FARI and the Brussels-Capital Region advance Urban Planning with Building Modelization
SEP 2024
FARI and the Brussels-Capital Region advance Urban Planning with Building Modelization
FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute and its research group, VUB-ETRO (Vrije Universiteit Brussel’s Electronics and Informatics) are working with the Brussels– Capital Region in developing Building Modelization for automating the detection of windows, doors, and the number of floors in buildings using RGB panoramic images from Paradigm.
This project will employ state-of-the-art deep learning techniques to analyze these images and produce accurate building models, validated using ground truth data from Perspective. Aiming to advance urban planning and architectural assessments, this prototype involves collaboration with multiple stakeholders, including Paradigm, Perspective, and the Ixelles commune, and is set to be completed by December 31, 2024.
This project falls under the initiative of the Brussels– Capital Region to create “digital twins,” or virtual representations of real-world objects, to manage, visualize, and implement data for a smarter, functioning city. Within this initiative, another project with FARI and the Machine Learning Group (MLG) of Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) on modelling traffic is also being developed.
The Building Modelization project is a significant step towards leveraging technology for urban planning and architectural assessment in Brussels. By automating the detection of building features and validating models with ground truth data, this collaboration promises to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of urban data management. As part of the Brussels– Capital Region’s digital twin initiative, this project, along with the parallel traffic modeling effort, underscores the potential of advanced AI and deep learning techniques to transform urban environments and make way for future smart cities.
Share
Other projects
