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Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery

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Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery

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The increasing demand for up-to-date and accurate geographic information due to rapid urbanization has made the development of urban digital twins a critical research priority. Digital twin technology enables real-time monitoring, simulation, and analysis through virtual representations of physical assets. Open-source platforms such as OpenStreetMap (OSM) suffer from significant data gaps, particularly in rural and rapidly developing areas. To address this problem, this study proposes an end-to-end digital twin generation system that combines AI-based building detection from high-resolution satellite imagery with open-source data. Accurate determination of building boundaries and locations is a fundamental requirement in many critical areas such as security, health, environmental management, and economic planning (Tasyurek, 2024). Traditional building detection methods often encounter difficulties due to the complexity and density of objects in satellite imagery; this has necessitated the use of deep learning-based architectures (Yap et al., 2024). The proposed system uses YOLO architectures for object detection and transfers the obtained data to a 3D environment via Cesium and Unreal Engine 5 platforms. Particularly when detecting small and closely spaced building footprints, YOLO frames with local constraints offer higher accuracy than standard models (Xie et al., 2020).

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Destekleyen Kurum

This study was not supported by any institution or organization.

Etik Beyan

The study was conducted in accordance with scientific ethical guidelines. The article is original, has not been published elsewhere, and is not currently under review.

Teşekkür

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my esteemed advisors Kadir Erkan and Hakan Aydemir for their valuable guidance and support throughout this study. I am also deeply grateful to my family for their patience, encouragement, and support during the research process, as well as to everyone who contributed to the completion of this work.

Kaynakça

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Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Yazılım Mühendisliği (Diğer)

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Haziran 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

14 Nisan 2026

Kabul Tarihi

23 Haziran 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Eryaş, B. (2026). Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery. İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, 8(1), 50-73. https://doi.org/10.47769/izufbed.1930617
AMA
1.Eryaş B. Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery. İZÜFBED. 2026;8(1):50-73. doi:10.47769/izufbed.1930617
Chicago
Eryaş, Buse. 2026. “Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery”. İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 8 (1): 50-73. https://doi.org/10.47769/izufbed.1930617.
EndNote
Eryaş B (01 Haziran 2026) Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery. İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 8 1 50–73.
IEEE
[1]B. Eryaş, “Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery”, İZÜFBED, c. 8, sy 1, ss. 50–73, Haz. 2026, doi: 10.47769/izufbed.1930617.
ISNAD
Eryaş, Buse. “Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery”. İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 8/1 (01 Haziran 2026): 50-73. https://doi.org/10.47769/izufbed.1930617.
JAMA
1.Eryaş B. Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery. İZÜFBED. 2026;8:50–73.
MLA
Eryaş, Buse. “Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery”. İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, c. 8, sy 1, Haziran 2026, ss. 50-73, doi:10.47769/izufbed.1930617.
Vancouver
1.Buse Eryaş. Ai-Powered Building Detection and Automated 3d Digital Twin Generation From Satellite Imagery. İZÜFBED. 01 Haziran 2026;8(1):50-73. doi:10.47769/izufbed.1930617