Foliage Modeling for Urban Ray-Tracing Simulations Using Satellite Images

摘要

A foliage modeling approach for urban environments based on the use of satellite images is introduced. Foliage blocks are added into a 3D urban model, which originally consists of only building data. The vegetation blocks, which are considered in the simulation, are mainly large clusters located in the vicinity of the base station, and are surrounding it. Relevant comparisons are made with measurement data and the advantages of the proposed method are demonstrated.