Automated detection and structuration of building and vegetation changes from LiDAR point clouds

Urban environments are continuously changing, driven by factors such as population growth and infrastructure expansion, which necessitates regular updates to urban models. Accurate, up-to-date information on these changes is critical, particularly for national mapping agencies monitoring long-term u...

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Main Authors: A. Kharroubi, Z. Ballouch, I. Jeddoub, R. Hajji, R. Billen
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Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2024-12-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLVIII-2-W8-2024/227/2024/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-227-2024.pdf
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R. Hajji
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description Urban environments are continuously changing, driven by factors such as population growth and infrastructure expansion, which necessitates regular updates to urban models. Accurate, up-to-date information on these changes is critical, particularly for national mapping agencies monitoring long-term urban development. This paper presents an automated methodology for detecting building and vegetation changes within urban environments using LiDAR point clouds, focusing on the city of Liège in Belgium. By leveraging recent aerial LiDAR data from 2022, our approach identifies, models, and integrates urban changes into a refined 3D Digital Twin model of Liège. The methodology includes preprocessing steps such as coordinate systems homogenization, noise filtering, and octree-based spatial indexing, followed by semantic and instance segmentation of point clouds using the RandLA-Net deep learning model. The change detection process focuses on four categories: appearance, disappearance, modification, and unchanged features. Achieving 100% accuracy for detecting new buildings changes, as validated within the study dataset and methodology. The modelled results are structured into a CityJSON city model. This automated approach significantly enhances urban model updates by integrating detected changes into a standardized 3D representation.
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spelling doaj-art-f38d029a619941d4b369edb51f6879a62024-12-14T22:21:15ZengCopernicus PublicationsThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences1682-17502194-90342024-12-01XLVIII-2-W8-202422723310.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-227-2024Automated detection and structuration of building and vegetation changes from LiDAR point cloudsA. Kharroubi0Z. Ballouch1Z. Ballouch2I. Jeddoub3R. Hajji4R. Billen5GeoScITY, UR SPHERES, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, BelgiumGeoScITY, UR SPHERES, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, BelgiumCollege of Geomatic Sciences and Surveying Engineering, Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Rabat 10101, MoroccoGeoScITY, UR SPHERES, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, BelgiumCollege of Geomatic Sciences and Surveying Engineering, Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Rabat 10101, MoroccoGeoScITY, UR SPHERES, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, BelgiumUrban environments are continuously changing, driven by factors such as population growth and infrastructure expansion, which necessitates regular updates to urban models. Accurate, up-to-date information on these changes is critical, particularly for national mapping agencies monitoring long-term urban development. This paper presents an automated methodology for detecting building and vegetation changes within urban environments using LiDAR point clouds, focusing on the city of Liège in Belgium. By leveraging recent aerial LiDAR data from 2022, our approach identifies, models, and integrates urban changes into a refined 3D Digital Twin model of Liège. The methodology includes preprocessing steps such as coordinate systems homogenization, noise filtering, and octree-based spatial indexing, followed by semantic and instance segmentation of point clouds using the RandLA-Net deep learning model. The change detection process focuses on four categories: appearance, disappearance, modification, and unchanged features. Achieving 100% accuracy for detecting new buildings changes, as validated within the study dataset and methodology. The modelled results are structured into a CityJSON city model. This automated approach significantly enhances urban model updates by integrating detected changes into a standardized 3D representation.https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLVIII-2-W8-2024/227/2024/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W8-2024-227-2024.pdf
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The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
title Automated detection and structuration of building and vegetation changes from LiDAR point clouds
title_full Automated detection and structuration of building and vegetation changes from LiDAR point clouds
title_fullStr Automated detection and structuration of building and vegetation changes from LiDAR point clouds
title_full_unstemmed Automated detection and structuration of building and vegetation changes from LiDAR point clouds
title_short Automated detection and structuration of building and vegetation changes from LiDAR point clouds
title_sort automated detection and structuration of building and vegetation changes from lidar point clouds
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