1. A computer-based method for creating a three-dimensional model of an image, comprising: receiving image data comprising a first image element location for a first image element in the image data, the first image element location corresponding to a three-dimensional point in the image; segmenting the first image element into a first façade plane based at least upon the first image element location, at least a portion of the segmenting performed by a computer-based processor; and merging the first façade plane with a second façade plane resulting in the three-dimensional model of the image, the second façade plane comprising at least a second image element, the image data comprising a second image element location for the second image element.