Location Prior Generation via Multi-Source Urban Data Fusion for Low-Altitude Air Mobility

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.25530v1
• Date: Mon, 25 May 2026 07:35:15 GMT
• Title: Location Prior Generation via Multi-Source Urban Data Fusion for Low-Altitude Air Mobility
• Abstract summary: Building height is absent in over 95% of structures in global geospatial databases.<n>For the emerging low-altitude economy, this data gap forces each aerial platform to rely on real-time onboard sensing.<n>We present the Location Prior Generation Framework (LPGF), a multi-source data fusion pipeline.
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• Abstract: Building height, the third dimension (3D) of urban spatial data, is absent in over 95% of structures in global geospatial databases. For the emerging low-altitude economy, this data gap forces each aerial platform to rely on real-time onboard sensing rather than pre-computed 3D scene geometry. We present the Location Prior Generation Framework (LPGF), a multi-source data fusion pipeline that integrates Sentinel-2 imagery, UAV telemetry, vehicle GPS trajectories, and OpenStreetMap footprints into structured, reusable urban location priors. LPGF assigns building heights through a three-tier priority hierarchy: (1) explicit OSM height tags where available, (2) floor count multiplied by 3.2 m per story where recorded, and (3) building-type default heights otherwise, yielding a worst-case error of approximately 5.5 m. An optional shadow-based height estimation module (SHEM) is activated only when a four-criterion quality gate is satisfied; when any criterion fails, the pipeline routes to structured fallback. On the MiTra A50 Milan dataset, the quality gate correctly identified two imaging failure modes: sub-pixel shadows at 10 m GSD and ground shadow merging at 0.93 m GSD, producing a consistent 27-building prior in both cases. Tier 3 type-default heights were validated against manual floor counts (n=15), achieving MAE=3.07 m within the 5.0 m uncertainty bound. The framework demonstrates that structured, quality-gated fusion of universally available data streams can bootstrap 3D scene coverage for low-altitude urban operations.

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