[GIS] How to make 3D building models from lidar data in ArcGIS

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I have Lidar data, ground points and first returns. I have processed it and have ready tiles from which I am trying to build 3D building models.

So far I was able to just extrude the buildings in the ArcScene and that is it.

I am a beginner in GIS/Remote Sensing and any help would be highly appreciated.

Also, I am trying to work this out in Arc10.

Best Answer

From my experience (also not a remote sensing expert), it's very hard to get accurate building outlines. If it is not a huge area, it might be worth manually tracing the buildings and then doing a spatial join with the LIDAR data to get the building heights.

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