CLOUD STORAGE OF GEOTAGGED MAPS

• US 20120249544A1
• Filed: 03/29/2012
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: MACIOCCI, Giuliano, EVERITT, Andrew J., MABBUTT, Paul, BERRY, David T.
• Application Number:
  US13/434,434
• Publication Number:
  US 20120249544A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0425 using a single imaging device like a video camera for tracking the absolute position of a single or a plurality of objects with respect to an imaged reference surface, e.g. video camera imaging a display or a projection screen, a table or a wall surface, on which a computer generated image is displayed or projected tracking a projected light spot to determine a position on a display surface G06F3/0386
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/503 Blending, e.g. for anti-aliasing
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/05 Geographic models
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2215/16 Using real world measurements to influence rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/024 Multi-user, collaborative environment
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2013/0081 Depth or disparity estimation from stereoscopic image signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3173 wherein the projection device is specially adapted for enhanced portability

Abstract

A head mounted device provides an immersive virtual or augmented reality experience for viewing data and enabling collaboration among multiple users. Rendering images in a virtual or augmented reality system may include generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a first body mounted sensor device, generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data, adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene, storing the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in a memory, and transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map to a second body mounted sensor device.

Claims

1. A method of storing spatial data for use in an augmented reality system, comprising:

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a first body mounted sensor device;

generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data;

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene;

storing the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in a memory; and

transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map to a second body mounted sensor device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a first body mounted sensor device comprises;

capturing a scene image of the scene with a body mounted camera;

capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with a body mounted sensor array;

recognizing objects within the captured scene image; and

determining distances from the first body mounted sensor device to the objects recognized within the scene image; and

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises associating the determined distances with the objects recognized within the scene image.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a location of the second body mounted sensor device, wherein:

transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map to the second body mounted sensor device comprises transmitting a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map relevant to the location of the second body mounted sensor device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the transmitted portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in the second body mounted sensor device; and

generating a visual image on a display on the second body mounted sensor device based in part on the received portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a location of the second body mounted sensor device;

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in the scene based on images and spatial data gathered from the second body mounted sensor device; and

refining the geographical identification metadata and the three dimensional map based upon the data generated by the second body mounted sensor device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises tagging the three dimensional map with a geotag.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a first body mounted sensor device, generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data, and adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene are accomplished in a processor within the first body mounted sensor device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

relaying images and spatial data gathered by the first body mounted sensor device to a processor in communication with the first body mounted sensor device,

wherein generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a first body mounted sensor device, generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data, and adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene are accomplished in the processor in communication with the first body mounted sensor device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting images and spatial data gathered by the first body mounted sensor device to a server via a network,

wherein generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a first body mounted sensor device, generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data, and adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene are accomplished in the server based on the image and spatial data received from the first body mounted sensor device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining a location of the second body mounted sensor device; and

transmitting a request from the second body mounted sensor device to the server for a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map, the request including the determined location of the second body mounted sensor device,

wherein transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map to the second body mounted sensor device comprises transmitting from the server to the second body mounted sensor device a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map that is relevant to the location of the second body mounted sensor device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a three dimensional map of the scene comprises:

developing a mathematical representation of three-dimensional surfaces within the scene; and

writing the geographical identification metadata into the mathematical representation.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein storing the geographical identification metadata and the three dimensional map to a memory comprises:

storing the mathematical representation on a server accessible by the first and second body mounted sensor devices.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein:

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a first body mounted sensor device comprises;

determining a location of the first body mounted sensor device;

capturing a scene image of the scene with a body mounted camera;

capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with a body mounted sensor array;

recognizing objects within the captured scene image; and

determining locations of the objects recognized within the scene image; and

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises associating the determined locations with the objects recognized within the scene image.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein determining locations of the objects recognized within the image comprises determining locations of the objects with respect to the determined location of the first body mounted sensor device.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein determining locations of the objects recognized within the image comprises determining locations of the objects within a coordinate system used in determining the location of the first body mounted sensor device.

16. A system, comprising:

a first body mounted sensor device comprising a first memory, first transceiver and a first device processor coupled to the first transceiver and first memory; and

a second body mounted sensor device comprising a display, a second transceiver and a second device processor coupled to the display and second transceiver,

wherein the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

gathering images and spatial data;

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on the gathered images and spatial data;

generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data;

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene;

storing the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in the first memory; and

transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map to the second body mounted sensor device, and

wherein the second device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving the transmitted portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map; and

generating a visual image on the display based in part on the received portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that:

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a first body mounted sensor device comprises;

capturing a scene image of the scene with a body mounted camera;

capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with a body mounted sensor array;

recognizing objects within the captured scene image; and

determining distances from the first body mounted sensor device to the objects recognized within the scene image; and

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises associating the determined distances with the objects recognized within the scene image.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein:

the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising determining a location of the second body mounted sensor device; and

the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map to the second body mounted sensor device comprises transmitting a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map relevant to the location of the second body mounted sensor device.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises tagging the three dimensional map with a geotag.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that generating a three dimensional map of the scene comprises:

developing a mathematical representation of three-dimensional surfaces within the scene; and

writing the geographical identification metadata into the mathematical representation.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that storing the geographical identification metadata and the three dimensional map to a memory comprises:

storing the mathematical representation on a server accessible by the first and second body mounted sensor devices.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that:

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a first body mounted sensor device comprises;

determining a location of the first body mounted sensor device;

capturing a scene image of the scene with a body mounted camera;

capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with a body mounted sensor array;

recognizing objects within the captured scene image; and

determining locations of the objects recognized within the scene image; and

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises associating the determined locations with the objects recognized within the scene image.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining locations of the objects recognized within the image comprises determining locations of the objects with respect to the determined location of the first body mounted sensor device.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining locations of the objects recognized within the image comprises determining locations of the objects within a coordinate system used in determining the location of the first body mounted sensor device.

25. The system of claim 16, wherein the second device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

gathering images and spatial data;

determining a location of the second body mounted sensor device;

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in the scene based on the gathered images and spatial data; and

refining the geographical identification metadata and the three dimensional map based upon the generated data.

26. A system, comprising:

a first body mounted sensor device comprising a first memory, a first transceiver and a first device processor coupled to the first transceiver and first memory;

a second body mounted sensor device comprising a display, a second transceiver and a second device processor coupled to the display and second transceiver; and

a server comprising a server memory and a server processor coupled to the server memory,

wherein the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

gathering images and spatial data;

transmitting the gathered images and spatial data to the server,

wherein the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving the gathered images and spatial data from the first body mounted sensor device;

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on the received images and spatial data;

generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data;

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene;

storing the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in the server memory; and

transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map to the second body mounted sensor device, and

wherein the second device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving the transmitted portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map; and

generating a visual image on the display based in part on the received portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the second device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising:

determining a location of the second body mounted sensor device; and

transmitting a request to the server for a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map, the request including the determined location of the second body mounted sensor device.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein:

the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising receiving the location of the second body mounted sensor device transmitted by the second body mounted sensor device; and

the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations such that transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map comprises transmitting a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map that is relevant to the location of the second body mounted sensor device.

29. The system of claim 26, wherein the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations such that generating a three dimensional map of the scene comprises:

developing a mathematical representation of three-dimensional surfaces within the scene; and

writing the geographical identification metadata into the mathematical representation.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the server processor is configured with server-executable instructions to perform operations such that storing the geographical identification metadata and the three dimensional map in a server memory comprises storing the mathematical representation such that it is accessible by the first and second body mounted sensor devices.

31. The system of claim 26, wherein the first body mounted sensor device further comprises a body mounted camera and a body mounted sensor array, and the first device processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that gathering images and spatial data comprises:

capturing a scene image of the scene with the body mounted camera; and

capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with a body mounted sensor array.

32. A server of an augmented reality system, comprising

a memory;

and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

receiving images and spatial data from a first body mounted sensor device;

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on the received images and spatial data;

generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data;

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene;

storing the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in the memory; and

transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map to a second body mounted sensor device.

33. The server of claim 32, wherein:

the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising receiving a location of the second body mounted sensor device; and

the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map comprises transmitting a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map that is relevant to the location of the second body mounted sensor device.

