Rotterdam 3D Building Models with Textures from Aerial Views

Rotterdam's buildings are modeled in 3D using the Dutch Key Registers of Addresses and Buildings (BAG) and Laser Altimetry data. Textures for the models are derived from aerial photography. The dataset is provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a Creative Commons Public Domain Mark license.

Use Cases

• Generate realistic 3D cityscapes for simulation based on aerial textures.
• Analyze urban form and building density based on 3D models.
• Create base maps for augmented reality applications based on geospatial building data.
• Conduct solar potential or wind flow studies based on building geometry and height.

Strengths

• Models incorporate authoritative BAG registry data for building footprints.
• Textures are sourced from real aerial imagery for visual realism.
• Data is provided under a permissive CC-PDM-1.0 public domain license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Modeling based on BAG (Key Registers of Addresses and Buildings) and Laser Altimetry data, with textures from aerial views.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Rotterdam, Netherlands