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Can I assume orthoimagery is the best for tracing buildings? (self.openstreetmap)

submitted 4 months ago by BitSound to c/[email protected]

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I'm trying to correct local buildings on OSM. I've noticed that some of the buildings were traced before according to one set of satellite images, but are off according to others. One of the options for a background while editing that I've got is called orthoimagery. Can I assume that that is the best set of satellite images for tracing buildings from?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

You should prefer orthoimages from national or federal mapping agencies. They will often diverge from each other, as they have different resolutions and quality standards. The process of correcting aerial images for topography is called or tho rectification, and a digital elevation model (DEM) is required for that. It has several downsides, one is that there is more distortion in high object like buildings. A quality standard in Germany for example is the TrueDOP (DOP = Digital Orthophoto). You can read more about it in this article if you are interested.