Tortho-Gaussian: Splatting True Digital Orthophoto Maps

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2411.19594v1
• Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:22:38 GMT
• Title: Tortho-Gaussian: Splatting True Digital Orthophoto Maps
• Authors: Xin Wang, Wendi Zhang, Hong Xie, Haibin Ai, Qiangqiang Yuan, Zongqian Zhan,
• Abstract summary: True Digital Orthophoto Maps (TDOMs) are essential products for digital twins and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)<n>Traditionally, TDOM generation involves a complex set of traditional photogrammetric process, which may deteriorate due to various challenges.<n>We introduce TOrtho-Gaussian, a novel method inspired by 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) that generates TDOMs through splatting of optimized anisotropic Gaussian kernel.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: True Digital Orthophoto Maps (TDOMs) are essential products for digital twins and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Traditionally, TDOM generation involves a complex set of traditional photogrammetric process, which may deteriorate due to various challenges, including inaccurate Digital Surface Model (DSM), degenerated occlusion detections, and visual artifacts in weak texture regions and reflective surfaces, etc. To address these challenges, we introduce TOrtho-Gaussian, a novel method inspired by 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) that generates TDOMs through orthogonal splatting of optimized anisotropic Gaussian kernel. More specifically, we first simplify the orthophoto generation by orthographically splatting the Gaussian kernels onto 2D image planes, formulating a geometrically elegant solution that avoids the need for explicit DSM and occlusion detection. Second, to produce TDOM of large-scale area, a divide-and-conquer strategy is adopted to optimize memory usage and time efficiency of training and rendering for 3DGS. Lastly, we design a fully anisotropic Gaussian kernel that adapts to the varying characteristics of different regions, particularly improving the rendering quality of reflective surfaces and slender structures. Extensive experimental evaluations demonstrate that our method outperforms existing commercial software in several aspects, including the accuracy of building boundaries, the visual quality of low-texture regions and building facades. These results underscore the potential of our approach for large-scale urban scene reconstruction, offering a robust alternative for enhancing TDOM quality and scalability.

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