Abstract | ||
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Viewshed analysis is a spatial analysis method essential for three-dimensional (3D) scenes. Existing methods are unable to rapidly and accurately analyze the visibility of complex fields formed by multiple viewpoints in 3D building scenes. In this study, a parallel multipoint viewshed analysis method for urban 3D building scenes is proposed. First, an algorithm was developed for the field-of-view based viewshed scope construction, enabling pickup and calculation of buildings, then a graphical processing unit based 3D scene depth calculation method was used to determine the visibility index for the complex area formed by multiple viewpoints. Results were visualized using a visibility grading method based on the cumulative visibility index. To evaluate accuracy and efficiency, we applied the algorithm to a building scene in an urban area. Results show that the method is able to compute complex viewshed situations formed by multiple viewpoints in urban 3D building scenes. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2021 | 10.1111/tgis.12759 | TRANSACTIONS IN GIS |
DocType | Volume | Issue |
Journal | 25 | 4 |
ISSN | Citations | PageRank |
1361-1682 | 0 | 0.34 |
References | Authors | |
0 | 2 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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Yuxuan Chen | 1 | 5 | 8.88 |
Jing Chen | 2 | 111 | 13.60 |