineering.