Photorealistic three-dimensional(3-D)models are important tools for urban and disaster management planning because they contain useful visual and spatial information for assessing the situation and responding accordin...Photorealistic three-dimensional(3-D)models are important tools for urban and disaster management planning because they contain useful visual and spatial information for assessing the situation and responding accordingly.Thus,it is crucial for 3-D city models to maintain a high level of accuracy in portraying 3-D geometric objects.Despite that,significant research with respect to 3-D city models has been conducted;however,it is still difficult to create accurate 3-D representations,particularly across a wide area.Thus,this research is aimed at developing an automated 3-D city modeling application that utilizes a combination of aerial photographs,terrestrial light detection and ranging,and total station techniques for particularly dense urban areas.To enable the development of an automated 3-D city model,this research developed application software programmed in C++.This application enables users to generate 3-D images of buildings.Specifically,the 3-D city models are generated using the aerial photographs.The positional accuracy of the model is highly improved by comparing building models produced using a photogrammetric plotting instrument.Once created using a combination of aerial photos and terrestrial instruments,the 3-D city model is quantitatively assessed for completeness and suitability for commercial or public use.展开更多
文摘Photorealistic three-dimensional(3-D)models are important tools for urban and disaster management planning because they contain useful visual and spatial information for assessing the situation and responding accordingly.Thus,it is crucial for 3-D city models to maintain a high level of accuracy in portraying 3-D geometric objects.Despite that,significant research with respect to 3-D city models has been conducted;however,it is still difficult to create accurate 3-D representations,particularly across a wide area.Thus,this research is aimed at developing an automated 3-D city modeling application that utilizes a combination of aerial photographs,terrestrial light detection and ranging,and total station techniques for particularly dense urban areas.To enable the development of an automated 3-D city model,this research developed application software programmed in C++.This application enables users to generate 3-D images of buildings.Specifically,the 3-D city models are generated using the aerial photographs.The positional accuracy of the model is highly improved by comparing building models produced using a photogrammetric plotting instrument.Once created using a combination of aerial photos and terrestrial instruments,the 3-D city model is quantitatively assessed for completeness and suitability for commercial or public use.
