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20080240513 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UPDATING MAP DATA - Disclosed is a method and device for updating map data, wherein each site on the map being associated with geographic data and at least one scene image captured at the site, the method comprising: at each site, collecting video data and geographic data representing the position of the site; extracting a distinctive region from the scene image which represents the site on the basis of a predetermined criterion, and associating the distinctive region with the site; extracting from the video data at least one image which is captured at the site on the basis of the position of the site; matching the distinctive region and the extracted image to generate matching results; and updating the scene image using the image matched with the distinctive region as a updated image, in the case of the matching results indicating that the map data need to be updated. With the present invention, map data can be updated quickly so as to provide users with the latest geographic information. | 10-02-2008 |
20080285811 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A USER VIA AN INTERACTIVE MEDIUM - Provided is a system for providing information to a user via an interactive medium. The system includes a server with a memory, a printer and a wireless interface. The printer is configured to supply the interactive medium in the form of a printed page with visible and invisible data thereon, said invisible data indicative of page descriptors stored in the memory. The system also includes a monitoring device configured to sense user interaction with the medium and to sense and transmit the invisible data to the server via the wireless interface. The server is configured to interpret the user interaction in relation to the sensed page descriptors. | 11-20-2008 |
20090003657 | System and Method for Grouping and Visualizing Data - A method for visualizing data comprises allocating the data to one or more groups. The method further comprises displaying one or more non-overlapping symbols on a map to represent the groups. The method further comprises merging the non-overlapping symbols into a lesser number of non-overlapping symbols when the map is zoomed out. The method also comprises splitting the one or more non-overlapping symbols into a greater number of non-overlapping symbols when the map is zoomed in. | 01-01-2009 |
20090003658 | Digital ink-based search - Described is searching directly based on digital ink input to provide a result set of one or more items. Digital ink input (e.g., a handwritten character, sketched shape, gesture, drawing picture) is provided to a search engine and interpreted thereby, with a search result (or results) returned. Different kinds of digital ink can be used as search input without changing modes. The search engine includes a unified digital ink recognizer that recognizes digital ink as a character or another type of digital ink. When the recognition result is a character, the character may be used in a keyword search to find one or more corresponding non-character items, e.g., from a data store. When the recognition result is a non-character item, the non-character item is provided as the result, without keyword searching. The search result may appear as one or more item representations, such as in a user interface result panel. | 01-01-2009 |
20090003659 | LOCATION BASED TRACKING - Location information is used to build a database of locations having associated audio, video, image or text data. In some implementations, a device includes a touch-sensitive display and collects data associated with a geographic location of interest. The geographic location of interest can be displayed on a map using an indicator. A touch selection of the indicator provides access to the data through an interface displayed on the touch-sensitive display. One or more locations of interest can be displayed and grouped together by an attribute. | 01-01-2009 |
20090046898 | DISPLAYING RANKED CATEGORIES OF DATA IN A VENN DIAGRAM - A solution that displays ranked categories of data in a Venn diagram is provided. In particular, entries of data are assigned to one of a plurality of categories based on one or more attributes of the entries. The categories are then ranked for each of one or more criteria. Each criterion can use a unique set of the attributes to rank the categories. A Venn diagram is generated that includes a circle for each criterion and displays the rankings of the various categories using one or more visual representations of each category. For example, the rankings can be displayed using tag clouds for each category that are placed in each circle. Two or more circles can overlap in which case categories that have one or more entries that meet all the corresponding criteria can be displayed in the overlapping portion of the circles. | 02-19-2009 |
20090074254 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING EARTH POSITION DATA FOR OVERHEAD IMAGES AND DERIVED INFORMATION - Distributed adaptive geopositioning includes an objective architecture for imagery geopositioning. The positioning is distributed to fulfill the need to perform accurate geopositioning whenever and wherever it is needed. The positioning is adaptive to implement the idea that geopositioning is a dynamic, not static, quality of geospatial intelligence, for which accuracy can be improved over time as more data is collected and ingested. Focus is placed on the need for improved geopositioning throughout all areas of geospatial intelligence exploitation, not just for specific products or tools. Legacy data is re-computed to align with the geopositioned imagery and also benefits from improved accuracy. | 03-19-2009 |
20090087034 | Static and dynamic contours - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for a static and dynamic contours. A method includes rendering a contour map including static contours and dynamic contours, and displaying the contour map on a device to a user. A Global Positioning System (GPS) device includes a processor coupled with an input device, memory, and the display, and the processor linked to a GPS receiver coupled with a GPS antenna, the memory including a vector source database, a parameter source database and a contour map process to render a topographic map comprising static contour lines and dynamic contour lines. | 04-02-2009 |
20090092289 | Method for generating 3D building models from a set of floor plans - A method and system of generating 3D models from a set of 2D floor plans using an algorithm to classify pixels from each floor plan as outside or inside. Inside pixels are drawn as horizontal rectangles and walls are drawn as vertical rectangles. When a floor is compared to the one below and the pixel below is interior and the pixel above is exterior, it is marked as a roof pixel. | 04-09-2009 |
20090161917 | SHEET MUSIC PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A sheet music processing method of processing, by an image processing apparatus, image data of sheet music input by an input device, the method comprising setting, by a user using a designation unit of the image processing apparatus, a unit in which the image data of the sheet music is processed; dividing the image data of the sheet music into units corresponding to the unit; determining whether image data of a first one of the units is repeated in one or more others of the units; and processing the image data, when the image data of the first one of the units is determined to be repeated in the one or more others of the units, to append information using the image processing apparatus to the image data of the first one of the units and the image data of the one or more others of the units. | 06-25-2009 |
20090169060 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPATIAL DISPLAY AND SELECTION - A method of displaying map information includes providing an electronic two-dimensional map of points of interest. A section of the map is displayed on a screen such that at least one of the points of interest has a map location lying outside of the displayed section. An indication is provided on the displayed section. The indication is indicative of the map location of the at least one point of interest. The indication is disposed at a place within the displayed section that is closest to the map location of the at least one point of interest. | 07-02-2009 |
20090202110 | ELECTRONIC MANIFEST OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE MARKS - A manifest including an electronic file associated with a geographic location and a portion of the geographic location indicating a dig area is provided. The manifest includes indicia noting a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within the dig area. | 08-13-2009 |
20090202111 | ELECTRONIC MANIFEST OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE MARKS - Methods and apparatus for generating a searchable electronic record of a locate operation in which a locate technician, using one or more physical locate marks, identifies a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. A digital image of a geographic area comprising the dig area is electronically received, and at least a portion of the received digital image is displayed on a display device. Location information regarding an identified location of the at least one physical locate mark is also electronically received and, based at least in part on the received location information, one or more digital representations of the identified location of the physical locate mark(s) is/are included in the displayed digital image so as to generate a marked-up digital image. Information relating to the marked-up digital image is electronically stored and/or electronically transmitted so as to generate the searchable electronic record of the locate operation. | 08-13-2009 |
