Method for producing a digital photo wherein at least some of the pixels comprise position information, and such a digital photo
First Claim
1. A method for producing a digital photo comprising pixels, wherein at least some of the pixels comprise position information, the method comprising of:
- a) taking a first photo with a known geometry of the optical system with which the first photo is taken;
b) recording the position from which the first photo has been taken;
c) recording the direction in which the first photo has been taken;
d) using a LIDAR device for providing a three-dimensional model comprising points, each point comprising position information, and wherein the points each correspond to a respective reflection point on an outer surface of an object from which reflection point a laser beam from the LIDAR device has been reflected back to the LIDAR device;
e) for each pixel in the photo;
determining, in dependence of the position and direction recorded for that first photo, a line that runs through said each pixel and the position from which the first photo has been taken;
searching for a point in the three-dimensional model that relates to the same respective reflection point as said each pixel, based on a distance between such point and the line;
if a point in the three-dimensional model is found that relates to the same reflection point, calculating a distance to be associated with said each pixel using the distance between the reflection point that corresponds to the point found in said three-dimensional model and the position from which the first photo has been taken; and
storing the distance in association with said pixel of said first photo.
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Method for producing a digital photo comprising pixels, wherein at least some of the pixels comprise position information, the method comprising of: taking a photo with a known geometry of the optical system with which the photo is taken; recording the position from which the photo has been taken; recording the direction in which the photo has been taken; providing a three-dimensional model comprising points which are comprised by at least an outer surface of an object in the field of view of the position where the photo has been taken, wherein the points comprise position information; relating a pixel on the one hand and a corresponding point in the three-dimensional model on the other; and recording, in a manner associated with the pixel, the position information of the corresponding pixel.
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1. A method for producing a digital photo comprising pixels, wherein at least some of the pixels comprise position information, the method comprising of:
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a) taking a first photo with a known geometry of the optical system with which the first photo is taken; b) recording the position from which the first photo has been taken; c) recording the direction in which the first photo has been taken; d) using a LIDAR device for providing a three-dimensional model comprising points, each point comprising position information, and wherein the points each correspond to a respective reflection point on an outer surface of an object from which reflection point a laser beam from the LIDAR device has been reflected back to the LIDAR device; e) for each pixel in the photo; determining, in dependence of the position and direction recorded for that first photo, a line that runs through said each pixel and the position from which the first photo has been taken; searching for a point in the three-dimensional model that relates to the same respective reflection point as said each pixel, based on a distance between such point and the line; if a point in the three-dimensional model is found that relates to the same reflection point, calculating a distance to be associated with said each pixel using the distance between the reflection point that corresponds to the point found in said three-dimensional model and the position from which the first photo has been taken; and storing the distance in association with said pixel of said first photo. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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