Building footprints
Extract the spatial boundary of individual buildings.
Earth Digital / Urban mapping
Detailed Urban Mapping
Extract building footprints, types and surface attributes as foundational data for urban analysis and refined management.
Top-down view of dense urban buildings IMAGE
Overview
Turn urban buildings into detailed spatial layers
Buildings are among the most fundamental objects in urban space. Their footprints, distribution and observable attributes shape the urban fabric.
Identifying building boundaries and visible characteristics creates computable, comparable spatial information for urban mapping and further analysis.
Core capabilities
Identify building boundaries, attributes and distribution
Observable attributes
Identify observable characteristics such as materials and green roofs.
Urban pattern
Reveal building density, form and spatial organisation.
Processing chain
From observed object to useful information
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Observe
Acquire spatial imagery of the urban surface.
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Segment
Separate building objects and their boundaries.
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Describe
Organise observable building characteristics.
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Map
Create consistent spatial layers of buildings.
Applications
Bring spatial information into practical work
Detailed urban mapping
Build building-level urban base maps.
Building inventory
Count and compare building objects and attributes.
Spatial analysis
Support analysis of urban form and distribution.
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