20090202112 | SEARCHABLE ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE MARKING OPERATIONS - Methods and apparatus for generating a searchable electronic record of a locate operation in which a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area may be identified using one or more physical locate marks. Source data representing one or more input images of a geographic area comprising the dig area is received and processed so as to display at least a portion of the input image(s) on a display device. One or more digital representations of the physical locate mark(s) applied to the dig area during the locate operation are added to the displayed input image(s) as “locate mark indicators” so as to generate a marked-up image. Information relating to the marked-up image is electronically transmitted and/or electronically stored so as to generate the searchable electronic record of the locate operation. | 08-13-2009 |
20090208066 | Method for Recording and Visualising trainable performance Features and/or Characteristics - The invention relates to a method by which means competence functions can be represented on the basis of defined, common data criteria and used in the Internet. The invention also relates to a process whereby appliances to be used by people are able to complete and modify the data records for competence functions in a computer-assisted manner, to the definition of criteria for the determination of virtual competences of programs, and to the way in which such programs can automatic change and improve. | 08-20-2009 |
20090238414 | VIRTUAL WHITE LINES FOR DELIMITING PLANNED EXCAVATION SITES - A method may include sending an aerial image to a user via a network; receiving a marked-up version of the aerial image from the user via the network that includes one or more virtual white lines added to the aerial image that delimit a dig area in which excavation is planned; and providing the marked-up version of the aerial image, via one of an electronic or tangible delivery system, to another entity. | 09-24-2009 |
20090238415 | VIRTUAL WHITE LINES FOR DELIMITING PLANNED EXCAVATION SITES - Methods and apparatus for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. A digital image of a geographic area including the dig area is electronically received at a first user location remote from the dig area, and at least a portion of the received digital image is displayed on a display device at the first user location remote from the dig area. One or more indicators are added to the displayed digital image, via a user input device associated with the display device, to provide at least one indication of the dig area and thereby generate a marked-up digital image. Information relating to the marked-up digital image is electronically transmitted and/or electronically stored so as to facilitate the detection of the presence or the absence of the at least one underground facility within the dig area. | 09-24-2009 |
20090238416 | VIRTUAL WHITE LINES FOR DELIMITING PLANNED EXCAVATION SITES - Method and apparatus for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. At least one marked-up digital image of a geographic area including the dig area, the image including at least one indicator to delimit the dig area, is electronically processed by converting the at least one indicator to a plurality of geographic coordinates representing the delimited dig area. Information relating to a locate request ticket identifying the dig area to be excavated is electronically transmitted and/or electronically stored, wherein the locate request ticket includes image data and non-image data associated with the dig area. The image data includes the at least one marked-up digital image of the geographic area surrounding the dig area, and the non-image data includes the plurality of geographic coordinates representing the delimited dig area. | 09-24-2009 |
20090238417 | VIRTUAL WHITE LINES FOR INDICATING PLANNED EXCAVATION SITES ON ELECTRONIC IMAGES - Methods and apparatus for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. Source data representing one or more input images of a geographic area including the dig area is electronically received at a first user location, which may be remote from the dig area. The source data is processed so as to display at least a portion of the input image(s) on a display device at the first user location. One or more indicators are added to the displayed input image(s), via a user input device associated with the display device, to provide at least one indication of the dig area and thereby generate a marked-up digital image. In one example, the indicator(s) is/are added to the displayed input image(s) without acquiring geographic coordinates corresponding to the indicator(s). | 09-24-2009 |
20090257624 | FLOW LINE ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - A control section edits a complete flow line as an entire trajectory in a sales area for each customer, based on data for a flow line generated from a camera image obtained by shooting the sales area. The complete flow line is reproduced as trajectories of customers by a display section. The control section accepts input of information on transaction settlements by the customers. When the information is input through an input section, it is added to the complete flow line data of the customers being reproduced and is stored into a complete flow line database. The control section matches the complete flow line data stored in the complete flow line database with transaction data specified by the information on the transaction settlements added to the complete flow line data. | 10-15-2009 |
20100014716 | Method for determining ground line - A method of determining a ground line from an input image. The method includes determining a plurality of ground line candidates from the image, determining a certain band a central-line of which is a boundary between a G region and other regions in a Ground Building Sky (GBS) map of the image, and determining the ground line of the image by selecting a ground line candidate, among the plurality of ground line candidates, having the greatest extent crossing the certain band. | 01-21-2010 |
20100021012 | END USER IMAGE OPEN AREA MAPS - Systems, devices, applications, and methods for generating an open area map are disclosed. For example, a software application is configured to run on a computing platform of an end user. The end user generates an image of a layout of a walkable area. The software application performs a method of generating an open area map based on the image. The method includes applying an array of uniformly spaced objects on the image. A routable map is generated as a function of the array. The routable map is configured to provide point-to-point routing within the layout. | 01-28-2010 |
20100021013 | OPEN AREA MAPS WITH GUIDANCE - Systems and methods corresponding to an open area map are disclosed. For example, one method comprises identifying a destination selected in an open area map. The open area map includes an image of a layout representing a real-world area in which a person walks about. The open area map is associated with a grid. A route is calculated from an origin point to the selected destination in the open area map as a function of the grid. Audio or text content corresponding to the calculated route is provided. | 01-28-2010 |
20100092045 | System and method for airport mapping database automatic change detection - A method for automatically updating a graphical information system (GIS) type database using aerial imagery. The method may involve processing a new image to identify at least one target region therewithin; analyzing the target region to determine image invariant moments thereof; using feature vector data to generate a template of a target feature from an old image; analyzing the template to generate image invariant moments thereof; and comparing the image invariant moments of the target region with the image invariant moments of the template to identify a feature change between the target region and the template. | 04-15-2010 |
20100104143 | Method and System for Processing Operator Log Documents - Driver reporting documents are managed by a method comprising scanning a physical driver log sheet including an analog graph to obtain an electronic image data file which is stored on a system. A unique identifier is associated to the electronic image data file. The electronic image data file is processed to capture data regarding reported activity, wherein analog grid information is extracted as digital information and to capture data regarding non-grid activity. The data regarding reported activity is processed to determine compliance with activity standards and a report on compliance with activity standards is generated. A system for implementing this method is also disclosed. | 04-29-2010 |
20100119120 | Parallel Approximation of Distance Maps - Method for parallel approximation of distance maps on a discrete representation of a manifold, the method comprising: for at least one Euclidean grid applied on the discrete representation of a manifold, iterating over rows of the Euclidean grid in a first direction, and for each row currently visited during the iterating in the first direction, calculating a distance value for each single cell of the currently visited row in parallel, wherein the calculating is carried out according to a predefined approximation rule, using a distance value calculated for each one of respective cells of a row visited immediately before the currently visited row, wherein the cells of the row visited before the currently visited row are adjacent to the single cell in the Euclidean grid. | 05-13-2010 |
