MASTER PROJECT PRESENTED BY:

LAURENCE P. CLINTON

ADVISER:DR. AIKEN

2.5 and 3D Digital Surface Model Development

Introduction

The use of LIDAR data, in combination with digital orthophotos provides an accurate means to model real world buildings

The human experience in viewing objects in three dimensions allows us to recognize features of buildings and other objects by shape, depth, or their variation in height.

Different methodologies have been used to generate three-dimensional models. However, for precise measurements and quality results studies have shown that utilizing both multi-spectral images in combination with LIDAR data yield better results for extractions of buildings.

Recent development in software such as interoperability between ArcMap and 3D modeling software SketchUp allow for detailed development of DSM. Additionally, it allows GIS users the ability to migrate from 2.5 dimension Digital Surface Models to true 3D Digital Surface Models.

Project Objective

The project objective is to generate accurate 2.5 dimension and true 3 dimensional models of the University of Texas at Dallas campus utilizing digital orthophotos and LIDAR data sets useful for Geospatial Analysis.

Interoperability between newly developed software such as SketchUp and ESRI’s ArcView allowed for a detailed development of a digital surface model. The accuracy of the model was assessed via a laser range finder.

Literature Review

Santos, Antonio M. G. Tommaselli, and Quintino Dalmolin study compared classical methods for generating digital surface model via stereo image matching to extract buildings with laser scanning technology.

With stereo image matching, shadows and other effects caused a smoothing effect in the 3D data and proved difficult for the generation of algorithms for due to different slope angles of building roofs.

The laser scanner technology, however, provided accurate, dense, and reliable information about the object’s surface, which allowed edges to be detected for building modeling

Literature Review

Halla and Brenner (1999) study showed that for precise measurements the utilization of both multi-spectral images in combination with LIDAR data yielded better results for extractions of buildings, better discrimination in trees and provided an accurate means for developing DSMs.

Ibrahim (2005) utilized LIDAR data and digital orthos to generate a DSM city model for the city of Dallas. The research evaluated and compared different methods of automatic feature extraction either from LIDAR or the combination of LIDAR and digital orthophotos in a GIS environment.

Her results concluded that methods utilizing elevation data from LIDAR data in form of a normalized DSM and spectral and edge information from digitalorthos for building extraction yielded the best results.

Literature Review

Alistair Ford (2007)evaluated the use of 3D modeling in a geodatabase using multipatch feature classes for the oil and gas industry. The multipatch was found to be of use for pipelines that cannot be analyzed in 2D.

For assessment purposes, Abkinfenwa (2005 MS Project) utilized various scanning technologies such as laser scanner, and laser range finder to assess building heights.

Data Sources

LIDAR Reflective LIDAR data (2001) in the form of an ASCII file was

purchased from North Central Texas Council of Government. Average point cloud distance was 12 ft.

LIDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) is a remote-sensing technique that uses a laser light source below an aircraft in form of pulses, to measure the distance, and speed of objects. LIDAR data is georeferenced from onboard GPS equipment, scan angle of the LIDAR, and laser pulse time. Information about the object is derived from back-scattered reflectance from the object back to the sensor located underneath the aircraft.

2 foot Contour Lines developed from LIDAR data

Data Sources

Digital Orthos Digital Orthos (2003 & 2005) 2005 six inch resolution from Collin County 2003 six inch resolution provided by North Central Texas Council of

Government. A digital ortho is a raster file that has distortions removed from the

image caused by the aircraft’s flight, as well as the removal of terrain distortions by using a digital elevation model (DEM).

All of the above will be used to generate the following below: 3DS and VRML files generated from SketchUp Shape Files

Generated via ArcCatalog, edited in ArcMap Multipatch files stored in Geodatabase

Digital Ortho: 2005 + 2003

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000500Feet

Software

ESRI ArcMap – 2D development and editing of shape files Spatial Analyst 3D Analyst

ESRI ArcScene – 2.5D and 3D development

Corel Photoshop Pro Sketch Up

3D modeling Photo editing 3ds conversion

Equipment

Laser Atlanta Advantage Cl Reflectorless Laser Range finder Used to obtain building heights and assess the

accuracy of the Lidar DSM

Cannon Power Shot A560 7.1 megapixel Used to capture all building on UTD campus

Methodology and Analysis

Raster Layer Vector Layer

Raster Lidar Layers

Reflective Bare Earth Height Layer

Digital Orthos

Vector TIN Building foot prints

Shape files

Georeferenced to DOQ Multipatch files in

Geodatabase

Raster and Vector Preprocessing

Converting Data Sets to Grids

LIDAR Conversion Convert ASCII reflective data to a GRID via IDW

(Inverse Distance Weighted Interpolation) Utilize to extract z-values

Convert 2 ft contour to TIN Convert contour TIN to GRID and utilize as Bare

Earth Model

Raster Preprocessing: Bare Earth

Bare Earth Result

Lidar Contour TIN Bare Earth Lidar Grid

Reflective Lidar Grid

Reflective Lidar Grid

IDW Layer: Reflective Grid

Difference Grid (Building Height)

