System, Apparatus and Method for Mapping
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Abstract
The present invention provides a novel apparatus and method for mapping of urban regions. An apparatus includes the remote sensing equipment that is connected to a computer processor. The remote sensing equipment gathers imaging data about an urban region. The computer processor interprets the imaging data to generate a map of the urban region comprising representations that identify a first set of indicia representing physiographic characteristics, a second set of indicia representing different types of built forms, and a third set of indicia representing patterns of human activity associated with both the physiographic characteristics and the built forms. The map can also include a fourth set of indicia representing an intensity level that at least one of the other types of indicia occurs.
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53 Claims
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40. A computer generated map of an urban region comprising:
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a first set of indicia representing physiographic characteristics of said region; a second set of indicia representing a plurality of different types of built forms, and their locations, that are located within said region; and a third set of indicia representing patterns of human activity associated with both said physiographic characteristics and said built forms. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A computer generated map of an urban region comprising
representations that identify at least two different precincts, each of said precincts comprising a first set of indicia representing physiographic characteristics of said region; -
a second set of indicia representing at least three different types of built forms, and their locations, that are located within said region; a third set of indicia representing patterns of human activity associated with both said physiographic characteristics and said built forms. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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44. A computer-implemented method of generating a map comprising:
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receiving, in at least one processing unit, a first set of data of an urban region representing physiographic characteristics; receiving, in said at least one processing unit, a second set of data of said urban region representing built forms and their locations; receiving, in said at least one processing unit, a third set of data of said urban region representing patterns of human activity associated with both said physiographic characteristics and said built forms; determining, using said at least one processing unit, different types of entities for each said set of data; and generating user output containing indicia respective to each set of data that corresponds to said determined entities. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An apparatus for generating a map comprising the steps of:
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at least one input device for receiving a first set of data of an urban region representing physiographic characteristics, a second set of data of said urban region representing built forms and their locations and a third set of data of said urban region representing patterns of human activity associated with both said physiographic characteristics and said built forms;
a microprocessor connected to said input device operable to determine different types of entities for each said set of data; anda user output device connected to said microprocessor for presenting indicia respective to each set of data that corresponds to said entities. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53)
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