20100119121 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING SERVICE USING ELECTRONIC MAP - The present disclosure relates to a method, system and computer-readable recording medium for providing an electronic map-based service. According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method of recognizing a shape included in image data associated with an electronic map includes: acquiring region information corresponding to first image data; determining a candidate region on the electronic map using the region information; determining at least one candidate image using the candidate region; and recognizing a shape included in the first image data using the candidate image. | 05-13-2010 |
20100128935 | Location-referenced Photograph Repository - A photograph repository system includes data storage for storing photographs in the form of digital data files and a search feature that provides for searching for photographs by location and optionally by other search criteria. In one embodiment, a photograph repository service is accessible to users over a common data network, such as the Internet. In the photograph repository service, each stored photograph is associated with a location, i.e., where the photograph was taken and/or the location of an object in the photograph. Users can search for and obtain copies of their own photographs that they had stored previously with the photograph repository service. In addition, users can search for and obtain copies of photographs that had been taken by other users and stored with the photograph repository service. The photograph repository system can also be implemented as a standalone system, a hybrid system, or a peer-to-peer system. | 05-27-2010 |
20100158322 | PHASE ANALYSIS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - A non-contact method and apparatus for inspecting an object via phase analysis. A projector projects an optical pattern onto the surface of an object to be inspected. At least first and second images of the surface on which the optical pattern is projected are then obtained. The phase of the optical pattern at the surface is changed between the first and second image by moving the projector relative to the object. | 06-24-2010 |
20100189312 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OVERLAYING ELECTRONIC LOCATE INFORMATION ON FACILITIES MAP INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER IMAGE INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON A LOCATE DEVICE - A locate device for a locate operation to detect a presence or an absence of one or more underground facilities is configured to access and display facilities map information, and/or other image information, as a visual aid to facilitate the locate operation. In various aspects, methods and apparatus relate to: selection of an appropriate “base” facilities map, or information from a database of facilities map data, relating to a given work site/dig area; selection of an appropriate pan and/or zoom (resolution) for displaying facilities map information; appropriately updating displayed facilities map information while a locate device is used during a locate operation (e.g. changing pan, zoom and/or orientation); overlaying on the displayed facilities map information locate information and/or landmark information relating to the locate operation; and storing locally on the locate device, and/or transmitting from the locate device, facilities map information and/or overlaid locate/landmark information (e.g., for further processing, analysis and/or subsequent display). | 07-29-2010 |
20100329516 | Interventional roadmap method with optimization of the mask phase - An interventional roadmap method with optimization of the mask face is proposed. At least two empty images and at least two fill images are recorded in a mask phase A with a matrix-type array of pixels and stored. The empty and fill images are processed such that the gray values of each pixel of the x-ray images from mask phase A are arranged in ascending order. A mask image is computed from the processed empty and fill images such that the smallest gray values are averaged and from which the mask image will be formed. At least one current x-ray image is recorded and subtracted from the mask image to create roadmap images. | 12-30-2010 |
20110044511 | Image mapping to provide visual geographic path - Provided is a computer system and method for mapping a visual path. The method includes receiving one or more images included in a predefined area; receiving one or more parameters associated with the image; and integrating the images and parameters into a map of the predefined area to enable mapping the visual path through the predefined area in response to one or more input path parameters. | 02-24-2011 |
20110064280 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LAND-SURFACE IMAGE DATA - An object of the invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for producing land-surface image data, which can correct, with relatively high accuracy, cloud image data included in satellite image data into land-surface image data that would emerge in the absence of a cloud. Geostationary satellite image data | 03-17-2011 |
20110085707 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF FEATURES ON AN ELECTRONIC MAP - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for automatically identifying features of an electronic map. | 04-14-2011 |
20110135163 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING UNBUFFERED DIG AREA INDICATORS ON AERIAL IMAGES TO DELIMIT PLANNED EXCAVATION SITES - Indicating a precise geographic extent and a precise geographic location of a dig area at a work site at which excavation is planned, to facilitate detection and/or marking of a presence or an absence of an underground facility in the dig area. A graphical user interface includes an aerial image of a geographic area proximate to and including the work site and the dig area, and a drawing tool to facilitate placement of one or more dig area indicators on the aerial image. A user uses the drawing tool to delimit the precise geographic extent and the precise geographic location of the dig area(s) on the displayed aerial image so as to form the dig area indicator(s), representing unbuffered dig areas, and thereby generate a marked-up aerial image. Geographic coordinates are determined corresponding to the unbuffered dig area(s) represented by the dig area indicator(s). A locate request ticket is generated that includes the marked-up aerial image itself, the geographic coordinates corresponding to the unbuffered dig area(s), and/or a link to a webpage at which the marked-up aerial image may be viewed and/or the geographic coordinates may be accessed. | 06-09-2011 |
20110182479 | SUBGRAPH DETECTION DEVICE, SUBGRAPH DETECTION METHOD, PROGRAM, DATA STRUCTURE OF DATA, AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a detection device capable of, e.g., obtaining a list of genes whose expressions are commonly changed in response to administration of a specific drug or drugs, based on consideration of relationship (e.g., interacting relationship among genes) among genes, a list of proteins whose expressions are commonly changed in response to administration of a specific drug or drugs, based on consideration of relationship (e.g., interacting relationship among proteins) among proteins, and a list of users who purchased an identical product or products, based on consideration of relationship (e.g., friendship) among users, and so forth. A graph data obtaining unit ( | 07-28-2011 |
20110235869 | Parallel Computing of Line of Sight View-Shed - Techniques are disclosed for parallel computing of a line of sight (LoS) map (e.g., view-shed) in a parallel computing system. For example, a method for computing an LoS map comprises the following steps. Data representing at least one image is obtained. An observation point in the at least one image is identified. A portion of the data that is associated with a given area in the image is partitioned into a plurality of sub-areas. The plurality of sub-areas are assigned to a plurality of processor elements of a parallel computing system, respectively, such that the data associated with each one of the plurality of sub-areas is processed independent from the data associated with each other of the plurality of sub-areas, wherein results of the processing by the processor elements represents the LoS map. The parallel computing system may be a multicore processor. | 09-29-2011 |
20110249871 | PAGE LOAD PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS - Page load time analysis. The analysis may allow a web page designer to determine improvements that could be made to the web page to decrease load time, and perhaps identify the modules or components that are critical paths in decreasing page load time. The analysis is performed based on the monitoring of multiple requests associated with a page request. The user may be notified of the graph or the results of analysis of the graph. The user may then determine whether the page load time can be improved. | 10-13-2011 |
