Object-Based Integration of Photogrammetric and LiDAR Data for Automated Generation of Complex Polyhedral Building Models 英文参考文献.docVIP

Sensors 2009, 9, 5679-5701; doi:10.3390/OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Object-Based Integration of Photogrammetric and LiDAR Data for Automated Generation of Complex Polyhedral Building Models Changjae Kim and Ayman Habib * Department of Geomatics Engineering, The University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4, Calgary, Canada; E-Mail: cjkim@ucalgary.ca * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ahabib@ucalgary.ca; Tel.: +1-403-220-7105; Fax: +1-403-284-1980 Received: 8 June 2009; in revised form: 7 July 2009 / Accepted: 7 July 2009 / Published: 15 July 2009 Abstract: This research is concerned with a methodology for automated generation of polyhedral building models for complex structures, whose rooftops are bounded by straight lines. The process starts by utilizing LiDAR data for building hypothesis generation and derivation of individual planar patches constituting building rooftops. Initial boundaries of these patches are then refined through the integration of LiDAR and photogrammetric data and hierarchical processing of the planar patches. Building models for complex structures are finally produced using the refined boundaries. The performance of the developed methodology is evaluated through qualitative and quantitative analysis of the generated building models from real data. Keywords: polyhedral building model generation; complex structures; data integration; LiDAR; photogrammetry; hierarchical processing 1. Introduction Nowadays, there are increasing demands for up-to-date three-dimensional building models in various applications such as urban design and planning, 3D city modeling, disaster management, real- estate industry, and military training. Hence, the generation of a Digital Building Model (DBM) has been one of the key research topics in both the photogrammetric and computer vision communities.  Sensors 2009,