A Multi-Dimensional LiDAR Method for Rural Building Extraction #WorldResearchAwards

Introduction

Research on building extraction from airborne point clouds has been widely explored; however, rural environments present unique challenges due to the close interweaving of buildings and vegetation with similar height characteristics. These complexities often reduce the effectiveness of conventional urban-oriented methods. This research focuses on a representative rural region in China to address these limitations, proposing an adaptive and robust building classification framework tailored to complex rural landscapes. The study emphasizes improving accuracy, reducing redundancy, and enhancing practical applicability for real-world rural building data extraction.

Terrain-Adaptive Ground Point Extraction

The proposed methodology begins with terrain recognition through dynamic multi-level grid size determination based on slope analysis. By accurately distinguishing terrain types, differentiated filtering parameters are applied to each terrain category. This adaptive strategy enables more complete and reliable ground point extraction, which serves as a precise ground reference for subsequent building classification. The approach significantly improves robustness across varying rural topographies compared to uniform filtering methods.

Region of Interest Selection Using Geometric Features

To efficiently isolate potential building areas, the study employs watershed segmentation combined with multiple geometric feature differences between buildings and non-building objects. This step identifies building Regions of Interest (ROI) while effectively eliminating vegetation and other irrelevant points. By narrowing down the data scope early in the process, the method substantially reduces redundant and unnecessary mathematical computations, improving both efficiency and accuracy.

Morphology-Based Building Classification

Refined building classification is achieved by analyzing multiple morphological differences between buildings and other objects. Features such as shape regularity, height consistency, and spatial continuity are leveraged to distinguish buildings from vegetation and terrain artifacts. This morphology-driven strategy enhances discrimination in challenging rural scenes where height-based separation alone is insufficient.

Experimental Results and Performance Evaluation

Experiments conducted on two rural datasets demonstrate strong classification performance. Precision, recall, and F1 scores exceeded 93.37%, 97.05%, and 95.17%, respectively, with average values reaching 94.02%, 97.20%, and 95.58%. These results confirm the reliability and stability of the proposed approach across different rural environments, highlighting its superiority in handling mixed vegetation–building scenarios.

Practical Significance and Future Applications

The proposed method shows strong adaptability and practicality for rural building extraction, supporting applications such as rural planning, land-use analysis, and geographic information system updates. Its ability to handle diverse terrain and complex object distributions makes it suitable for large-scale deployment. Future research may extend this framework by integrating machine learning techniques or multisource data to further enhance classification accuracy and automation.

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