![]() |
GI_Forum 2016, Volume 4, Issue 1Journal for Geographic Information Science
|
![]() |
Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
A-1011 Wien, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
Tel. +43-1-515 81/DW 3420, Fax +43-1-515 81/DW 3400 https://verlag.oeaw.ac.at, e-mail: verlag@oeaw.ac.at |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
DATUM, UNTERSCHRIFT / DATE, SIGNATURE
BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT, WIEN (IBAN AT04 1100 0006 2280 0100, BIC BKAUATWW), DEUTSCHE BANK MÜNCHEN (IBAN DE16 7007 0024 0238 8270 00, BIC DEUTDEDBMUC)
|

GI_Forum 2016, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 65-71, 2016/06/29
Journal for Geographic Information Science
Stereo or even triple-stereo satellite imagery of very high spatial resolution is a versatile source for many applications and analyses. The aim of this short paper is to demonstrate the level of accuracy that can be calculated for digital surface models using triple-stereo data in urban areas. Urban planners benefit from such results thanks to the fast processing time and low cost in comparison to other data, such as LiDAR data. In addition, the data obtained using stereo or triple-stereo technology simultaneously acquire the requisite spectral information. This study used semi-global matching (SGM), which runs a pixel-wise matching of two image pairs. SGM outputs a point cloud for each pair, which is used for the generation of digital surface models (DSMs). The result of the study is a DSM which can be used in urban areas for the estimation of urban volumes such as the vegetation volume or building cubature. Results are evaluated with respect to the overall accuracy, the number of errors, and missing values due to shadows or dark homogeneous areas.
Keywords: remote sensing, triple-stereo, Pléiades, DSM, semi-global matching