Method and apparatus for capturing, geolocating and measuring oblique images

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9443305-B2
Application number	US-201313793110-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2013
Priority date	Nov 8, 2002
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

A computerized system for displaying and making measurements based upon captured oblique images. The system includes a computer system executing image display and analysis software causing the computer system to display at least one oblique image having corresponding geo-location position data; receive one or more signals indicative of user selection of at least two points on a man-made structure depicted within the at least one oblique image; and calculate at least one measurement between the at least two points on the man-made structure depicted within the at least one oblique image using the geo-location position data associated with the at least one oblique image. The system may calculate at least one measurement using a series of interconnected line segments between at least two points on a geographic structure depicted within the at least one oblique image using the geo-location position data associated with the at least one oblique image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computerized system for displaying and making measurements, comprising:
a computer system executing image display and analysis software causing the computer system to:
display at least one oblique image having corresponding geo-location position data;
receive one or more signals indicative of user selection of at least two points on a man-made structure depicted within the at least one oblique image; and
calculate at least one measurement between the at least two points on the man-made structure depicted within the at least one oblique image using the geo-location position data associated with the at least one oblique image and using multiple values of elevation data from a data table storing a plurality of elevation data associated with terrain displayed within the oblique image;
wherein causing the computer system to calculate the at least one measurement between the at least two points involves selection of intermediate points.

2. The computerized system of claim 1 , wherein a first point of the at least two points has a first elevation, and a second point of the at least two points has a second elevation, and wherein the first elevation and the second elevation are different.

3. The computerized system of claim 1 , wherein the measurement is a size of the man-made structure.

4. The computerized system of claim 1 , wherein the measurement is a length of the man-made structure.

5. The computerized system of claim 1 , wherein the measurement is a width of the man-made structure.

6. A computerized system for displaying and making measurements, comprising:
a computer system executing image display and analysis software causing the computer system to:
display at least one oblique image having corresponding geo-location position data;
receive one or more signals indicative of user selection of at least two points on a building within the at least one oblique image; and
calculate at least one measurement between the at least two points on the building depicted within the at least one oblique image using the geo-location position data associated with the at least one oblique image and using multiple values of elevation data from a data table storing a plurality of elevation data associated with terrain displayed within the oblique image and using a selection of intermediate points.

7. The computerized system of claim 6 , wherein a first point of the at least two points has a first elevation, and a second point of the at least two points has a second elevation, and wherein the first elevation and the second elevation are different.

8. The computerized system of claim 6 , wherein the measurement is a summation of at least two line segments.

9. The computerized system of claim 8 , wherein the at least two line segments are straight line segments.

10. The computerized system of claim 8 , wherein the at least two line segments are non-straight line segments.

11. The computerized system of claim 6 , wherein the measurement is a size of the building.

12. The computerized system of claim 6 , wherein the measurement is a length of the building.

13. The computerized system of claim 6 , wherein the measurement is a width of the building.

14. A computerized system for displaying and making measurements, comprising:
a computer system executing image display and analysis software causing the computer system to:
display at least one oblique image having corresponding geo-location position data; and
calculate at least one measurement using a series of interconnected line segments between at least two points on a geographic structure depicted within the at least one oblique image using the geo-location position data associated with the at least one oblique image.

15. The computerized system of claim 14 , wherein a first point of the at least two points has a first elevation, and a second point of the at least two points has a second elevation, and wherein the first elevation and the second elevation are different.

16. The computerized system of claim 14 , wherein calculating the at least one measurement between the at least two points involves selection of intermediate points.

17. The computerized system of claim 14 , wherein the measurement is a summation of at least two line segments.

18. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the at least two line segments are straight line segments.

19. The computerized system of claim 17 , wherein the at least two line segments are non-straight line segments.

20. The computerized system of claim 14 , wherein the measurement is a size of the geographic structure.

21. The computerized system of claim 14 , wherein the measurement is a length of the geographic structure.

22. The computerized system of claim 14 , wherein the measurement is a width of the geographic structure.

23. A computerized system for displaying and making measurements, comprising:
a computer system executing image display and analysis software causing the computer system to:
display at least one oblique image having corresponding geo-location position data;
receive one or more signals indicative of user selection of at least two points on a man-made structure depicted within the at least one oblique image; and
calculate at least one measurement between the at least two points on the man-made structure depicted within the at least one oblique image using the geo-location position data associated with the at least one oblique image and using multiple values of elevation data from a data table storing a plurality of elevation data associated with terrain displayed within the oblique image;
wherein the measurement is a summation of at least two line segments.

24. The computerized system of claim 23 , wherein the at least two line segments are straight line segments.

25. The computerized system of claim 23 , wherein the at least two line segments are non-straight line segments.

Assignees

• Pictometry Int Corp

Inventors

• Schultz Stephen L
• Giuffrida Frank D
• Gray Robert L
• Mondello Charles

Classifications

• G03B37/02

  with scanning movement of lens or cameras · CPC title

• G01C11/04

  Interpretation of pictures · CPC title

• G06T3/4038

  Image mosaicing, e.g. composing plane images from plane sub-images · CPC title

• G06T2207/30204

  Marker · CPC title

• G06T17/05

  Geographic models · CPC title