System for viewing a collection of oblique imagery in a three or four dimensional virtual scene
First Claim
1. A system to interactively view and analyze a collection of oblique images within a three-dimensional or four-dimensional virtual scene, the system comprising:
- a plurality of electronic geo-registered oblique images stored in an image warehouse, electronic meta-data describing the plurality of oblique images;
electronic 3D virtual scene definition data that describe the contents of geographic areas depicted by the plurality of oblique images;
an electronic 3D/4D viewer program operable to select and display at least one of the plurality of oblique images in the image warehouse, wherein the images are geo-registered within a 3D virtual scene; and
a display of the 3D/4D viewer program operable for a user to view and interact with at least one of the plurality of oblique images that is geo-registered within the 3D virtual scene.
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Abstract
A system for selecting oblique images from a collection of geo-referenced oblique images and viewing them within the context of a virtual, three- or four-dimensional (3D space and time) geographic scene, providing the ability to analyze and interact with the oblique image being viewed. The system automatically selects and displays the best fit oblique image from an image warehouse based on the user'"'"'s current 3D/4D viewpoint, and continuously maintains the geo-registration of the oblique image as the user adjusts the viewpoint.
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1. A system to interactively view and analyze a collection of oblique images within a three-dimensional or four-dimensional virtual scene, the system comprising:
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a plurality of electronic geo-registered oblique images stored in an image warehouse, electronic meta-data describing the plurality of oblique images;
electronic 3D virtual scene definition data that describe the contents of geographic areas depicted by the plurality of oblique images;
an electronic 3D/4D viewer program operable to select and display at least one of the plurality of oblique images in the image warehouse, wherein the images are geo-registered within a 3D virtual scene; and
a display of the 3D/4D viewer program operable for a user to view and interact with at least one of the plurality of oblique images that is geo-registered within the 3D virtual scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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