Aerial Roof Measurement

February 04, 2017

 Work Flow

Estimating Roof
Can be done
Uploading Final Post Features, creating
though mobile or Processing line diagrams, pitch
web interface Pictures diagram etc.,

Algorithms need to Generating

Generating pdf
be finalised Point Cloud
reports

Things happening in Server

A 3D application with
User Draws At User Interface
line drawing features
Roof Lines Exported to
and other basic CAD
operations User
Literature Survey
Only with pictures
Automatic rooftop segment extraction using point clouds generated from aerial high resolution
photography.- John Valinger
(http://www8.cs.umu.se/education/examina/Rapporter/JohnValinger.pdf)
Creates Adequate point cloud from aerial photography
SFM
SURE
Conclusion by author
Literature Survey Conts..
Automatic roof outlines reconstruction from photogrammetric dsm - F. Nex , F. Remondino
http://www.isprs-ann-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/I-3/257/2012/isprsannals-I-3-
257-2012.pdf
Creates Depth Surface Map instead of point cloud creation
Comparable to LiDAR
Discusses DSM generation , Vegetation removal , Eaves detection Edge exporting
Conclusion by author
Literature Survey Conts..
Free-Form Asset Modelling - Daniel Beale
https://github.com/dabeale/FacadeReconstruction (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.05754v1.pdf)
Needed a primitives library
User draws on the 3D point cloud with those primitives.
Reconstruction through Poisson or RANSAC
Literature Survey Conts..
Characterization of Real properties Using 3d vision Philipp Meixner

Detailed Roof theory and concepts

Conclusion by author