3D city model

In my current thesis I was researching aspects of automatic generation and visualization of a 3D city model using existing digital data. Air photos, LIDAR point clouds and soil usage and cadastral maps are used as data sources.

Thesis: "Automatische Generierung und Visualisierung von 3D-Stadtmodellen" (in German, 2.7 MB)

Paper presented at IVCNZ 2004:
"Current Issues on 3D City Models" (in English, 566kB)

Sample video of a test area of Braunschweig:

XviD MPEG-4 Video, good quality (10.1 MB)
XviD MPEG-4 Video, low quality (1.4 MB)

(You need the XviD Decoder, you can get it with the K-lite CoDec Pack)

Another video of Braunschweig:

XviD MPEG-4 Video, good quality (9.4 MB)
XviD MPEG-4 Video, small, low quality (3.4 MB)

Rendering time ~30 min. First part: textured surface. Second part: automatically reconstructed buildings. Thanks to Tomas Neumann for the sound!

Sample screenshots of the same area: