Semi-Automatic 3D City Model Generation from Large-Format Aerial Images
3D city models have become crucial for better city management, and can be used for various purposes such as disaster management, navigation, solar potential computation and planning simulations. 3D city models are not only visual models, and they can also be used for thematic queries and analyzes wi...
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| description | 3D city models have become crucial for better city management, and can be used for various purposes such as disaster management, navigation, solar potential computation and planning simulations. 3D city models are not only visual models, and they can also be used for thematic queries and analyzes with the help of semantic data. The models can be produced using different data sources and methods. In this study, vector basemaps and large-format aerial images, which are regularly produced in accordance with the large scale map production regulations in Turkey, have been used to develop a workflow for semi-automatic 3D city model generation. The aim of this study is to propose a procedure for the production of 3D city models from existing aerial photogrammetric datasets without additional data acquisition efforts and/or costly manual editing. To prove the methodology, a 3D city model has been generated with semi-automatic methods at LoD2 (Level of Detail 2) of CityGML (City Geographic Markup Language) using the data of the study area over Cesme Town of Izmir Province, Turkey. The generated model is automatically textured and additional developments have been performed for 3D visualization of the model on the web. The problems encountered throughout the study and approaches to solve them are presented here. Consequently, the approach introduced in this study yields promising results for low-cost 3D city model production with the data at hand. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c2c9fe7e8384b138c85705c8835d07e2022-12-21T22:46:26ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642018-08-017933910.3390/ijgi7090339ijgi7090339Semi-Automatic 3D City Model Generation from Large-Format Aerial ImagesMehmet Buyukdemircioglu0Sultan Kocaman1Umit Isikdag2Department of Geomatics Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, TurkeyDepartment of Geomatics Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06800, TurkeyDepartment of Informatics, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul 34427, Turkey3D city models have become crucial for better city management, and can be used for various purposes such as disaster management, navigation, solar potential computation and planning simulations. 3D city models are not only visual models, and they can also be used for thematic queries and analyzes with the help of semantic data. The models can be produced using different data sources and methods. In this study, vector basemaps and large-format aerial images, which are regularly produced in accordance with the large scale map production regulations in Turkey, have been used to develop a workflow for semi-automatic 3D city model generation. The aim of this study is to propose a procedure for the production of 3D city models from existing aerial photogrammetric datasets without additional data acquisition efforts and/or costly manual editing. To prove the methodology, a 3D city model has been generated with semi-automatic methods at LoD2 (Level of Detail 2) of CityGML (City Geographic Markup Language) using the data of the study area over Cesme Town of Izmir Province, Turkey. The generated model is automatically textured and additional developments have been performed for 3D visualization of the model on the web. The problems encountered throughout the study and approaches to solve them are presented here. Consequently, the approach introduced in this study yields promising results for low-cost 3D city model production with the data at hand.http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/9/3393D city modelvisualizationDSMDTMaerial imagery |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Buyukdemircioglu Sultan Kocaman Umit Isikdag Semi-Automatic 3D City Model Generation from Large-Format Aerial Images ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 3D city model visualization DSM DTM aerial imagery |
| title | Semi-Automatic 3D City Model Generation from Large-Format Aerial Images |
| title_full | Semi-Automatic 3D City Model Generation from Large-Format Aerial Images |
| title_fullStr | Semi-Automatic 3D City Model Generation from Large-Format Aerial Images |
| title_full_unstemmed | Semi-Automatic 3D City Model Generation from Large-Format Aerial Images |
| title_short | Semi-Automatic 3D City Model Generation from Large-Format Aerial Images |
| title_sort | semi automatic 3d city model generation from large format aerial images |
| topic | 3D city model visualization DSM DTM aerial imagery |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/7/9/339 |
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