This research is motivated and structured around the problem of acquiring 3D-information from multiple images. Applications aimed at are building extraction for city modeling mainly from aerial images and reconstruction for industrial inspection using various imaging techniques.

We try to cover all levels of image analysis (low, mid and high) and do basic and applied research.

Our developments are directed towards making Computer Vision and Photogrammetric procedures available to non-specialists, motivating research on procedures with few and well understood control parameters and clear performance characteristics using statistical analysis tools.

• BACS - Bundle Adjustment for Camera Systems
• Import Vector Machine
• Coding Images with Local Features
• SFOP - Interpretable and Accurate Scale Invariant Keypoints
• Semi-automatic Generation of Highly Detailed Textured Building Models
• part of the sino german bundle project Interoperation of 3D Urban Geoinformation of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
• SUGR - a Library for Statistical Uncertain Geometric Reasoning

• MoD - Mapping on Demand (DFG Research Unit)
• Working Group IC III/VII "Pattern Recognition for Remote Sensing" of ISPRS

• eTRIMS- E-Training for Interpreting Images of Man-Made Scenes (2006-2009)
• Ontological Scales
• 3D City Models
• Control Point Database (LVA NRW) (1994-2000)
  
• Semantic Modeling and Extraction of Spatial Objects from Images and Maps (SM) (1993-1999)
• Image Processing for Automatic Carthographic Tools (IMPACT)
• MOMS-02 Science Photogrammetry
• Orientierung und Kalibrierung eines Streifenprojektionssensors zur Oberflächenabtastung (only in german)
• Automatic Geometric and Semantic Reconstruction of Buildings from Images by Extraction of 3D-Corners and their 3D-Aggregation
• Photogrammetric Eye
• A Generic Adjustment Modul
• Photogrammetric Observation and Reconstruction of the Development of a Fluvial Sediment Surface
• Semi-automatic Building Acquisition
• Photogrammetric Acquisition and Representation of 3d Objects (LVA NRW)
• A Photogrammetric Scanner for the Analytical Plotter P3

This research is motivated by the cooperation with several groups in the Special Research Center (SFB 350) Interactions of Continental Geosystems and their Modeling (1992-2001) and the link to the research in Computer Vision.

• DLR Project: Highwater detection in Frankfurt/Oder and Breslau