Automatic Enrichment of Semantic 3D City Models using Large Language Models

Kanna, Khaoula; Kolbe, Thomas H.

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Automatic Enrichment of Semantic 3D City Models using Large Language Models

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Khaoula Kanna

Chair of Geoinformatics, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany

Thomas H. Kolbe

Chair of Geoinformatics, Technical University of Munich, 80333 Munich, Germany

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