3D point cloud classification is an important task with applications in robotics, augmented reality and urban planning. Recent advances in Machine Learning and Computer Vision have proven that complex real-world tasks require large training data sets for classifier training. At the same time, until now there were no data sets for 3D point cloud classification which would be sufficiently rich in both object representations and number of labelled points. For example, the well-known Oakland data set contains less than 2 million labelled points. Another popular data set, the NYU benchmark, provides only indoor scenes. Finally, both Sydney Urban Objects data set and the IQmulus & TerraMobilita Contest use a 3D Velodyne LIDAR mounted on a car which provides much lower point density than a static scanner. The same counts for the Vaihingen3D airborne benchmark.
Platefome de classification 3D EPFZ ETHZ Zurich
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