Deep learning methods based on convolutional neural networks have shown to give excellent results in semantic segmentation of images, but the inherent irregularity of point cloud data complicates their usage in semantically segmenting 3D laser scanning data. To overcome this problem, point cloud networks particularly specialized for the purpose have been implemented since 2017 but finding the m…
In this paper, we compared five crack detection algorithms using terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) point clouds. The methods are developed based on common point cloud processing knowledge in along- and across-track profiles, surface fitting or local pointwise features, with or without machine learning. The crack area and volume were calculated from the crack points detected by the algorithms. The…
This paper reports the results of the ISPRS benchmark on indoor modelling. Reconstructed models submitted by 11 participating teams are evaluated on a dataset comprising 6 point clouds representing indoor environments of different complexity. The evaluation is based on measuring the completeness, correctness, and accuracy of the reconstructed wall elements through comparison with manually gener…
Localization of pedestrians in 3D scene space from single RGB images is critical for various downstream applications. Current monocular approaches employ either the bounding box of pedestrians or the visible parts of their bodies for localization. Both approaches introduce additional error to the location estimation in the case of real-world scenarios – crowded environments with multiple occl…
High resolution and high accuracy distributed detection of fault creep deformation remains challenging given limited observations and associated change detection strategies. A mobile laser scanning-based change detection method that is capable of measuring centimeter-level near-field ( m from fault) deformation is described. The methodology leverages the use of man-made features in the built …
In this paper, we present a simple, efficient, and robust algorithm for 2D coarse registration of two point clouds. In the proposed algorithm, the locations of some distinct objects are detected from the point cloud data, and a rotation- and translation-invariant feature descriptor vector is computed for each of the detected objects based on the relative locations of the neighboring objects. Su…
Satellite remote sensing plays an important role in mapping the location and extent of surface water. A variety of approaches are available for mapping surface water, but deep learning approaches are not commonplace as they are ‘data hungry’ and require large amounts of computational resources. However, with the availability of various satellite sensors and rapid development in cloud comput…
Spherical robots are a format that has not been thoroughly explored for the application of mobile mapping. In contrast to other designs, it provides some unique advantages. Among those is a spherical shell that protects internal sensors and actuators from possible harsh environments, as well as an inherent rotation for locomotion that enables measurements in all directions. Mobile mapping alway…
Automated semantic segmentation and object detection are of great importance in geospatial data analysis. However, supervised machine learning systems such as convolutional neural networks require large corpora of annotated training data. Especially in the geospatial domain, such datasets are quite scarce. Within this paper, we aim to alleviate this issue by introducing a new annotated 3D datas…
Air pollution from burning sugarcane is an important environmental issue in Thailand. Knowing the location and extent of sugarcane plantations would help in formulating effective strategies to reduce burning. High resolution satellite imagery combined with deep-learning technologies can be effective to map sugarcane with high precision. However, land cover mapping using high resolution data and…