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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</journal-id>
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<journal-title>The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">ISPRS-Archives</abbrev-journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="nlm-ta">Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="epub">2194-9034</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/isprs-archives-L-4-W2-2026-119-2026</article-id>
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<article-title>Towards Smart Airports: Use of Segmentation and Classification Algorithms to Map Airdromes Features using High-Spatial Resolution LiDAR and Photogrammetry</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Maia</surname>
<given-names>Aluizio Brito</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>Rocha</surname>
<given-names>Ezequiel Silva</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3816-3908</ext-link>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Escobar Silva</surname>
<given-names>Elton Vicente</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9437-9351</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Marques-Carvalho</surname>
<given-names>Rômulo</given-names>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>de Almeida</surname>
<given-names>Cláudia Maria</given-names>
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<sup>4</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Arraut</surname>
<given-names>Eduardo Moraes</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>da Silva</surname>
<given-names>Evandro José</given-names>
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<sup>1</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>Division for Civil Engineering, Aeronautics Institute of Technology, Brazil</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>National Center for Early Warning of Natural Disasters (Cemaden), Brazil</addr-line>
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<label>3</label>
<addr-line>University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil</addr-line>
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<label>4</label>
<addr-line>National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>28</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>L-4/W2-2026</volume>
<fpage>119</fpage>
<lpage>124</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Aluizio Brito Maia et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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<license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this licence, visit <ext-link ext-link-type="uri"  xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</ext-link></license-p>
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<p>The digital replication of critical infrastructure is fundamental to the development of Smart Airports and the implementation of digital twins. Urban aerodromes, such as Congonhas Airport (SBSP) in S&amp;tilde;ao Paulo, face unique spatial constraints due to dense surrounding urbanization, requring accurate geometric models to manage operational risks and evaluate environmental impacts. Despite the potential of combining high-resolution photogrammetry and LiDAR, translating these massive datasets into structured 3D models presents significant methodological challenges. This study proposes an automated, multi-scale hierarchical segmentation and classification workflow to map aerodrome features using 0.25 cm spatial-resolution orthophotos and high-density LiDAR data. The methodology employs the Felzenszwalb-Huttenlocher algorithm across three spatial levels: macro-scale functional zones, elevated infrastructure via normalized Digital Surface Models (nDSM), and ground markings employing LiDAR intensity data. A Random Forest classifier was then applied to categorize thirteen distinct airport classes. The hierarchical approach outperformed traditional single-scale segmentation, achieving an F1-Score of 0.87 compared to the baseline of 0.53. The integration of LiDAR data proved crucial for distinguishing spectrally similar features, such as gray hangars on asphalt pavements. The proposed workflow automates the extraction of structural features, providing a foundational geometry for predictive maintenance, spatial organization, and urban conflict modeling.</p>
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