System and process for roof measurement using aerial imagery

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9329749-B2
Application number	US-201313786699-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2013
Priority date	May 22, 2009
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

The present disclosure shows creating a first layer and a second layer, in computer memory and substantially overlapping at least a segment of line from said first layer with at least a segment of another line from said second layer. A first non-dimensional attribute is different from said second non-dimensional attribute of the two lines. A user length field enabling a client with said interactive file to override at least one of said length numeric values, where said area operator may automatically recalculate area based on said length field override is shown. Also, providing a visual marker that is moveable on said computer monitor around said aerial imagery region, which may be moved, to more precisely identify the location of the building roof structure is shown.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transient computer memory storing computer logic, that when executed by computer hardware causes the computer hardware to determine attributes of a roof structure of a real-world three-dimensional building by:
Providing at least one computer input field for a user to input first location data generally corresponding to the location of the building;
Providing visual access to a first oblique image of a region including the roof structure of the building corresponding to said first location data, the first oblique image having a first resolution;
On the oblique image of the region, providing a visual marker that is moveable on said computer monitor around said region, said visual marker initially corresponding to said first location data, wherein said visual marker may be moved to a final location on top of the building to more precisely identify the location of the building roof structure, the final location having location coordinates;
Providing a computer input capable of signaling user-acceptance of the final location of said marker; and,
Providing visual access to one or more second images of an aerial imagery database corresponding to location coordinates of the final location, the one or more second images having a second resolution that is higher than the first resolution.

2. The non-transient computer memory of claim 1 , wherein said first location data comprised street address data, and wherein said computer logic when executed by computer hardware causes the computer hardware to translate said location coordinates of said final location to latitude and longitude coordinates.

3. The non-transient computer memory of claim 2 wherein said image corresponding to the first location data is from a first imagery database from which said final location is selected and is internet-based imagery having a corresponding street address look up field, and wherein the aerial imagery database is a second imagery database, and wherein said computer logic when executed by computer hardware causes the computer hardware to:
use said latitude and longitude coordinates to access imagery from the second imagery database.

4. The non-transient computer memory of claim 3 , wherein the computer logic, when executed by computer hardware causes the computer hardware to:
generate, in computer memory, outline drawings around outlines corresponding to roof planes based on tracing from said imagery from said second imagery database.

5. The non-transient computer memory of claim 4 and wherein said providing acts are provided over an internet interface.

6. The non-transient computer memory of claim 5 , wherein the computer logic, when executed by the computer hardware causes the computer hardware to:
provide a printed report that includes an aerial image of the building roof structure.

7. The non-transient computer memory of claim 1 , wherein the computer logic, when executed by computer hardware causes the computer hardware to:
generate, in computer memory, outline drawings around outlines corresponding to roof planes based on tracing from said imagery.

8. The non-transient computer memory of claim 1 and wherein said providing acts are provided over an internet interface.

9. The non-transient computer memory of claim 1 , wherein the computer logic, when executed by the computer hardware causes the computer hardware to:
provide a printed report that includes an aerial image of the building roof structure.

10. The non-transient computer memory of claim 9 , wherein the printed report includes a latitude reference and/or a longitude reference corresponding to the location of the building roof structure.

Assignees

• Pictometry Int Corp

Inventors

• Thornberry Dale R
• Thornberry Chris T
• Garringer Mark F

Classifications

• G06T7/62

  of area, perimeter, diameter or volume · CPC title

• G06T2207/10032

  Satellite or aerial image; Remote sensing · CPC title

• G06F30/13

  Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads · CPC title

• G06F3/04815 Primary

  Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional [3D], e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object · CPC title

• G01B11/28 Primary

  for measuring areas · CPC title