Quality measures for building reconstruction from airborne laser scanner data

S.J. Oude Elberink*

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Abstract

As 3D city models become more detailed and more accurate, it is of importance to correctly judge the quality of these models. The problem is that the quality of 3D buildings is composed of multiple indicators that cannot easily fit into a single value. Before analysing differences between reference data and 3D models, it is necessary to understand the realisation of the 3D models. The following study presents criteria to evaluate the quality of reconstructed building models, from a reconstruction point of view. This can be seen as a relative quality check, as no usage has been made of independent reference data. The advantages of the relative quality check are that the quality can be predicted for the complete dataset and that it provides information on which object parts are less accurately reconstructed than others. In this paper we describe several quality measures on buildings that have been reconstructed using airborne laser data. It is shown how the quality measures can be used to gain insight in the quality of the output, but also to improve processing steps along the way from laser data to 3D model. If future users have to indicate if the model is suitable for certain applications, it is advised to deliver these quality measures together with the reconstructed model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication IAPRS, 2013
Place of PublicationSaint Mandé
PublisherInternational Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
Pages198-203
Number of pages6
Volume38
Edition3A
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2010
EventISPRS Technical Commission III Symposium on Photogrammetric Computer Vision and Image Analysis, PCV 2010 - Saint-Mande, France
Duration: 1 Sept 20103 Sept 2010
https://www.isprs.org/proceedings/XXXIV/part3/

Publication series

NameInternational Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives
PublisherCopernicus
ISSN (Print)1682-1750

Conference

ConferenceISPRS Technical Commission III Symposium on Photogrammetric Computer Vision and Image Analysis, PCV 2010
Country/TerritoryFrance
CitySaint-Mande
Period1/09/103/09/10
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Keywords

  • Buildings
  • Laser scanner data
  • Quality analysis

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