2P1-G20 Automated 3D City Street Modeling, Based on Fusion of Laser Range Finder, Fish-eye Lens Camera and GPS

Abstract

In this paper, we present a system to automatically create a 3D map of city's buildings. The system consists of a laser range finder to measure distance between the sensor set and the building; and also a fish-eye-lens camera to measure the height of the buildings while capturing the texture of the model. Our system allows not only capturing the geometry of the buildings, but also how the buildings would look like on a street-level view. This allows for the creation of a 3D model that is suitable for navigation purposes.