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Summary

This study introduces a two-stage framework to improve 3D point cloud reconstruction by translating RGB images to color infrared (CIR) using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). This method effectively reduces vegetation noise and enhances 3D models without requiring expensive multispectral sensors.

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conditional GAN cross-sensor image-to-image translation structure-from-motion vegetation segmentation

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Background:

Dynamic features like vegetation significantly impact 3D point cloud reconstruction accuracy.
Near-infrared (NIR) data aids vegetation detection but requires resource-intensive sensors.
Existing methods struggle with vegetation interference and lack of NIR data.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a two-stage framework for enhanced 3D point cloud generation.
To reduce noise caused by vegetation in 3D reconstruction.
To overcome limitations of missing NIR data for vegetation identification.

Main Methods:

Cross-sensor image-to-image RGB to color infrared (CIR) translation using Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs).
Vegetation classification and removal using NDVI derived from artificially generated NIR bands.
Feature detection, matching, pose estimation, and triangulation for sparse 3D point cloud generation.

Main Results:

High accuracy (0.9466) in cross-sensor validation and strong performance (0.9024) in category-wise validation.
Generated NIR bands show consistency with original satellite NIR data.
Successfully translated RGB to CIR for NDVI calculation, enabling vegetation segmentation and classification.

Conclusions:

The proposed framework effectively translates RGB to CIR, enabling NDVI calculation and vegetation segmentation.
Artificially generated NDVI aids in reducing noise from vegetation, enhancing 3D model quality.
The method improves 3D point cloud reconstruction performance without needing specialized multispectral sensors.