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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-XLIX-B2-2026-359-2026</article-id>
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<article-title>Methodology and Practice of Hong Kong 3D Digital Map Construction Based on Multi-Source Data Fusion</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Chen</surname>
<given-names>Li</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Li</surname>
<given-names>Jun</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Wang</surname>
<given-names>Yaping</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Wang</surname>
<given-names>Jing</given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Yao</surname>
<given-names>Weichen</given-names>
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<addr-line>Shaanxi TIRAIN Science &amp; Technology Co.,Ltd., Xi’an, Shaanxi, China</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>23</day>
<month>07</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>XLIX-B2-2026</volume>
<fpage>359</fpage>
<lpage>365</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Li Chen 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>In response to Hong Kong&apos;s smart city development strategy, this paper takes the 3D digital map construction project in Kowloon as a practical case study and systematically presents a construction method for 3D digital mapping based on multi-source data fusion. Aiming at the technical challenges in high-density urban environments-including dense buildings, complex 3D traffic networks, and severe shadow occlusion-an &quot;air-ground fusion&quot; data acquisition strategy is proposed. By comprehensively adopting multiple approaches such as oblique aerial photography, Vehicle Mobile Mapping System (VMMS), and Portable Mobile Mapping Survey (PMMS), a high-precision and highly realistic urban 3D model has been constructed. The paper focuses on the principles of multi-source data fusion based on feature registration and combined adjustment, as well as the 3D modeling process and the quality control methods for the final results. The project&amp;rsquo;s technical innovation and practical feasibility have been validated through international benchmarking. The research results have been applied to urban planning, traffic management, environmental studies and other fields, providing a solid data foundation and technical support for Hong Kong&apos;s smart city development.</p>
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