3D mesh

3D meshes accurately depict buildings, vegetation, and terrain in three dimensions. They serve as a basis for urban planning, marketing, visibility analyses, and virtual city models.

3D Mesh Services Overview

  • Three-dimensional representation of the Earth's surface including objects
  • Textured triangular mesh
  • Derivation from nadir and oblique images
  • Online visualization via Cesium
  • Other formats: *.obj, *.osgb, *.ive, *.dae, Cesium, *.slpk

3D Mesh Applications

  • 3D planning basis
  • Location marketing
  • City marketing
  • 3D online city maps
  • Visibility analyses
  • 3D city models
3D mesh


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3D mesh in detail

The 3D mesh is created based on flight data from oblique or vertical aerial surveys. The derivation of the 3D mesh is fully automated, based on a pixel-sharp 3D point cloud.

The textures of the objects are taken from the oblique images.

The 3D mesh represents one possible form of a 3D city model. Further possibilities for representing a city model are offered by the object-based approach using building models with varying levels of detail. The degree of accuracy of the objects increases with each level: from LOD1 (untextured block models with flat roofs) to LOD4, i.e., highly detailed representations of buildings including doors, windows, and facade details. The 3D mesh is generated through a fully automated process chain, and the result exhibits a high level of detail and realism.

Another advantage of triangular meshing is evident in online presentation on websites or portals: due to the distance-dependent level of detail of the triangular meshing, the presentation remains fluid and performant.

The 3D mesh can be output as a file or as a web display, for example in our web service OBVIEWSLY can be visualized. The 3D mesh, in combination with our online 3D viewer, provides our customers with a complete package that allows them to easily immerse themselves in 3D worlds.

For example, take a look at the 3D city model of Munich in OBVIEWSLY to.

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Selected examples of our work

Free Hanseatic City of Bremen

In 2025, we surveyed 480 km² for the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and created true orthophotos, DSM, oblique images and a 3D mesh.

Warendorf district

Over a period from 2023-2025, we surveyed the district of Warendorf, which covers 1,459 km², in 3 sub-areas and created true orthophotos, oblique images and a 3D mesh.

Regional Association Ruhr

In the years 2023 - 2024, we surveyed 2 lots with an area of ​​2,462 km² for the Ruhr Regional Association and created true orthophotos, oblique images and 3D meshes.