Vector Processing: Create New Data Set

Generate ESRI Shape files

Edit according to DOQs in order to generate building footprint

Vector Processing:Create Building Footprints

Calculation of Attribute Fields

BUILD_CODE AREA PERIM LENGTH Ground Height

Calculate via raster subtraction

Z-VALUE IDW Grid

VB Script for Calculating Fields

AREA Dim dblArea as double Dim pArea as Iarea Set pArea = [shape] dblArea = pArea.area

PERIMETER Dim dblPerimeter as double Dim pCurve as Icurve Set pCurve = [shape] dblPerimeter = pCurve.Length

LENGTH Dim dblLength as double Dim pCurve as ICurve Set pCurve = [shape] dblLength = pCurve.Length

Calculating fields

Development of DSM in ArcScene

ArcScene for 2.5D Utilized Bare Earth LIDAR

grid for base layer Convert shape files to 3D

shape files via ESRI 3D Analyst

Overlay Digital Ortho Overlay shape files Edit shape files according

to building structure Extrude shape files to

building height attribute determined from difference grid

0 550 1,100 1,650 2,200275Feet

UTD 2.5D DIGITAL SURFACE MODEL

NAD83 State Plane Lambert Conformal

3D Development

Migration toward 3D SketchUp

3D modeling software now interoperable with ArcView 9.2

ArcView 9.2 3D conversion tool from .3ds or vrml Multipatch feature classes loaded into geodatabase

3D Workflow

ArcScene •Export ArcScene 2.5D model into SketchUp

SketchUp •Edit, photofinish, and add textures•Covert to .3ds or vrml file

ArcTool •Convert .3ds or vrml to multipatch•Load into geodatabase

Export 2.5 D into SketchUp

3DModels edited and photo-finished in Sketch Up

Considerations: Editing according to bare earth

Capturing Differences from Bare Earth Difference in building

heights due to ground elevations changes that were not intuitively obvious from 2D perspective had to be accounted for in editing

3D Models

Campus View

Conversion to multipatch

From SketchUp files can be saved in .3ds or .vrml format

Utilizing 3D conversion tool bar in ArcMap 9.2 files are then imported and converted into multipatch format and placed in a geodatabase.

Multipatch files in geodatabase in ArcScene

Campus view NSERL

Multipatch filesNatural Science and Research Laboratory Callier Richardson

True 3D Multipatch vrs 2.5D shapefile

True 3D allowing for side view hole in Ida Green Center building

2.5 D Ida Green Center building

Accuracy Assessment

The Atlanta Laser Range finder was used to determine building heights to assess accuracy of the Lidar Model.- Accuracy +- 10 cm

Accuracy Assessment Results

Corners of buildings were scanned for height and compared to LidarData model.

Standard Deviation = 2.388 ftMean Difference = -.902 ftMax difference = -10.15 ft

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Results and Conclusions

Based on the accuracy assessment, an accurate digital representation in the form of 2.5D and 3D can be made of campus settings from Lidar data sets and digital orthos

For accurate representation of the side view of buildings, 3D models are needed. In this study, .3ds, and multipatch files were generated for this purpose

Conclusions

Assessment Both 2.5 and 3D Digital Surface Models of the UTD campus were

generated utilizing digital orthophotos, LIDAR data sets, and shape files.

The use of LIDAR data, in combination with digital orthophotos was shown to provide an accurate means to model real world buildings. The average difference between the laser range finder and the lidar data set was 0.902 feet.

Conclusions

Contributions The development of a 3D model of the UTD campus in a multipatch

feature class located in a geodatabase is unique. Calculated area, and perimeter via VB scripts for buildings Furthermore, assessing the results of Lidar with a Laser range finder

provides confidence to other analysts with regard to development of 3D models

Conclusions

Future Research For an even more accurate DSM several ground

control points could be taken at the corners of all buildings and center points on the campus to create an accurate bare earth model

Acknowledgements

Office of Strategic PlanningNCTCOG for dataSpecial thanks to Dr. Aiken and his

Cybermapping laboratory Tarig Ahmed Mohammed Alfarhan Lionel White

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