Detection and delineation of buildings from airborne ladar measurements

Yoram Swirski; Karni Wolowelsky; Renen Adar; Zvi Figov

doi:10.1117/12.557642

2 November 2004 Detection and delineation of buildings from airborne ladar measurements

Yoram Swirski, Karni Wolowelsky, Renen Adar, Zvi Figov

Proceedings Volume 5558, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXVII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557642
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

Automatic delineation of buildings is very attractive for both civilian and military applications. Such applications include general mapping, detection of unauthorized constructions, change detection, etc. For military applications, high demand exists for accurate building change updates, covering large areas, and over short time periods. We present two algorithms coupled together. The height image algorithm is a fast coarse algorithm operating on large areas. This algorithm is capable of defining blocks of buildings and regions of interest. The point-cloud algorithm is a fine, 3D-based, accurate algorithm for building delineation. Since buildings may be separated by alleys, whose width is similar or narrower than the LADAR resolution, the height image algorithm marks those crowded buildings as a single object. The point-cloud algorithm separates and accurately delineates individual building boundaries and building sub-sections utilizing roof shape analysis in 3D. Our focus is on the ability to cover large areas with accuracy and high rejection of non-building objects, like trees. We report a very good detection performance with only few misses and false alarms. It is believed that LADAR measurements, coupled with good segmentation algorithms, may replace older systems and methods that require considerable manual work for such applications.

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Yoram Swirski, Karni Wolowelsky, Renen Adar, and Zvi Figov "Detection and delineation of buildings from airborne ladar measurements", Proc. SPIE 5558, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXVII, (2 November 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.557642

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Buildings

LIDAR

Orthophoto maps

Image segmentation

Data modeling

Vegetation

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