Tree-D Fusion, developed by MIT, Google, and Purdue researchers, uses AI to create 3D models of urban trees, predicting growth under climate scenarios. These models aid city planning by anticipating ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Trees compete for space as they grow. A tree with branches close to a wall will develop differently from one growing on open ground. Now everyone from urban planners and ...

Abstract: Tree modelling is a necessary topic for discussion in virtual world construction. This paper presents a new approach that uses point cloud reconstructions of the resulting tree skeleton to ...