Updating digital elevation models via change detection and fusion of human and remote sensor data in urban environments

International Journal of Digital Earth

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 153-171

  Klonner, Carolin ^a   Barron, Christopher ^a   Neis, Pascal ^a   Höfle, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D modelling; airborne laser scanning; change detection; OpenStreetMap; up to date digital surface models

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LASER APPLICATIONS; SURVEYING;

3D MODELLING; AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING; CHANGE DETECTION; DIGITAL SURFACE MODELS; OPENSTREETMAP;

SENSOR DATA FUSION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTION METHOD; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOODING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; REMOTE SENSING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84921439741     PISSN: 17538947     EISSN: 17538955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2014.881427     Document Type: Article

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