3D City Modeling and Observation Using Remote Sensing and Artificial Intelligence

Dear Colleagues,

3D City modeling stands as a fundamental pillar for the burgeoning field of digital twin applications in modern cities. The evolution of cutting-edge remote sensing equipment, platforms, and methodologies has facilitated the acquisition of three-dimensional spatial data, making it an increasingly accessible process. Leveraging urban maps and three-dimensional datasets, the observation and analysis of critical urban objects in both static and dynamic states have been integrated into a variety of sectors, including urban planning, management, safety monitoring, and the burgeoning domain of smart cities.

While remote sensing offers the tools for modeling and observation, artificial intelligence (AI) has elevated these processes to new heights. AI's broad spectrum of object recognition and execution of complex tasks is characterized by its efficiency and reliability. The proliferation of mobile remote sensing platforms, such as drones and laser scanners, has democratized low-cost, automated urban remote sensing monitoring.

The evolution of 3D modeling techniques from various optimized models of multi-view geometry reconstruction is now progressing towards methods based on neural networks, such as deep learning for stereo reconstruction and neural radiance fields.

The quest to integrate more sophisticated AI algorithms into the realms of modeling and observational data analysis has emerged as a pivotal area of interest. The ongoing advancements in SOTA methods have not only validated this trend but have also set the stage for a new era of innovation in the field of 3D modeling.

This Special Issue aims at studies covering remote sensing platforms, systems,new algorithms, and the latest experimental datasets. Relevant research can contribute to enhancing the quality, efficiency, and application level of 3D city modeling and observational data analysis. This Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

• Intelligent mobile measurement platform
• 3D building modelling
• 3D modelling with multi-source space data
• Object recognition using AI algorithm
• City space plane & management
• UAV smart task plan
• Realtime data processing
• Neural network 3D algorithm 
• Laser scanning data processing
• City objects datasets

Dr. Zheng Ji
Dr. Brian Alan Johnson
Guest Editors

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