CAREER: Photorealistic 3-D Modeling of Large-Scale Scenes: Integration of 3-D Range and 2-D Intensity Sensing in a Complete System

这个项目的目标是以最少的人工交互和提高计算效率来自动重建大规模3D场景的高精度照片真实感描述。激光距离传感技术的最新发展使获取大规模场景的准确3D扫描成为可能。将利用密集和复杂的3D距离数据集以及高分辨率彩色图像(地面和空中)。将在距离分割(为了处理几何复杂性)、距离和2D图像之间的自动配准、3D建模、航空摄影融合和可视化等领域进行研究。拟议中的研究将直接影响城市规划、城市设计、防灾、电子新闻、建筑、考古、历史保护和娱乐等领域的应用。将制定的新解决办法将对国际和平协会的教育议程和他的外联活动产生直接影响。计算机科学、地理学和电影与媒体系之间的交叉交流是另一个优先事项。最后，与博物馆等机构以及专注于3D网站建模和网站建设的公司合作，是推动这项研究走出学术环境的关键一步。

The goal of this project is the automated reconstruction of highly accurate photorealistic descriptions of large-scale 3D scenes with a minimum of human interaction and increased computational efficiency. Recent developments in laser-range sensing technology make possible the acquisition of accurate 3D scans of large-scale scenes. Dense and complex 3D range data-sets along with high resolution color imagery (ground and aerial-based) will be utilized. Research will be carried in the areas of range segmentation (in order to handle the geometric complexity), automatic registration between range and 2D images, 3D modeling, fusion of aerial photography, and visualization. The proposed research is going to directly affect applications in the areas of urban planning, urban design, disaster prevention, electronic journalism, architecture, archeology, historical preservation, and entertainment. The novel solutions that will be developed will have a direct effect on the educational agenda of the PI and on his outreach activities. The cross-fertilization between Computer Science, Geography, and Film and Media departments is another priority. Finally, collaboration with institutions such as museums, and with companies concentrated on 3D site modeling and site construction is an essential step for forwarding this research out of the academic environment.