20110280453 | System and Method for Fusing Geospatial Data - Automatic conflation systems and techniques which provide vector-imagery conflation and map-imagery conflation. Vector-imagery conflation is an efficient approach that exploits knowledge from multiple data sources to identify a set of accurate control points. Vector-imagery conflation provides automatic and accurate alignment of various vector datasets and imagery, and is appropriate for GIS applications, for example, requiring alignment of vector data and imagery over large geographical regions. Map-imagery conflation utilizes common vector datasets as “glue” to automatically integrate street maps with imagery. This approach provides automatic, accurate, and intelligent images that combine the visual appeal and accuracy of imagery with the detailed attribution information often contained in such diverse maps. Both conflation approaches are applicable for GIS applications requiring, for example, alignment of vector data, raster maps, and imagery. If desired, the conflated data generated by such systems may be retrieved on-demand. | 11-17-2011 |
20120008836 | SEQUENTIAL EVENT DETECTION FROM VIDEO - Human behavior is determined by sequential event detection by constructing a temporal-event graph with vertices representing adjacent first and second primitive images of a plurality of individual primitive images parsed from a video stream, and also of first and second idle states associated with the respective first and second primitive images. Constructing the graph is a function of an edge set between the adjacent first and second primitive images, and an edge weight set as a function of a discrepancy between computed visual features within regions of interest common to the adjacent first and second primitive images. A human activity event is determined as a function of a shortest distance path of the temporal-event graph vertices. | 01-12-2012 |
20120020533 | System And Method For Aligning Maps Using Polyline Matching - A system and method for aligning maps using polyline matching is provided. A global map and a local map are represented as polyline maps including a plurality of line segments. One or more approximate matches between the polyline maps are identified. One or more refined matches are determined from the approximate matches. The global map and the local map are aligned at the one or more refined matches. | 01-26-2012 |
20120128213 | ROAD ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD - A road estimation device receives data including a core point assigned along a road and assigned with an attribute for identifying the road. An input unit inputs map data including links each having an attribute corresponding to the attribute of the core point. A search region set unit sets a search region by using the core point as a reference point. An extraction unit extracts a link included in the search region from the links of the inputted map data. An estimation unit estimates the road represented by the core point according to an attribute of the extracted link and the attribute of the core point on a map. | 05-24-2012 |
20120128214 | ROAD ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD - A road estimation device receives data including core points assigned along a road and assigned with attributes for identifying the road. An input unit inputs map data including links in a unit of a divided region being one of divided areas. When the core points cross a boundary of an indicated divided region to be indicated, a selection unit selects a processing object core point inside the indicated divided region from the core points in the map data. An extraction unit extracts candidate links being candidate of a road represented by the processing object core point from the map data according to attributes of the links and the attribute of the processing object core point for estimating the road on a map. | 05-24-2012 |
20120128215 | ROAD ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD - A road estimation device receives data including core points assigned along a road and assigned with attributes for identifying the road. An input unit inputs map data including links in a unit of a divided region. Each link has a termination point in a boundary of the divided region. The links have attributes corresponding to attributes of the core points. When the core points exist beyond a boundary of the divided region, a generation unit generates a virtual core point on the boundary in the inputted map data and assigns an attribute to the virtual core point based on the attributes of the core points. An extraction unit extracts a candidate link being candidate of the road from the map data according to the attributes of the links, the core points, and the virtual core point. | 05-24-2012 |
20120128216 | ROAD ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD - A road estimation device receives data including a core point being assigned along a road and assigned with attributes for identifying the road. An input unit inputs map data including links having attributes corresponding to the attributes of the core point. An extraction unit first narrows down links into candidate links each having an attribute corresponding to a non-shape-relevant attribute of the core point. The extraction unit subsequently narrows down the candidate links into a candidate link having an attribute corresponding to a shape-relevant attribute of the core point, thereby to extract the candidate link pertinent to the road represented by the core point from the map data for estimating the road on a map. | 05-24-2012 |
20120128217 | ROAD ESTIMATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING ROAD - A road estimation device receives data including a core point being assigned along a road and being assigned with attributes including at least a shape-relevant attribute being relevant to a road shape for identifying the road. A map data input unit inputs map data including links having attributes. A link narrowing down unit sets a search area for the core point in a map and extracts links in the search area from the map data, according to the attributes of the link and the shape-relevant attribute of the core point. The link narrowing down unit further narrows down the extracted links into a candidate link being candidate of the road represented by the core point for estimating the road on a map, according to parallel road information being the shape-relevant attribute. | 05-24-2012 |
20120155715 | Method of determining features of events or processes having a dynamic evolution in space and/or time - A method of determining features of events or processes having a dynamic evolution in space and/or time using measurements of parameters that calculate the most probable consequences of the event or process at a certain time includes:
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20120213416 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BROWSING HETEROGENEOUS MAP DATA - Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for browsing heterogeneous map data are described herein. A method embodiment includes displaying a plurality of homogeneous images, each image representing a geographic information system (GIS) dataset comprising one or more map assets an enabling browsing of GIS datasets and map assets using said displayed images independent of underlying data formats of said GIS datasets. A system embodiment includes a map data engine configured to receive a plurality of homogeneous images, each image representing a GIS dataset comprising one or more map assets, and a user interface configured to display said images and enable browsing of GIS datasets and map assets using said displayed images independent of underlying data formats of said GIS datasets. | 08-23-2012 |
20120230550 | Method and Apparatus for Generating a Map from Landmarks - A method and apparatus for generating a map from landmarks. The method and apparatus may involve the use of a processor circuit. An embodiment may consist of a platform with a processor circuit, and various different sensors for landmark generation that are known to the art such as a plurality of cameras and/or laser rangefinders. Landmarks are stored in a data structure with their past untransformed landmarks. New landmark data is matched using previous stored untransformed landmarks. Generally current position is only used for matching when backtracking or closing the loop. Landmarks are grouped with other landmarks that are visible in the same time interval. In these groups, dynamic landmarks are identified computationally efficiently using binning. Using basis landmarks in a group, a map relative to these basis landmarks is generated that is translation and rotation invariant. These relative maps are linked together to form a global map. Current position is non cumulative and generated by comparing currently observed landmarks to their global positions. The advantages of this method and apparatus is that it is computationally real time, has dynamic landmark detection and has comparable accuracy to other methods known in the art. | 09-13-2012 |
20120237088 | DIGITAL MAP EDITING PROCESS USING ACTIVE CONTOUR MANIPULATION - A method for realigning network elements in a digital map based on a new data set using active contour manipulation techniques. The active contour optimization process is controlled so that certain desirable features in the original shape of the active contour(s) are not distorted. In the case of network features which may be represented by two or more open active contours, the active contours are coupled prior to optimizing so that the original desirable shape, e.g., the parallel spacing of lanes in a dual carriageway road, may be maintained during the optimization process. In the case of certain closed active contours, for example roundabout geometries, a single closed active contour may be coupled to itself by linking its control points one-to-another and maintaining a proportional direction and distance movement during the optimizing process. As a result, data base networks can be assessed and aligned with less difficulty and geometric distortion. | 09-20-2012 |
