利用卫星影像中的影子长度估算建筑高度,提升单视角图像的精度。
Building Height Estimation Using Shadow Length in Satellite Imagery
- 通过改进YOLOv7定位建筑与影子,用ResNet18回归影子长度。
- 结合太阳高度角与影子长度,通过几何公式计算建筑高度。
- 在42个城市测试中超越现有方法,适合城市规划与遥感应用。
从单视角卫星影像估计建筑高度面临巨大挑战,因缺乏关键的三维空间信息。本文提出一种新方法,利用影子长度作为补充线索以弥补深度信息损失。首先,采用改进的YOLOv7检测器定位建筑及其影子;随后,使用以ResNet18为骨干的回归模型估算影子长度。最终,基于摄影测量学原理,结合太阳高度角、建筑垂直边长与影子长度的关系,解析求解建筑高度。在42个不同城市的测试中,该方法显著优于现有最先进方法,验证了其有效性与泛化能力。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Estimating building height from satellite imagery poses significant challenges, especially when monocular images are employed, resulting in a loss of essential 3D information during imaging. This loss of spatial depth further complicates the height estimation process. We addressed this issue by using shadow length as an additional cue to compensate for the loss of building height estimation using single-view imagery. We proposed a novel method that first localized a building and its shadow in the given satellite image. After localization, the shadow length is estimated using a regression model. To estimate the final height of each building, we utilize the principles of photogrammetry, specifically considering the relationship between the solar elevation angle, the vertical edge length of the building, and the length of the building's shadow. For the localization of buildings in our model, we utilized a modified YOLOv7 detector, and to regress the shadow length for each building we utilized the ResNet18 as backbone architecture. Finally, we estimated the associated building height using solar elevation with shadow length through analytical formulation. We evaluated our method on 42 different cities and the results showed that the proposed framework surpasses the state-of-the-art methods with a suitable margin.
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