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Area of Science:

  • Urban Planning
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
  • Digital Heritage

Background:

  • Historical maps are crucial for urban evolution studies but are limited to 2D.
  • Reconstructing 3D city models from historical maps is currently manual and time-consuming.
  • Existing 2D maps often contain inaccuracies, complicating 3D reconstruction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an automated methodology for reconstructing 3D buildings from historical maps.
  • To augment 2D historical maps with height and volume data, creating 3D digital twins.
  • To enable advanced spatial analyses only possible in three dimensions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing auxiliary datasets for height information extraction.
  • Reusing existing 3D models of extant buildings.
  • Employing procedural modeling to infer and reconstruct missing building structures.

Main Results:

  • A novel methodology for automated 3D building reconstruction from historical maps.
  • Successful implementation and testing on European city historical maps (1700-2000).
  • Demonstrated potential for creating accurate and detailed 3D historical city models.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed methodology significantly automates the creation of 3D historical city models.
  • This approach enhances the utility of historical maps for diverse spatial analyses.
  • The digital twins generated offer valuable insights into urban morphology and historical environments.