MOBILE AUTONOMOUS UPDATING OF GIS MAPS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for autonomous updating of GIS maps, comprising:
- a) a memory storage device for storing GIS data for a GIS map, the GIS data describing a region of a spatial environment and an attribute of a physical object in the region of the spatial environment;
b) a mobile data collecting platform that autonomously patrols at least a portion of the region of the spatial environment;
c) a range-finding sensor that collects differential range data for the physical object as the mobile data collecting platform patrols the portion of the region;
d) a positional sensor that collects position data representing the locations of the mobile data collecting platform as the differential range data is collected by the range-finding sensor; and
e) a computational device, comprising a processor and an application program, the application program having program instructions that, when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to automaticallyi) correlate the differential range data for the physical object with the position data to generate spatial data for the region,ii) identify a change in the attribute of the physical object based on the GIS data and the generated spatial data, andiii) update the GIS data on the memory storage device to reflect the change in the attribute.
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Abstract
An apparatus for mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps is provided, comprising an autonomous mobile data collecting platform with a map identifying one or more GIS features. The platform has at least one data collecting sensor for collecting data for at least one of the GIS features and patrols at least a portion of a region included in the map while updating its GIS position as it patrols. The autonomous mobile data collecting platform applies the at least one data collecting sensor during patrolling to collect data for at least one of the GIS features and updates the GIS map to reflect differential data collected for at least one GIS feature.
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32 Claims
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1. An apparatus for autonomous updating of GIS maps, comprising:
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a) a memory storage device for storing GIS data for a GIS map, the GIS data describing a region of a spatial environment and an attribute of a physical object in the region of the spatial environment; b) a mobile data collecting platform that autonomously patrols at least a portion of the region of the spatial environment; c) a range-finding sensor that collects differential range data for the physical object as the mobile data collecting platform patrols the portion of the region; d) a positional sensor that collects position data representing the locations of the mobile data collecting platform as the differential range data is collected by the range-finding sensor; and e) a computational device, comprising a processor and an application program, the application program having program instructions that, when executed by the processor, will cause the processor to automatically i) correlate the differential range data for the physical object with the position data to generate spatial data for the region, ii) identify a change in the attribute of the physical object based on the GIS data and the generated spatial data, and iii) update the GIS data on the memory storage device to reflect the change in the attribute. - 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, 31, 32)
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26. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed by a processor to implement a method for updating GIS maps, the method comprising:
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a) storing on a memory storage device GIS data for a GIS map, the GIS data describing a region of a spatial environment and an attribute of a GIS feature located in the spatial environment; b) patrolling at least a portion of the region by a mobile data collecting platform, the mobile data collecting platform having a data collecting sensor; c) applying the data collecting sensor to collect differential data for the attribute of the GIS feature during the patrolling; d) recording the GIS positions of the mobile data collecting platform as the differential data is collected; e) correlating the differential data and the GIS positions to generate spatial data for the region; f) identifying a change in the attribute based on the GIS data and the spatial data; and g) updating the GIS data on the memory storage device to reflect the change. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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