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Lukas Rauch¹, Thomas Braml²

¹Institute of Structural Engineering, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Munich, Germany. lukas.rauch@unibw.de.

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Area of Science:

Civil Engineering
Computer Vision
Geometric Processing

Background:

Limited availability of real-world 3D data for construction environments hinders research.
Existing datasets often lack the complexity and scale required for advanced geometric processing tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce Rohbau3D, a novel dataset of 3D point clouds for indoor construction.
Address the shortage of real-world data for geometric processing in construction.
Facilitate research in scene understanding and computer vision for structural and civil engineering.

Main Methods:

Collected 504 high-resolution LiDAR scans from 14 distinct construction sites.
Scans represent various stages of shell construction and renovation in high-rise buildings.
Data includes scalar laser reflectance intensity, RGB color values, surface normals, and 2D panoramic renderings.

Main Results:

Rohbau3D is the first dataset of its kind and scale for construction environments.
The dataset captures the complexity and variability of real-world construction sites.
Enriched point clouds with intensity, color, and surface normals.

Conclusions:

Rohbau3D provides a foundational resource for advancing geometric processing and computer vision in construction.
The dataset is intended for ongoing work, future annotations, and benchmarking.
Enables new research avenues in structural and civil engineering applications.