Multiview texturing for three-dimensional models

A computing system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• accessing a polygon mesh modeling a geographic area;
• identifying a plurality of source images depicting the geographic area corresponding to the polygon mesh;
• aligning the plurality of source images to reduce projection misalignments between source images when projected to the polygon mesh;
• and
• determining a texel value for a texture associated with a point on the surface of the polygon mesh based at least in part on a weighted average, the weighted average determined at least in part from a plurality of pixels in the plurality of source images corresponding to the point on the surface of the polygon mesh;
• wherein the operations comprise identifying an outlier pixel in the plurality of pixels corresponding to the point on the surface of the polygon mesh;
• and excluding the outlier pixel from inclusion in a determination of the weighted average in determining the texel value for the point on the surface of the polygon mesh to allow for removal of transient objects from the three-dimensional model.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• accessing a polygon mesh modeling a geographic area;
• identifying a plurality of source images depicting the geographic area corresponding to the polygon mesh;
• aligning the plurality of source images to reduce projection misalignments between source images when projected to the polygon mesh;
• and
• determining a texel value for a texture associated with a point on the surface of the polygon mesh based at least in part on a weighted average, the weighted average determined at least in part from a plurality of pixels in the plurality of source images corresponding to the point on the surface of the polygon mesh;
• wherein the operations comprise identifying an outlier pixel in the plurality of pixels corresponding to the point on the surface of the polygon mesh;
• and excluding the outlier pixel from inclusion in a determination of the weighted average in determining the texel value for the point on the surface of the polygon mesh to allow for removal of transient objects from the three-dimensional model.