Musialski, P.Wonka, P.Aliaga, D. G.Wimmer, M.Gool, L.Purgathofer, W.Holly Rushmeier and Oliver Deussen2015-02-282015-02-2820131467-8659https://diglib.eg.org:443/handle/10.1111/v32i6pp146-177https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.12077This paper provides a comprehensive overview of urban reconstruction. While there exists a considerable body of literature, this topic is still under active research. The work reviewed in this survey stems from the following three research communities: computer graphics, computer vision and photogrammetry and remote sensing. Our goal is to provide a survey that will help researchers to better position their own work in the context of existing solutions, and to help newcomers and practitioners in computer graphics to quickly gain an overview of this vast field. Further, we would like to bring the mentioned research communities to even more interdisciplinary work, since the reconstruction problem itself is by far not solved.This paper provides a comprehensive overview of urban reconstruction. While there exists a considerable body of literature, this topic is still under active research. The work reviewed in this survey stems from the following three research communities: computer graphics, computer vision and photogrammetry and remote sensing. Our goal is to provide a survey that will help researchers to better position their own work in the context of existing solutions, and to help newcomers and practitioners in computer graphics to quickly gain an overview of this vast field. Further, we would like to bring the mentioned research communities to even more interdisciplinary work, since the reconstruction problem itself is by far not solved.urban reconstructionurban modellingimage‐based modellingcity reconstructioncity modellingfacade modellingphotogrammetric modellingstructure from motioninverse‐procedural modellingI.3.5 [Computer Graphics]Computational Geometry and Object ModellingI.4.6 [Image Processing And Computer Vision]Scene AnalysisI.4.9 [Image Processing And Computer Vision]Applications10.1111/cgf.12077