Title
Automated Multi-Sensor 3D Reconstruction for the Web
Abstract
The Internet has become a major dissemination and sharing platform for 3D content. The utilization of 3D measurement methods can drastically increase the production efficiency of 3D content in an increasing number of use cases where 3D documentation of real-life objects or environments is required. We demonstrated a developed, highly automated and integrated content creation process of providing reality-based photorealistic 3D models for the web. Close-range photogrammetry, terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and their combination are compared using available state-of-the-art tools in a real-life project setting with real-life limitations. Integrating photogrammetry and TLS is a good compromise for both geometric and texture quality. Compared to approaches using only photogrammetry or TLS, it is slower and more resource-heavy but combines complementary advantages of each method, such as direct scale determination from TLS or superior image quality typically used in photogrammetry. The integration is not only beneficial, but clearly productionally possible using available state-of-the-art tools that have become increasingly available also for non-expert users. Despite the high degree of automation, some manual editing steps are still required in practice to achieve satisfactory results in terms of adequate visual quality. This is mainly due to the current limitations of WebGL technology.
Year
DOI
Venue
2019
10.3390/ijgi8050221
ISPRS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEO-INFORMATION
Keywords
Field
DocType
3D modeling,3D reconstruction,laser scanning,photogrammetry,WebGL,web-based 3D,automation,integration,multi-sensor,photorealism
Photogrammetry,World Wide Web,Use case,Computer science,Image quality,Automation,Content creation,3D modeling,3D reconstruction,The Internet
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
8
5
2220-9964
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.35
0
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Arttu Julin121.44
Kaisa Jaalama220.76
Juho-Pekka Virtanen3134.79
mikko maksimainen462.60
Matti Kurkela5265.02
Juha Hyyppä643966.75
Hannu Hyyppa720223.16