In this paper, we propose a novel solution for multi-view reconstruction, relative pose and homography estimation using planar regions. The proposed method doesn‘t require point matches, it directly uses a pair of planar image regions and simultaneously reconstructs the normal and distance of the corresponding 3D planar surface patch, the relative pose of the cameras [...]

Abstract: We propose a workow for Cultural Heritage applications where the fusion of 3D and 2D visual data is required. Using a metric 3D point cloud acquired by a Lidar scanner and 2D images of a commercial high resolution DSLR camera, we show how to produce a high quality, metric 3D model for documenting or architectural planning purpose. [...]

Abstract: A workflow is proposed for Cultural Heritage applications in which the fusion of 3D and 2D visual data is required. Using data acquired by cheap, standard devices, like a 3D scanner having a low quality 2D camera in it, and a high resolution DSLR camera, one can produce high quality color calibrated 3D model [...]