20120288163 | SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING SUSTAINABLE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS BY REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES AND METHOD THEREOF - Particularly applicable to the implementation of sustainability requirements concerning on the promotion of the use of bioproduct from renewable sources, through the system and method described is possible to ensure that the origin of raw materials is sustainable (according to a previously defined sustainability requirements), avoiding travel to the area of interest, thus saving time and economic costs and preventing errors and fraud. More specifically, the system and method object of the invention are particularly applicable for identifying those areas that comply with said sustainability requirements. Said sustainability requirements state that raw material intended for bioproduct shall not be made from lands with a high biodiversity, high carbon stock or peatlands, and bearing in mind additionally the land use requirement. | 11-15-2012 |
20120328162 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING INSTALLATIONS OF ENGINEERED SYSTEMS AND GENERATING SITE VISIT MANIFESTS FOR SAME - Improvements to an installation process for an engineered system involve consolidation of the number of visits to a work site by field staff and/or particular work performed in a given site visit. A site visit manifest is generated to provide electronic documentation of pre-installation and/or installation activity. Various types of electronic information may be generated and/or collected in connection with any of multiple possible phases of a given installation at a particular work site for purposes of generating a site visit manifest. Additionally, different information components of a site visit manifest may be selectively viewed/accessed (e.g., based on different levels of permission or access-rights) to facilitate one or more of review of the work performed, quality, productivity and/or cost assessments of same, and billing functions. Particular examples of improved processes relating to installation of Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) subscriber drops are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
20130016881 | Image Mapping to Provide Visual Geographic Path - Provided is a computer system and method for mapping a visual path. The method includes receiving one or more images included in a predefined area; receiving one or more parameters associated with the image; and integrating the images and parameters into a map of the predefined area to enable mapping the visual path through the predefined area in response to one or more input path parameters. | 01-17-2013 |
20130039546 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Images Related to a Selected Target Point on an Electronic Map Based on Azimuth and View Angle Information - An image reproduction apparatus for displaying images of image files including an image of a target point to be observed by using image files located adjacent to the target point. A method of reproducing an image of an image file on an electronic map including the image file so that position information of the image file matches position information on the electronic map includes: (a) selecting a target point to be observed on the electronic map and obtaining position information of the target point; (b) setting a search range of image files on the electronic map; (c) searching for image files including an image of the target point within the set search range; and (d) displaying images of the found image files on the electronic map. | 02-14-2013 |
20130094718 | AREA SEARCH DEVICE AND AREA SEARCH METHOD - A dynamic area search device includes: a search condition obtainment unit that obtains information on search objects and a condition for a search scope for searching for the search objects; an on-map operation detection unit that detects a first user-specified point on a map displayed on a display; a content search unit that searches for elements associated with locations on the map, based on the information on the search objects; a display area determination unit that determines a first area that has the user-specified point at the center, and includes, among the elements searched for by the content search unit, elements that meet the condition for the search scope; and an area boundary display unit configured to dynamically display, on the map, the user-specified point and the first area determined by the display area determination unit. | 04-18-2013 |
20130101180 | SEARCHABLE ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE MARKING OPERATIONS - Methods and apparatus for generating a searchable electronic record of a locate operation in which a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area may be identified using one or more physical locate marks. Source data representing one or more input images of a geographic area comprising the dig area is received and processed so as to display at least a portion of the input image(s) on a display device. One or more digital representations of the physical locate mark(s) applied to the dig area during the locate operation are added to the displayed input image(s) as “locate mark indicators” so as to generate a marked-up image. Information relating to the marked-up image is electronically transmitted and/or electronically stored so as to generate the searchable electronic record of the locate operation. | 04-25-2013 |
20130170716 | OBJECT-BASED INFORMATION STORAGE, SEARCH AND MINING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The patent application taught an object based information storage, search and mining system and method, which can store, retrieve, and mine massively amount of object data efficiently. A first embodiment includes an object based search engine which can organize and identify the objects efficiently from the search space based on certain operational measure quantifying the search objectives. A second embodiment includes an operational measure estimator which can adaptively adjust or reconfigure itself to improve the accuracy of the estimation. A third embodiment includes a method for mapping objects onto a topological maps to enable identifying objects rapidly from the search space according to certain measures for search objectives. A forth embodiment includes a method for conducting object based search through mapping query objects and search objects onto topological maps and searching effectively through the maps based on certain operational measures. | 07-04-2013 |
20130177217 | WATER TABLES MAPPING - Described herein are implementations of various technologies for a method for mapping water table depths. In one implementation, a satellite image of an area of interest may be received. The satellite image may comprise a red spectrum, a green spectrum and a blue spectrum. A first map may be generated that identifies only water features on the satellite image. The first map may be convolved with a digital elevation model of the area of interest to generate a second map. The second map may identify elevations of the water features on the satellite image. An interpolation algorithm may be applied to the second map to generate a third map. The third map may identify water tables and elevations for the water tables on the satellite image. | 07-11-2013 |
20130294657 | COMPUTER BASED LOCATION IDENTIFICATION USING IMAGES - In the field of mobile computing, a user of a mobile device takes a picture of a nearby landmark or building or street and transmits that picture via his device's wireless link to a remote server. The server has the capability of identifying the location from the photo by matching it against publicly available online collections of images, such as Flickr. The server executes a location identification algorithm to match the received photo to those in the collection to determine the actual location of the photo. Typically the images in the collections have metadata, such as textual tags. Upon identifying the most likely location of the received photo from the user, the server transmits back to the user's mobile computing device an indication of the location, such as a textual location description from the tag, a map or directions to a particular location. This is especially useful in a city or dense urban environment and where the mobile computing device does not have GPS capability or its GPS is inoperative. | 11-07-2013 |
20130315449 | ELECTRONIC MANIFEST OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE MARKS - A method performed by a device may include receiving information regarding a particular geographic area; retrieving an aerial image of the particular geographic area; displaying the aerial image; determining an approximate geographic location of a mark denoting an underground facility; overlaying, on the displayed aerial image, information concerning the approximate geographic location of the mark denoting the underground facility; and storing the aerial image and the information concerning the approximate geographic location of the mark denoting the underground facility. | 11-28-2013 |
20130322702 | Rendering Maps - Some embodiments provide a mapping application for rendering map portions. The mapping application includes a map receiver for receiving map tiles from a mapping service in response to a request for the map tiles needed for a particular map view. Each map tile includes vector data describing a map region. The mapping application includes a set of mesh building modules. Each mesh building module is for using the vector data in at least one map tile to build a mesh for a particular layer of the particular map view. The mapping application includes a mesh aggregation module for combining layers from several mesh builders into a renderable tile for the particular map view. The mapping application includes a rendering engine for rendering the particular map view. | 12-05-2013 |
