Verifying a road network of a map

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9903724-B2
Application number	US-201615203858-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2016
Priority date	Jun 27, 2014
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for verifying the road network of map. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for verifying a road network of a map. The method comprises: determining, based on locations of a set of points in the map, a trajectory distance of a trajectory between a start point and an end point in the set of points on the map; determining a route distance between the start point and the end point in the road network of the map; and verifying the road network by comparing the trajectory distance and the route distance.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer implemented method for verifying a road network of a map, the method comprising:
determining, by a trajectory distance determining unit, based on locations of a set of points in the map, a trajectory distance of a trajectory between a start point and an end point in the set of points on the map, wherein determining the trajectory distance comprises determining a route in the road network that matches the trajectory and determining a route distance of a route between the start point and the end point as the trajectory distance;
determining a route distance between the start point and the end point in the road network of the map;
verifying the road network by comparing the trajectory distance to the route distance;
confirming results of verifying the road network by comparing a shortest route distance between the start point and the end point of the road network to a trusted shortest route distance of a trusted road network; and
prompting a user of an error in the road network of the map, based on the comparison of the shortest route distance to the trusted shortest route distance.

2. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein verifying the road network by comparing the trajectory distance and the route distance comprises:
in response to a ratio between the trajectory distance and the route distance being greater than a predetermined threshold, determining that the road network has a potential road segment connectivity error.

3. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, in response to the road network being verified to have a potential error, a range of the potential error on the map by adjusting the set of points.

4. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
repeating, in response to the road network being verified to have a potential error, the verifying of the road network using at least one further trajectory corresponding to at least one further set of points on the map to confirm the potential error in the road network.

5. The computer implemented method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, in response to the road network being verified to have a potential error, a trusted route distance between the start point and the end point in the road network;
comparing the route distance and the trusted route distance; and
confirming the potential error in the road network of the map based on the comparison.

6. A computer program product for verifying a road network of a map, the method comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to determine, based on locations of a set of points in the map, a trajectory distance of a trajectory between a start point and an end point in the set of points on the map, wherein determining the trajectory distance comprises determining a route in the road network that matches the trajectory and determining a route distance of a route between the start point and the end point as the trajectory distance;
program instructions to determine a route distance between the start point and the end point in the road network of the map;
program instructions to verify the road network by comparing the trajectory distance to the route distance;
program instructions to confirm results of verifying the road network by comparing a shortest route distance between the start point and the end point of the road network to a trusted shortest route distance of a trusted road network; and
program instructions to prompt a user of an error in the road network of the map, based on the comparison of the shortest route distance to the trusted shortest route distance.

7. The computer program product according to claim 6 , wherein the program instructions to verify the road network by comparing the trajectory distance and the route distance comprises:
in response to a ratio between the trajectory distance and the route distance being less than a predetermined threshold, program instructions to determine that the road network has a potential road segment missing.

8. The computer program product according to claim 6 , further comprising:
program instructions to determine, in response to the road network being verified to have a potential error, a range of the potential error on the map by adjusting the set of points.

9. The computer program product according to claim 6 , further comprising:
program instructions to repeat, in response to the road network being verified to have a potential error, the verifying of the road network using at least one further trajectory corresponding to at least one further set of points on the map to confirm the potential error in the road network.

10. The computer program product according to claim 6 , further comprising:
program instructions to determine, in response to the road network being verified to have a potential error, a trusted route distance between the start point and the end point in the road network;
program instructions to compare the route distance and the trusted route distance; and
program instructions to confirm the potential error in the road network of the map based on the comparison.

11. A computer system for verifying a road network of a map, the computer system comprising:
one or more computer processors, one or more computer-readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the one or more of the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising:
program instructions to determine, based on locations of a set of points in the map, a trajectory distance of a trajectory between a start point and an end point in the set of points on the map, wherein determining the trajectory distance comprises determining a route in the road network that matches the trajectory and determining a route distance of a route between the start point and the end point as the trajectory distance;
program instructions to determine a route distance between the start point and the end point in the road network of the map;
program instructions to verify the road network by comparing the trajectory distance to the route distance;
program instructions to confirm results of verifying the road network by comparing a shortest route distance between the start point and the end point of the road network to a trusted shortest route distance of a trusted road network; and
program instructions to prompt a user of an error in the road network of the map, based on the comparison of the shortest route distance to the trusted shortest route distance.

12. The computer system according to claim 11 , wherein the program instructions to verify the road network by comparing the trajectory distance and the route distance comprises:
in response to a ratio between the trajectory distance and the route distance being less than a predetermined threshold, program instructions to determine that the road network has a potential road segment missing.

13. The computer system according to claim 11 , further comprising:
program instructions to determine, in response to the road network being verified to have a potential error, a range of the potential error on the map by adjusting the set of points.

14. The computer system according to claim 11 , further comprising:
program instructions to repeat, in response to the road network being verified to have a potential error, the verifying of the road network using at leas

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Duan Ning
• Gao Peng
• Wang Baohua
• Zhang Xin

Classifications

• G01C21/34

  Route searching; Route guidance · CPC title

• G01C21/3667

  Display of a road map (G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635) · CPC title

• G01C21/30

  Map- or contour-matching · CPC title

• G01C21/20

  Instruments for performing navigational calculations (G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01C21/32 Primary

  Structuring or formatting of map data · CPC title