@ARTICLE{8253517, 
author={R. {Wang} and J. {Peethambaran} and D. {Chen}}, 
journal={IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing}, 
title={LiDAR Point Clouds to 3-D Urban Models$:$ A Review}, 
year={2018}, 
volume={11}, 
number={2}, 
pages={606-627}, 
keywords={computational geometry;computer graphics;computer vision;image reconstruction;mesh generation;optical radar;solid modelling;urban reconstruction algorithms;three-dimensional urban models;computer vision;computer graphics;urban modeling research;urban reconstruction arena;typical urban scenario;urban planning;3-D urban models;urban modeling pipeline;architectural modeling context;Buildings;Three-dimensional displays;Image reconstruction;Urban planning;Adaptation models;Atmospheric modeling;Remote sensing;Airborne laser scanning (ALS);airborne light detection and ranging;façade modeling;light detection and ranging (LiDAR);mobile laser scanning (MLS);mobile LiDAR;point clouds;powerline (PL) reconstruction;road modeling;rooftop modeling;surface reconstruction;terrestrial laser scanning (TLS);tree modeling;urban models}, 
doi={10.1109/JSTARS.2017.2781132}, 
ISSN={1939-1404}, 
month={Feb},}