3D City Models – LoD creation and evaluation

Semantic 3D city models are available in different

Levels of Detail (LoDs)

• Today, mostly LoD1 and LoD2 data are

available

The LoD has a big influence on the performance

and result quality of 3D city model applications

• Which LoD is best suited for a certain

application?

• Is it worth creating a lower LoD form the data

available to increase performance?

• Which height should be selected for a LoD1

cube?
 3D City Models – LoD creation and evaluation
Project tasks
• Develop workflows to create LoD1 models from:
• LoD2 models
• LoD2 models and additional data (e.g. LiDAR point clouds)
• Open data sources
• Implement different LoD1 height strategies LoD1
• E.g. min, max, med, avg roof height / roof point elevation
• Evaluate the effects of different LoDs on a solar potential
analysis based on semantic 3D city models

Requirements
• Basic skills with geo databases (PostgreeSQL, PostGIS)
• Advanced GIS skills, FME, ArcGIS, PointClouds
• Basic statistics skills, using R or Python, if possible
LoD2
What you take away
• Experience in creating semantic 3D city models with common
GIS software and geo databases
• Insight on semantic 3D city model LoDs and their effect on 3D