Reconstruction of Kyoto of the Edo era based on arts and historical documents: 3D urban model based on historical GIS data

Abstract

This paper explores a method for creating large-scale urban 3D models using Historical GIS data. The method is capable of automatically generating realistic VR models based on GIS data at a low cost. 3D models of houses are created from polygon data, fences from line data, and pedestrians and trees from point data. The method is applied to the Virtual Kyoto Project in which the landscape of the whole city of Kyoto of the early Edo era (ca 17C) is reconstructed.Digital urban 3D models are currently created for use in fields such as landscape planning, urban environmental planning, car navigation systems, and the real estate industry. Demand for urban 3D models is also growing in academic research and in the presentation of research results in the humanities and social sciences. However, generating such models over large areas requires a substantial amount of money and time. Consequently, urban 3D models are usually only created and used in highly profitable practical fields.Since the Geographic Information System (GIS) revolution that began in the latter half of the 1980s, the collection of 2D data has improved as the

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