Method, device, and computer program for facilitating three-dimensional measurements in a skybox

A controller for facilitating three-dimensional (3D) measurements in a skybox image rendering environment, the controller comprising processing circuitry, the processing circuitry being configured to cause the controller to perform a method comprising:

• obtaining an indication that a two-dimensional (2D) panoramic image is rendered in the skybox image rendering environment of a reconstructed 3D environment;
• deriving auxiliary visual information for the panoramic image from depth maps of the panoramic image, wherein the auxiliary visual information identifies 3D measurable areas in the skybox image rendering environment;
• and
• imposing the auxiliary visual information on the panoramic image as rendered in the skybox image rendering environment.

A computer program product (CPP) comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for facilitating three-dimensional (3D) measurements in a skybox image rendering environment, the computer program comprising computer code which, when run on processing circuitry of a controller, causes the controller to perform a method comprising:

• obtaining an indication that a two-dimensional, 2D, panoramic image is rendered in the skybox image rendering environment of a reconstructed 3D environment;
• deriving auxiliary visual information for the panoramic image from depth maps of the panoramic image, wherein the auxiliary visual information identifies 3D measurable areas in the skybox image rendering environment;
• and
• imposing the auxiliary visual information on the panoramic image as rendered in the skybox image rendering environment.