20130322703 | MAP INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, MAP INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A map information display apparatus for displaying map information on the basis of information on image-capturing times and image-capturing positions that are respectively associated with a plurality of captured images includes a captured image extraction unit configured to extract images captured within a predetermined time period that includes the image-capturing time of a predetermined captured image from among the plurality of captured images; a map area selection unit configured to select an area of a map so as to include the image-capturing positions of the captured images extracted by the captured image extraction unit by using as a reference the image-capturing position of the predetermined captured image; and a map information display unit configured to display map information in such a manner that the area of the map, which is selected by the map area selection unit, is displayed. | 12-05-2013 |
20140003672 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING STREAM NETWORK VECTORS FROM DIGITAL ELECATION MAP DATA | 01-02-2014 |
20140003673 | HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGERY TRAFFICABILITY TOOL | 01-02-2014 |
20140044317 | INCREMENTAL NETWORK GENERATION PROVIDING SEAMLESS NETWORK OF LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS - A system and method for generating a seamless road network of a large geographical area includes a plurality of GPS traces extending across a geographical area. A plurality of threads simultaneously employ entire traces to collectively generate the seamless road network. The method includes dividing the geographical area into tiles, with each trace extending across several tiles. Each thread can employ one of the traces while another thread employs another trace. Each thread employs an entire one of the traces extending across several tiles during a single step. A job scheduler and blocking table prevent threads from simultaneously processing traces having common tiles and disturbing one another. The threads employ an incremental map matching method, wherein the probe traces are compared to existing line segments of the digital map, and new line segments are created using the probe traces not matching the existing line segments. | 02-13-2014 |
20140050368 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION OF LINEAR FEATURES FROM IMAGE DATA INCLUDING PATH WIDTH ATTRIBUTION - Method for editing a vector set associated with an extracted linear feature in a remotely sensed image, the vector set defining a path and being tied to a geographical location. The method includes displaying the path in a graphical display. Once the user activates a smart editing tool, the user establishes a region of influence centered around a cursor. The region of influence is configured to respond to cursor movements. The user specifies a point near the path and moves the cursor to it, bringing the region of influence along. Any error in the vector set of the path is automatically corrected in real time using image-based logic. The user then previews the correction on the graphical display and implements it, updating the path. The updated path is displayed in real time in the graphical display. | 02-20-2014 |
20140056485 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION OF LINEAR FEATURES FROM IMAGE DATA INCLUDING PATH MATERIAL TYPE ATTRIBUTION - Method for editing a vector set associated with an extracted linear feature in a remotely sensed image, the vector set defining a path and being tied to a geographical location. The method includes displaying the path in a graphical display. Once the user activates a smart editing tool, the user establishes a region of influence centered around a cursor. The region of influence is configured to respond to cursor movements. The user specifies a point near the path and moves the cursor to it, bringing the region of influence along. Any error in the vector set of the path is automatically corrected in real time using image-based logic. The user then previews the correction on the graphical display and implements it, updating the path. The updated path is displayed in real time in the graphical display. | 02-27-2014 |
20140099002 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL DRAWING - An apparatus and method for providing a digital drawing in which equipment information or control point information of an analog computer aided design (CAD) drawing relating to interior equipment of a building and relative position information of the equipment information or the control point information of the analog CAD drawing are obtained from a scan drawing obtained by scanning the analog CAD drawing. The obtained information is displayed according to a user input based on the equipment information or control point information and the relative position information of the equipment information or the control point information in combination with the scan drawing. | 04-10-2014 |
20140153788 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FEATURE SELECTION AND MATCHING - Systems and methods for feature selection and matching are provided. In certain embodiments, a method for matching features comprises extracting a first plurality of features from current image data acquired from at least one sensor and extracting a second plurality of features from a prior map, wherein the prior map represents an environment containing the navigation system independently of data currently acquired by the at least one sensor. The method also comprises identifying at least one first feature in the first plurality of features and at least one second feature in the second plurality of features that have associated two-dimensional representations; and identifying at least one corresponding pair of features by comparing a three-dimensional representations of the at least one first feature to a three-dimensional representation of the at least one second feature. | 06-05-2014 |
20140153789 | BUILDING BOUNDARY DETECTION FOR INDOOR MAPS - A computer-implemented method for detecting a boundary of a building from an indoor map includes providing an electronic raster image of the indoor map. A floor plan included in the map is a first color and a background of the image is a second color. The method includes scanning the image a first time in a plurality of directions and coloring pixels of the image a third color as they are scanned the first time until a pixel is detected that is not the second color. Then the image is scanned a second time in at least two directions. The second scan includes marking a pixel a fourth color for each third color to non-third color and each non-third color to third color transition. The resultant pixels of the fourth color represent the boundary of the building. | 06-05-2014 |
20140177928 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE DATA - The invention relates to a method and system for processing image data obtained from scanning a network infrastructure for the detection and analysis of specific objects of interest, such as powerlines and other overhead conductors, or similar structures. The image data comprises a plurality of co-ordinate points in three-dimensional space, and in order to identify conductors in the network infrastructure, the method involves analysing the co-ordinate points to identify sets of co-ordinate points indicative of a set of substantially parallel lines, and analysing the co-ordinate points on the basis of said identified substantially parallel lines thereby to allow identification and mapping of hanging catenaries representing said conductors. | 06-26-2014 |
20140219514 | AUTOMATED METRIC INFORMATION NETWORK - A Metric Information Network (MIN) with a plurality of Ground Control Points (GCPs) that are selected in an automated fashion. The GCP selection includes clustering algorithms as compared to prior art pair-wise matching algorithms. Further, the image processing that takes place in identifying interest points, clustering, and selecting tie points to be GCPs is all performed before the MIN is updated. By arranging for the processing to happen in this manner, the processing that is embarrassingly parallel (identifying interest points, clustering, and selecting tie points) can be performed in a distributed fashion across many computers and then the MIN can be updated. | 08-07-2014 |
20140254888 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING ASSISTANCE DATA IN LOCATION TECHNOLOGIES - Systems, apparatus, and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for encoding assistance data in locations technologies. In an embodiment, a method includes reading, by a processor, tile data of a database in a specific order, wherein the tile data comprises one or more reference data points and/or one or more empty spaces. The method also includes compressing, by the processor, the tile data based on the specific order using encoding. And the method further includes generating relative positions for each individual reference data point with respect to each other in the compressed tile data without specific location identification information for each reference data point. | 09-11-2014 |
