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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">AGILE-GISS</journal-id>
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<journal-title>AGILE: GIScience Series</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">AGILE-GISS</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">AGILE GIScience Ser.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">2700-8150</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Copernicus Publications</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/agile-giss-6-51-2025</article-id>
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<article-title>3D Gaussian Splatting for Modern Architectural Heritage: Integrating UAV-Based Data Acquisition and Advanced Photorealistic 3D Techniques</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Yu</surname>
<given-names>Yingwen</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Verbree</surname>
<given-names>Edward</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>van Oosterom</surname>
<given-names>Peter</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Pottgiesser</surname>
<given-names>Uta</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<sup>2</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Department of Architectural Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan, Delft, The Netherlands</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>Institute for Design Strategies (IDS), OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts (TH OWL), Detmold, Germany</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>09</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<volume>6</volume>
<elocation-id>51</elocation-id>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2025 Yingwen Yu et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2025</copyright-year>
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<p>3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) is an advanced 3D representation method that enhances point clouds by incorporating spectral image content, enabling high-fidelity heritage documentation. A 3DGS visualization presents these enriched Gaussians, ensuring high geometric accuracy, detailed texture representation, and efficient spatial reconstruction, thereby enhancing both precision and efficiency in digital heritage preservation. This paper applies 3DGS to modern architectural heritage, combining UAV-based data acquisition with advanced rendering techniques. Using the Delft University of Technology Aula and Library buildings as case study, the research establishes a workflow for efficient heritage documentation and visualization.</p>
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