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ABot-Earth 0.5: Generative 3D Earth Model

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Daily Paper Cast
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Jun 11, 2026
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🤗 Upvotes: 197 | cs.CV Authors: Ming Qian, Tianjian Ouyang, Mingchao Sun, Zijian Wang, Jincheng Xiong, Jiarong Han, Yongchang Zhang, Jiawei Zhang, Xu Wang, Yu Liu, Luyang Tang, Fei Yu, Zengye Ge, Mengmeng Du, Yuan Liu, Nianfei Fan, Song Wang, Yingliang Peng, Chunxue Jia, Yang Liu, Shiying Zeng, Haozhe Shi, Junnan Lai, Hongyu Pan, Zheng Wu, Ning Guo, Mu Xu, Hang Zhang Title: ABot-Earth 0.5: Generative 3D Earth Model Arxiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.09967v1 Abstract: We present ABot-Earth 0.5, a generative 3D framework designed to synthesize vast, seamless 3D environments from ubiquitous, geospatially referenced satellite imagery. To achieve this, we propose a novel generative model formulated directly with the 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) representation. The model is trained on a diverse corpus of existing real-world urban reconstructions, learning to generate realistic geometry and textures. At inference, it synthesizes novel 3D scenes conditioned solely on satellite imagery at a scalable rate of under 10 minutes per square kilometer, while demonstrating exceptional realism. The framework is designed for accessibility, with integrated hierarchical level-of-detail (LOD) structures that permit real-time, interactive visualization on web-based map engines. This high-fidelity simulation sandbox effectively mitigates the sim-to-real domain gap, enabling critical downstream Embodied AI applications like closed-loop UAV navigation. By providing an ultra-low-cost and high-efficiency solution, ABot-Earth 0.5 significantly lowers the technical and financial barriers to large-scale 3D reconstruction and empowers the future of global digital earth visualization.