Point cloud data transmission device, point cloud data transmission method, point cloud data reception device, and point cloud data reception method

1. An apparatus for receiving point cloud data, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a bitstream including point cloud data; and

a decoder configured to:

decode geometry data of the point cloud data partially, wherein the geometry data is represented based on an octree structure including level of details (LoDs), and wherein a geometry position of an octree node of a specific LOD of an index that is less than a largest index of LoDs in the octree structure is reconstructed based on a center position of the octree node for spatial scalability, and

decode attribute data of the point cloud data based on the reconstructed geometry position.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein each LOD includes one or more nodes including geometry data of the point cloud data.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the octree structure for the geometry data is decoded partially.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the bitstream includes signaling information for the point cloud data.

5. A method for receiving point cloud data, the method comprising:

receiving a bitstream including point cloud data;

decoding geometry data of the point cloud data partially, wherein the geometry data is represented based on an octree structure including level of details (LoDs), and wherein a geometry position of an octree node of a specific LOD of an index that is less than a largest index of LoDs in the octree structure is reconstructed based on a center position of the octree node for spatial scalability; and

decoding attribute data of the point cloud data based on the reconstructed geometry position.

6. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein each LOD includes one or more nodes including geometry data of the point cloud data.

7. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the octree structure for the geometry data is accessed partially.

8. The method of claim 5 ,

wherein the bitstream includes signaling information for the point cloud data.

9. A method for transmitting point cloud data, the method comprising:

encoding geometry data of point cloud data, wherein the geometry data is represented based on an octree structure including level of details (LoDs), and wherein a geometry position of an octree node geometry data in a of a specific LOD of an index that is less than a largest index of LoDs in the octree structure is reconstructed based on a center position of the octree node for spatial scalability;

encoding attribute data of the point cloud data based on the reconstructed geometry position; and

transmitting a bitstream including the geometry data and the attribute data of the point cloud data.

10. The method of claim 9 ,

wherein each LOD includes one or more nodes including geometry data of the point cloud data.

11. The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the octree structure for the geometry data is encoded partially.

12. The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the bitstream includes signaling information for the point cloud data.

13. An apparatus for transmitting point cloud data, the apparatus comprising:

an encoder configured to:

encode geometry data of point cloud data, wherein the geometry data is represented based on an octree structure including level of details (LODs), and wherein a geometry position of an octree node of a specific LOD of an index that is less than a largest index of LoDs in the octree structure is reconstructed based on a center position of the octree node for spatial scalability, and

encode attribute data of the point cloud data based on the reconstructed geometry position; and

a transmitter configured to transmit a bitstream including the geometry data and the attribute data of the point cloud data.