Evolution and challenges of image-based 3D modeling techniques

Christoph Strecha (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne - EPFL, Switzerland)

Image based 3D modeling techniques have made a big step forward over the last years. However, the current state of the art techniques can still not compete with active measurement devices as for example laser range scanners.

In this talk I will try to sketch some developments of image based 3D modeling techniques over the last years. The main focus will be on dense stereo and multi-view stereo approaches.