Zhang et al.

Notes on the Dataset

  • One epoch is provided as ALS point cloud, the other one as photogrammetric point cloud.
  • The ALS point cloud is split into ground and non-ground points.

Detailed Information

General Information
NameZhang et al.
Release Year2020
Terms of UseCC BY 4.0
Access RequirementsAgree to terms of use | Provide contact info
Dataset Size3.1 GB | Partial download is possible, i.e. the data is split into several files (e.g., epochs or data types)
DocumentationOnly short description of the dataset, e.g., in the form of a few-sentence readme file or a text paragraph on the download page
CodeNo
ApplicationsBuilt environment change detection and classification
Detailed ApplicationsBuilding change detection between ALS and photogrammetric point clouds
Acquisition
Number of Scenes1
Number of Epochs per Scene (minimum)2
Number of Epochs per Scene (median)2
Number of Epochs per Scene (maximum)2
General Scene TypeUrban
Specific Scene TypeCity tile
LocationRotterdam (The Netherlands)
Acquisition TypeAirborne laser scanning | Photogrammetric from aerial images
Acquisition DeviceUndefined camera + Pix4DMapper
Acquisition PlatformAircraft
Scan IntervalYears
Acquisition Months
Representation
Data RepresentationUnstructured, globally aligned (e.g., point cloud or ray cloud)
Specific Data RepresentationPoint cloud
File Format/EncodingLAS
Raw Data-
Additional Data-
Coordinate System28992
Quality and Usability
RegistrationBetween finely and coarsely registered. The reviewers disagreed on this
Number of Partial Epochs-
Unusable Data Reason-
SplitsNo
Per-Point Attributes
Intensity/ReflectivityNo
ColorNo
Semantic Labels-
Instance LabelsNo
Change Labels-
Statistics
Number of Points per Epoch (minimum)40M
Number of Points per Epoch (median)-
Number of Points per Epoch (maximum)51M
Avg. Point Spacing (minimum)1.7dm
Avg. Point Spacing (median)-
Avg. Point Spacing (maximum)2.7dm
Avg. Change Points per Epoch-

Paper Reference 1

@article{zhang2019buildingchangedetection,
    author = {Zhang, Zhenchao and Vosselman, George and Gerke, Markus and Persello, Claudio and Tuia, Devis and Yang, Michael Ying},
    title = {Detecting Building Changes between Airborne Laser Scanning and Photogrammetric Data},
    journal = {Remote Sensing},
    volume = {11},
    year = {2019},
    number = {20},
    article-number = {2417},
    issn = {2072-4292},
    doi = {10.3390/rs11202417},
}

Dataset Reference 1

@data{zhang2020datasetbuildingchangedetection,
    author = {Z. Z. Zhang},
    publisher = {DANS Data Station Physical and Technical Sciences},
    title = {Detecting Building Changes between Airborne Laser Scanning and Photogrammetric Data},
    year = {2020},
    version = {V2},
    doi = {10.17026/dans-xzg-nqdg},
}