20140301608 | CHEMICAL STRUCTURE RECOGNITION TOOL - A method of extracting and then reusing/remodeling chemical data from a hand written or digital input image without manual inputs using Chemical Structure Recognition Tool (CSRT) is disclosed herein. It comprises loading said input image, converting said input image into a grayscale image i.e. stretching of loaded input image, converting said grayscale image into a binary image i.e. binarisation, smoothing to reduce noise within said binary image, recognizing circle bond to identify presence of a circle inside a ring, predicting OCR region to find zones containing text, image thinning to identify specific shapes within said binary image, edge detection to detect image contrast, detecting double and triple bond, and obtaining output files. | 10-09-2014 |
20140314282 | METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR RECOGNIZING PRINTED MAP - A method for recognizing a printed map and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The method comprises the following steps. First, a picture of the printed map is obtained, and a block area surrounded by a road outline in the picture is defined. Next, at least one road name related to the road outline is recognized, and a map service is queried with the at least one recognized road name to find an electronic map having a map area corresponded to the block area in the map service. Afterwards, the block area in the picture is mapped to the map area in the map service. | 10-23-2014 |
20140321717 | ELECTRONIC MANIFEST OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE MARKS - A method performed by a device may include receiving information regarding a particular geographic area; retrieving an aerial image of the particular geographic area; displaying the aerial image; determining an approximate geographic location of a mark denoting an underground facility; overlaying, on the displayed aerial image, information concerning the approximate geographic location of the mark denoting the underground facility; and storing the aerial image and the information concerning the approximate geographic location of the mark denoting the underground facility. | 10-30-2014 |
20140348396 | EXTRACTING DATA FROM SEMI-STRUCTURED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes data. During operation, the system obtains a first electronic document associated with a user. Next, the system obtains one or more locations of data elements in the first electronic document from the user and uses the one or more locations to extract a first set of data from the first electronic document. Finally, the system enables, for the user, use of the first set of data with an application without requiring manual input of the first set of data into the application. | 11-27-2014 |
20150086084 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING - Systems and methods to generate maps or models of structures are disclosed. Features of the structure to be mapped may be determined for the purposes of generating the map or model based at least in part on images associated with the structure, sensor measurements associated with the structure, and phase data of communications signals that interact with the structure. The mapping or modeling processes may be performed at a mapping server that receives images, sensor data, and/or communications signal phase information from one or more user devices, such as mobile devices. The mapping servers may perform a simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) process and may enhance the generated maps using sensor and/or communications phase data to map one or more hidden features of the structure. | 03-26-2015 |
20150117723 | METHOD FOR GENERATING ACCURATE LANE LEVEL MAPS - A method for generating accurate lane level maps based on course map information and Lidar data captured during the pass of a sensor carrying vehicle along a road. The method generates accurate lane estimates including the center of each lane, the number of lanes, and the presence of any bicycle paths and entrance and exit ramps using a computer-implemented method where the course map data and the Lidar data are subjected to particle filtering. | 04-30-2015 |
20150131871 | FLOOR PLAN SPACE DETECTION - Methods, machine-readable media, and devices for floor plan space detection are described herein. For example, one or more embodiments include receiving an image of a floor plan, enhancing the image of the floor plan through processing, detecting a location of a door associated with a space in the image of the floor plan through a histogram of gradient of pattern feature, setting a seed in the space based on the location of the door associated with the space, spreading the seed in the space until the seed reaches a boundary of the space, and associating the seed that has been spread with the space. | 05-14-2015 |
20150146940 | IMPLICIT TERRAIN DATA GENERATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method of generating implicit terrain data and an electronic apparatus for performing the method, and more particularly to a method of generating implicit terrain data and an electronic apparatus which are capable of minimizing a size of data while maintaining geographical quality of original terrain data. | 05-28-2015 |
20150310618 | Using Multispectral Satellite Data to Determine Littoral Water Depths Despite Varying Water Turbidity - Satellite data is used to determine water depth by accounting for the changing turbidity of the water over time and without requiring calibration using SONAR measurements. Radiance values at multiple wavelengths sensed at both a first time and a second time are stored in a database. Modeled reflectance values are calculated for a defined surface area on the water based on an assumed depth, assumed water constituents and assumed bottom cover. A plurality of differences between the modeled reflectance values and the reflectances sensed at the two times are calculated. A bathymetry application module minimizes the sum of the differences between the modeled and sensed subsurface reflectances by varying the assumed depth, bottom cover and water constituents. The differences are weighted based on wavelength before being summed. The depth that results in the minimized sum of the differences is the estimated depth, which is displayed on a graphical user interface. | 10-29-2015 |
20150324641 | MODIFIED WALLIS FILTER FOR IMPROVING THE LOCAL CONTRAST OF GIS RELATED IMAGES - Disclosed herein is a method and system for performing adaptive local contrast enhancement for an image by using a linear complexity algorithm for Wallis filter. For an input image, the standard deviation and mean are computed for the first pixel in the image. The computed standard deviation and mean of the first pixel are re-used to calculate the standard deviation and mean for the nearest pixels. So, the standard deviation and mean for each pixel in the image are based on the computed standard deviation and mean of at least one other pixel in the image. | 11-12-2015 |
20150325007 | OBJECT DETECTION APPROACH USING GENERATIVE SPARSE, HIERARCHICAL NETWORKS WITH TOP-DOWN AND LATERAL CONNECTIONS FOR COMBINING TEXTURE/COLOR DETECTION AND SHAPE/CONTOUR DETECTION - An approach to detecting objects in an image dataset may combine texture/color detection, shape/contour detection, and/or motion detection using sparse, generative, hierarchical models with lateral and top-down connections. A first independent representation of objects in an image dataset may be produced using a color/texture detection algorithm. A second independent representation of objects in the image dataset may be produced using a shape/contour detection algorithm. A third independent representation of objects in the image dataset may be produced using a motion detection algorithm. The first, second, and third independent representations may then be combined into a single coherent output using a combinatorial algorithm. | 11-12-2015 |
20150339530 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SEMI-AUTOMATED EDITING OF ORTHO-MOSAICS BUILT FROM REMOTELY-SENSED IMAGERY - A system for automated mosaic-based vector editing comprising a mosaic imaging server that assembles image tiles to form larger image mosaics while correcting the image tiles for tonality and other visual characteristics, a vector analysis server that analyzes vector information, a routing calculation server that calculates routes from the vector information, and a rendering engine that produces visualizations from the routing information, and a method for image mosaic creation and correction. | 11-26-2015 |
20150347838 | CONTRAST FOR RGB IMAGES IN A GIS APPLICATION - Disclosed herein is a method and system for performing normalization of an image using a cumulative histogram and a common color map for the R, G and B channels. On receiving an instruction from a user to normalize an image, the histogram for individual channels of the image is computed. The cumulative histogram from the histogram for individual channels is computed. The linear histogram cut off percentage is tripled. The min and max positions using the histogram stretch after the percentage cutoff is adjusted. The colormap is computed using the cumulative histogram and the linear histogram cut off percentage. The colormap is applied to the image data. | 12-03-2015 |
20150356350 | unsupervised non-parametric multi-component image segmentation method - A programmed and developed a GUI for an approach which consists of multiple improved techniques or algorithms for an unsupervised and efficient segmentation of multi-component images (multiple spatial and spectral resolutions). Objects existing in the images are detected and separated efficiently which makes the process of object separation easier and more accurate. The process is an unsupervised which requires no intervention from the user and no major parameters are required. The choice of these parameters is affected by the quality of the image which in turn affects the result of segmentation. The new method uses an objective function to maximize heterogeneity (maximize homogeneity inside each object or cluster) between the segmented objects and to reduce the over-segmentation. The new method can provide high speed and acceptable accuracy or normal to slow speed with high accuracy depending on the criticality of the application and the objective of using the final results. | 12-10-2015 |
