3D Building Height Map Dataset

Dataset Overview

• Data Source: Google Open Buildings Temporal dataset
• Coverage Areas:
  • Central America and South America
  • Africa
  • Southeast Asia and South Asia
• Data Content:
  • Building presence information
  • Building height information

Data Processing and Visualization

• Data Access: Access via Google Earth Engine
• Data Filtering: Filter data based on confidence interval estimates
• Data Merging: Merge with Google Open Buildings Polygons data
• Visualization Tools:
  • Use ggplot2 and rayshader in R to create 2D and 3D building maps

Examples

• 2D Map: Shows building heights in downtown Mumbai
  • Example image: Mumbai Building Height 2D Map
• 3D Map: Shows a 3D building map of the same area
  • Example image: Mumbai Building Height 3D Map