Augmented three dimensional point collection of vertical structures
First Claim
1. An automated method, comprising:
- capturing images and three-dimensional LIDAR data of a geographic area with an image capturing device and a LIDAR system, as well as location and orientation data for each of the images corresponding to the location and orientation of the image capturing device capturing the images, the images depicting an object of interest and the three-dimensional LIDAR data including the object of interest, the image capturing device capturing the images at a first resolution, and the LIDAR system capturing the three-dimensional LIDAR data at a second resolution less than the first resolution;
storing the three-dimensional LIDAR data on a non-transitory computer readable medium;
analyzing the images with a computer system to determine three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest; and
updating the three-dimensional LIDAR data with the three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest determined by analyzing the images to create a 3D point cloud having a resolution greater than the resolution of the three-dimensional LIDAR data.
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Abstract
Automated methods and systems are disclosed, including a method comprising: capturing images and three-dimensional LIDAR data of a geographic area with an image capturing device and a LIDAR system, as well as location and orientation data for each of the images corresponding to the location and orientation of the image capturing device capturing the images, the images depicting an object of interest and the three-dimensional LIDAR data including the object of interest; storing the three-dimensional LIDAR data on a non-transitory computer readable medium; analyzing the images with a computer system to determine three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest; and updating the three-dimensional LIDAR data with the three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest determined by analyzing the images to create a 3D point cloud.
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19 Claims
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1. An automated method, comprising:
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capturing images and three-dimensional LIDAR data of a geographic area with an image capturing device and a LIDAR system, as well as location and orientation data for each of the images corresponding to the location and orientation of the image capturing device capturing the images, the images depicting an object of interest and the three-dimensional LIDAR data including the object of interest, the image capturing device capturing the images at a first resolution, and the LIDAR system capturing the three-dimensional LIDAR data at a second resolution less than the first resolution; storing the three-dimensional LIDAR data on a non-transitory computer readable medium; analyzing the images with a computer system to determine three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest; and updating the three-dimensional LIDAR data with the three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest determined by analyzing the images to create a 3D point cloud having a resolution greater than the resolution of the three-dimensional LIDAR data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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an image capturing device capturing images of a geographic area, the images depicting an object of interest, the images having a first resolution; one or more geo-locating devices capturing location and orientation data for each of the images corresponding to the location and orientation of the one or more image capturing devices capturing the images; one or more LIDAR system capturing three-dimensional LIDAR data of the geographic area such that the three-dimensional LIDAR data includes the object of interest, the three-dimensional LIDAR data having a second resolution less than the first resolution; one or more non-transitory computer readable medium storing the three-dimensional LIDAR data; and a computer system analyzing the images to determine three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest and updating the three-dimensional LIDAR data with the three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest determined by analyzing the images to create a 3D point cloud having a resolution greater than the second resolution of the three-dimensional LIDAR data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
a computer system analyzing a 3D LIDAR point cloud having information indicative of a side of an object of interest, a side of a background object behind the object of interest, and a ground surface, the 3D LIDAR point cloud having points contributed by a LIDAR scanner having a first resolution, and images having a second resolulution greater than the first resolution, the 3D LIDAR point cloud having a resolution greater than the first resolution, the points having X, Y and Z location information and wherein the computer system uses predetermined algorithms to analyze the points within the 3D LIDAR point cloud to locate the object of interest, the background object, and the ground surface within the 3D LIDAR point cloud, and classify the points into at least three categories including the points representing the object of interest in an objects of interest category, the points representing the background object into a background structure category, and the points representing the ground surface into a surface point category. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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