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Gaussian Splatting: 3D Reconstruction and Novel View Synthesis, a Review

arXiv 2405.03417 ↗First posted 6 May 2024cs.CV cs.GRcited by 40

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Abstract (arXiv)

Image-based 3D reconstruction is a challenging task that involves inferring the 3D shape of an object or scene from a set of input images. Learning-based methods have gained attention for their ability to directly estimate 3D shapes. This review paper focuses on state-of-the-art techniques for 3D reconstruction, including the generation of novel, unseen views. An overview of recent developments in the Gaussian Splatting method is provided, covering input types, model structures, output representations, and training strategies. Unresolved challenges and future directions are also discussed. Given the rapid progress in this domain and the numerous opportunities for enhancing 3D reconstruction methods, a comprehensive examination of algorithms appears essential. Consequently, this study offers a thorough overview of the latest advancements in Gaussian Splatting.

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  1. 2024ReconX: Reconstruct Any Scene from Sparse Views with Video Diffusion Modelcited by 139
  2. 20243D-HGS: 3D Half-Gaussian Splattingcited by 43
  3. 2024Beyond Gaussians: Fast and High-Fidelity 3D Splatting with Linear Kernelscited by 22
  4. 2025Does 3D Gaussian Splatting Need Accurate Volumetric Rendering?cited by 19
  5. 2024Poison-splat: Computation Cost Attack on 3D Gaussian Splattingcited by 17
  6. 2024Advancing Extended Reality with 3D Gaussian Splatting: Innovations and Prospectscited by 17
  7. 2025Towards Physically Executable 3D Gaussian for Embodied Navigationcited by 16
  8. 2025RobustGS: Unified Boosting of Feedforward 3D Gaussian Splatting under Low-Quality Conditionscited by 13
  9. 2025RegGS: Unposed Sparse Views Gaussian Splatting with 3DGS Registrationcited by 12
  10. 2025OccluGaussian: Occlusion-Aware Gaussian Splatting for Large Scene Reconstruction and Renderingcited by 10
  11. 2025UltraGauss: Ultrafast Gaussian Reconstruction of 3D Ultrasound Volumescited by 8
  12. 2025RemedyGS: Defend 3D Gaussian Splatting against Computation Cost Attackscited by 7
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  1. 2024CATSplat: Context-Aware Transformer with Spatial Guidance for Generalizable 3D Gaussian Splatting from A Single-View Imagecited by 6
  2. 2025Is Single-View Mesh Reconstruction Ready for Robotics?cited by 6
  3. 2025NTR-Gaussian: Nighttime Dynamic Thermal Reconstruction with 4D Gaussian Splatting Based on Thermodynamicscited by 4
  4. 2025Multi-Spectral Gaussian Splatting with Neural Color Representationcited by 4
  5. 2024Tortho-Gaussian: Splatting True Digital Orthophoto Mapscited by 3
  6. 2025Radiant Triangle Soup with Soft Connectivity Forces for 3D Reconstruction and Novel View Synthesiscited by 2
  7. 2025Advances and Trends in the 3D Reconstruction of the Shape and Motion of Animalscited by 2
  8. 2026Towards Next-Generation SLAM: A Survey on 3DGS-SLAM Focusing on Performance, Robustness, and Future Directionscited by 2
  9. 2026DAV-GSWT: Diffusion-Active-View Sampling for Data-Efficient Gaussian Splatting Wang Tilescited by 2
  10. 2024Editing Implicit and Explicit Representations of Radiance Fields: A Surveycited by 1
  11. 2025Novel View Synthesis with Gaussian Splatting: Impact on Photogrammetry Model Accuracy and Resolutioncited by 1
  12. 2025Objectness Similarity: Capturing Object-Level Fidelity in 3D Scene Evaluationcited by 1
  13. 2025On the Geometric Accuracy of Implicit and Primitive-based Representations Derived from View Rendering Constraintscited by 1
  14. 2025Yesnt: Are Diffusion Relighting Models Ready for Capture Stage Compositing? A Hybrid Alternative to Bridge the Gapcited by 1
  15. 2025High Dynamic Range 3D Gaussian Splatting via Luminance-Chromaticity Decompositioncited by 1
  16. 2026MAC-Splat: Multi-Attribute Consistency for High-Fidelity Sparse-View Reconstructioncited by 1
  17. 2026DeGS: A Scalable 3DGS Architecture via Decoupled Workload Parsing and Reorganizationcited by 1
  18. 2025Perceive-Sample-Compress: Towards Real-Time 3D Gaussian Splattingcited by 0
  19. 2025GauSSmart: Enhanced 3D Reconstruction through 2D Foundation Models and Geometric Filteringcited by 0
  20. 2025AirGS: Real-Time 4D Gaussian Streaming for Free-Viewpoint Video Experiencescited by 0
  21. 2026Semantic Segmentation and Depth Estimation for Real-Time Lunar Surface Mapping Using 3D Gaussian Splattingcited by 0
  22. 2026SwiftGS: Episodic Priors for Immediate Satellite Surface Recoverycited by 0
  23. 2026Instant Colorization of Gaussian Splatscited by 0
  24. 20263D Reconstruction Techniques in the Manufacturing Domain: Applications, Research Opportunities and Use Casescited by 0
  25. 2026Understanding Cross-Rig Generalization in Automotive Perception: a Multi-Rig Benchmark and Rig Variation Metricscited by 0
  26. 2026Fast 3D Foundation Model Initialized Gaussian Splattingcited by 0
  27. 2026RoofGS: Roofline-Guided End-to-End Acceleration of 3D Gaussian Splattingcited by 0
  28. 2026TV-SGS: Gaussian Splatting with Geometric Information Propagation via Tensor Voting under sparse viewscited by 0