20150363641 | AUTOMATED GEOSPATIAL IMAGE MOSAIC GENERATION WITH MULTIPLE ZOOM LEVEL SUPPORT - Generation of a plurality of orthomosaic image layers for a geographical area, wherein the layers comprise different spatial resolutions and are radiometrically normalized to facilitate improved radiometric consistency when zooming relative to the geographic area. In applications that facilitate zooming with respect to a geographic area imaged by the orthomosaic layers, radiometric normalization of the orthomosaic image layers may reduce radiometric discontinuities when zooming in, zooming out, and/or panning a displayed portion that is output to the user. The orthomosaic layers may be generated based on one or more orthomosaic image layer or may be developed independently using a source images. In any regard, the radiometric normalization may include generating a normalization function based on image metadata that is calculated and may be independent of the spatial resolution of the image. | 12-17-2015 |
20150371431 | METHODS FOR ANALYZING AND COMPRESSING MULTIPLE IMAGES - A multi-temporal, multi-angle, automated target exploitation method is provided for processing a large number of images. The system geo-rectifies the images to a three-dimensional surface topography, co-registers groups of the images with fractional pixel accuracy, automates change detection, evaluates the significance of change between the images, and massively compresses imagery sets based on the statistical significance of change. The method improves the resolution, accuracy, and quality of information extracted beyond the capabilities of any single image, and creates registered six-dimensional image datasets appropriate for mathematical treatment using standard multi-variable analysis techniques from vector calculus and linear algebra such as time-series analysis and eigenvector decomposition. | 12-24-2015 |
20150379344 | GEOGRAPHICAL AREA CONDITION DETERMINATION - A method and system for mapping the conditions of locations is provided. The method includes retrieving image data associated with a plurality of locations within a specified geographical area. The image data is compared to a plurality of stored image data that includes baseline measurement values associated with an expected condition level of baseline locations within a baseline geographical area. Condition score values associated with the plurality of locations are calculated. The condition score values indicate real time condition values associated with the plurality of locations. An overall condition score value associated with the specified geographical area is generated. A map indicating the overall condition score value is generated. | 12-31-2015 |
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20160019419 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MAP DATA BASED ON CONSTRUCTION DESIGNS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for generating map data based on construction designs. In the context of a method, the method includes receiving a construction design, performing optical character recognition to detect characters within the construction design, extracting design features within the construction design, and generating map data based on the detected characters, and the extracted design features. | 01-21-2016 |
20160026860 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DETERMINING A SALIENT REGION OF GEOGRAPHIC MAP - Provided are systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining a salient region of a geographic map. Geographic areas corresponding to viewports are determined using map coordinates corresponding to perimeters of those viewports. Grid points, and the geographic areas, are overlaid on a portion of the geographic map. Each point is assigned a score based at least on the number of geographic areas overlaying that point. A polygon defined by a subset of the grid points is determined based on the scores, and the polygon is identified as defining a salient region of the geographic map. | 01-28-2016 |
20160063324 | GEOGRAPHICAL AREA CONDITION DETERMINATION - A method and system for mapping the conditions of locations is provided. The method includes retrieving image data associated with a plurality of locations within a specified geographical area. The image data is compared to a plurality of stored image data that includes baseline measurement values associated with an expected condition level of baseline locations within a baseline geographical area. Condition score values associated with the plurality of locations are calculated. The condition score values indicate real time condition values associated with the plurality of locations. An overall condition score value associated with the specified geographical area is generated. A map indicating the overall condition score value is generated. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063352 | IDENTIFYING GEOGRAPHIC AREAS BASED ON CHANGE PATTERNS DETECTED FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION, REMOTELY SENSED IMAGERY - A method, system, and medium are provided for identifying terrestrial objects that have changed in a certain manner. One embodiment of the method includes receiving a query that includes one or more inputs, which are related to 1) a first terrestrial object (“first object”) and 2) source change-detection information that describes change associated with the first object; applying the query to a dataset that includes indexed information that describes the imagery; based on the one or more inputs, receiving a query result by identifying a set of regions in the dataset that are respectively associated with change information that is similar to that of the source change-detection information; and presenting on a presentation device indications of at least a portion of the identified set of regions. | 03-03-2016 |
20160098598 | DYNAMIC VECTOR MAP TILES - The present disclosure relates to systems and processes for providing vector map data for generating a view of a map in a mapping application. In one example process, a request for a vector map sub-tile can be received by a map server. The map server can identify a pre-generated vector map tile corresponding to the requested vector map sub-tile and can generate the requested vector map sub-tile from the identified vector map tile by dividing the vector map tile into two or more vector map sub-tiles. In some examples, dividing the vector map tile into multiple vector map sub-tiles can include identifying features and attributes of the vector map tile that should be included in the requested vector map sub-tile and generating the requested vector map sub-tile to include these features and attributes. The map server can then transmit the requested vector map sub-tile to the requesting electronic device. | 04-07-2016 |
20160117552 | AUTOMATED METRIC INFORMATION NETWORK - A Metric Information Network (MIN) with a plurality of Ground Control Points (GCPs) that are selected in an automated fashion. The GCP selection includes clustering algorithms as compared to prior art pair-wise matching algorithms. Further, the image processing that takes place in identifying interest points, clustering, and selecting tie points to be GCPs is all performed before the MIN is updated. By arranging for the processing to happen in this manner, the processing that is embarrassingly parallel (identifying interest points, clustering, and selecting tie points) can be performed in a distributed fashion across many computers and then the MIN can be updated. | 04-28-2016 |
20160189004 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBJECT IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION CORRELATION BASED ON RECEIVED IMAGES - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for object identification and location correlation based on received images. A method is provided including receiving identity data associated with an object derived from one or more of a plurality of images determining an identity of an object in one or more of the plurality of images, receiving location information associated with a camera which captured the plurality of images, and correlating the identified object with a location for each of the respective images of the plurality of images. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189010 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE OBJECT RECOGNITION BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION AND OBJECT CATEGORIES - Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can identify a set of regions corresponding to a geographical area. A collection of training images can be acquired. Each training image in the collection can be associated with one or more respective recognized objects and with a respective region in the set of regions. Histogram metrics for a plurality of object categories within each region in the set of regions can be determined based at least in part on the collection of training images. A neural network can be developed based at least in part on the histogram metrics for the plurality of object categories within each region in the set of regions and on the collection of training images. | 06-30-2016 |
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