Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for creating a three-dimensional virtual model of an environment (2) of a motor vehicle (1). The method includes capturing images of the environment (2); determining a plurality of regions (3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9) in each of the images and calculating a region entropy for each of the regions (3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9). The method then proceeds by selecting at least one region (4; 9) that has a higher region entropy than other regions (3; 5; 6; 7; 8); and generating the three-dimensional virtual model by first ascertaining three-dimensional coordinates for the selected at least one region (4; 9) and only thereafter ascertaining three-dimensional coordinates for the unselected regions (3; 5; 6; 7; 8). The three-dimensional virtual model includes the three-dimensional coordinates of all regions (3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for creating a three-dimensional virtual model of an environment (2) of a motor vehicle (1). The method includes capturing images of the environment (2); determining a plurality of regions (3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9) in each of the images and calculating a region entropy for each of the regions (3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9). The method then proceeds by selecting at least one region (4; 9) that has a higher region entropy than other regions (3; 5; 6; 7; 8); and generating the three-dimensional virtual model by first ascertaining three-dimensional coordinates for the selected at least one region (4; 9) and only thereafter ascertaining three-dimensional coordinates for the unselected regions (3; 5; 6; 7; 8). The three-dimensional virtual model includes the three-dimensional coordinates of all regions (3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9).