GRAPHICS-AIDED REMOTE POSITION MEASUREMENT WITH HANDHELD GEODESIC DEVICE
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1. Apparatus for determining a position of a point of interest, comprising:
- at least one antenna for receiving position data from a plurality of satellites;
at least one receiver coupled to the at least one antenna;
imaging circuitry for obtaining image data, the imaging circuitry comprising an optical sensor and an optical axis;
orientation circuitry for obtaining orientation data;
a display for displaying a representation of the image data and the orientation data to assist a user in positioning the apparatus; and
positioning circuitry for determining the position of the point of interest based at least on the position data, the image data, and the orientation data.
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Abstract
A graphics-aided geodesic device is provided. The device may include a display, camera, distance meter, GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System, including GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo) receiver and antenna, and horizon sensors. Data from the camera and horizon sensors may be displayed to assist the user in positioning the device over a point of interest. In one example, the distance meter may be used to determine the position of the point of interest. In another example, images of the point of interest taken from multiple locations may be used to determine the position of the point of interest.
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1. Apparatus for determining a position of a point of interest, comprising:
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at least one antenna for receiving position data from a plurality of satellites; at least one receiver coupled to the at least one antenna; imaging circuitry for obtaining image data, the imaging circuitry comprising an optical sensor and an optical axis; orientation circuitry for obtaining orientation data; a display for displaying a representation of the image data and the orientation data to assist a user in positioning the apparatus; and positioning circuitry for determining the position of the point of interest based at least on the position data, the image data, and the orientation data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method of determining a position of a point of interest, comprising:
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receiving position data from a plurality of satellites; receiving image data from at least one image sensor; receiving orientation data from at least one orientation sensor; receiving distance data from at least one distance sensor; causing a display, on a device, of a representation of the image data and the orientation data to assist a user in positioning the device; and determining the position of the point of interest based at least on the position data, the image data, the orientation data, and the distance data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method of determining a position of a point of interest, comprising:
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receiving position data taken at a plurality of locations; receiving image data taken at the plurality of locations; receiving orientation data taken at the plurality of locations; causing a display, on a device, of a representation of the image data and the orientation data taken at each of the plurality of locations to assist a user in positioning the device; generating a data set for each location of the plurality of locations, wherein the data set for each location of the plurality of locations is based at least on the position data, the image data, and the orientation data taken at a respective location of the plurality of locations; and determining the position of the point of interest based at least on the data sets for each of the plurality of locations. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer-readable storage medium comprising program code for determining a position of a point of interest, the program code for:
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receiving position data from a plurality of satellites; receiving image data from at least one image sensor; receiving orientation data from at least one orientation sensor; receiving distance data from at least one distance sensor; causing a display, on a device, of a representation of the image data and the orientation data to assist a user in positioning the device; and determining the position of the point of interest based at least on the position data, the image data, the orientation data, and the distance data. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer-readable storage medium comprising program code for determining a position of a point of interest, the program code for:
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receiving position data taken at a plurality of locations; receiving image data taken at the plurality of locations; receiving orientation data taken at the plurality of locations; causing a display, on a device, of a representation of the image data and the orientation data taken at each of the plurality of locations to assist a user in positioning the device; generating a data set for each location of the plurality of locations, wherein the data set for each location of the plurality of locations is based at least on the position data, the image data, and the orientation data taken at a respective location of the plurality of locations; and determining the position of the point of interest based at least on the data sets for each of the plurality of locations. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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