34. The server of claim 32, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises tagging the three dimensional map with a geotag

35. The server of claim 32, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that generating a three dimensional map of the scene comprises:

developing a mathematical representation of three-dimensional surfaces within the scene; and

writing the geographical identification metadata into the mathematical representation.

36. The server of claim 35, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that storing the geographical identification metadata and the three dimensional map in the memory comprises storing the mathematical representation such that it is accessible by the first and second body mounted sensor devices.

37. A body mounted sensor device, comprising:

means for generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data;

means for generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data;

means for adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene;

means for storing the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in a memory; and

means for transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map.

38. The body mounted sensor device of claim 37, wherein:

means for generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data comprises;

means for capturing a scene image of the scene with a body mounted camera;

means for capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with a body mounted sensor array;

means for recognizing objects within the captured scene image; and

means for determining distances from the body mounted sensor device to the objects recognized within the scene image; and

means for adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises means for associating the determined distances with the objects recognized within the scene image.

39. The body mounted sensor device of claim 37, further comprising means for determining a location of a body mounted sensor device, wherein means for transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map comprises means for transmitting a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map relevant to the location of the body mounted sensor device.

40. The body mounted sensor device of claim 37, wherein means for adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises means for tagging the three dimensional map with a geotag.

41. The body mounted sensor device of claim 37, wherein means for generating a three dimensional map of the scene comprises:

means for developing a mathematical representation of three-dimensional surfaces within the scene; and

means for writing the geographical identification metadata into the mathematical representation.

42. The body mounted sensor device of claim 41, wherein means for storing the geographical identification metadata and the three dimensional map to a memory comprises means for storing the mathematical representation on a server.

43. The body mounted sensor device of claim 37, wherein:

means for generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a body mounted sensor device comprises;

means for determining a location of the body mounted sensor device;

means for capturing a scene image of the scene with a body mounted camera;

means for capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with a body mounted sensor array;

means for recognizing objects within the captured scene image; and

means for determining locations of the objects recognized within the scene image; and

means for adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises associating the determined locations with the objects recognized within the scene image.

44. The body mounted sensor device of claim 43, wherein means for determining locations of the objects recognized within the image comprises means for determining locations of the objects with respect to the determined location of the body mounted sensor device.

45. The body mounted sensor device of claim 43, wherein means for determining locations of the objects recognized within the image comprises means for determining locations of the objects within a coordinate system used in determining the location of the body mounted sensor device.

46. A body mounted sensor device, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising;

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data;

generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data;

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene;

storing the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in the memory; and

transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map.

47. The body mounted sensor device of claim 46, further comprising:

a body mounted camera; and

a body mounted sensor array, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data comprises;

capturing a scene image of the scene with the body mounted camera;

capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with the body mounted sensor array;

recognizing objects within the captured scene image; and

determining distances from the first body mounted sensor device to the objects recognized within the scene image; and

wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises associating the determined distances with the objects recognized within the scene image.

48. The body mounted sensor device of claim 46, wherein:

the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations further comprising determining a location of a body mounted sensor device; and

the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map comprises transmitting a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map relevant to the location of the body mounted sensor device.

49. The body mounted sensor device of claim 46, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises tagging the three dimensional map with a geotag.

50. The body mounted sensor device of claim 46, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that generating a three dimensional map of the scene comprises:

developing a mathematical representation of three-dimensional surfaces within the scene; and

writing the geographical identification metadata into the mathematical representation.

51. The body mounted sensor device of claim 50, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that storing the geographical identification metadata and the three dimensional map to a memory comprises storing the mathematical representation on a server.

52. The body mounted sensor device of claim 46, further comprising:

a body mounted camera; and

a body mounted sensor array,

wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a body mounted sensor device comprises;

determining a location of the body mounted sensor device;

capturing a scene image of the scene with the body mounted camera;

capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with the body mounted sensor array;

recognizing objects within the captured scene image; and

determining locations of the objects recognized within the scene image, and

wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises associating the determined locations with the objects recognized within the scene image.

53. The body mounted sensor device of claim 52, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining locations of the objects recognized within the image comprises determining locations of the objects with respect to the determined location of the body mounted sensor device.

54. The body mounted sensor device of claim 52, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations such that determining locations of the objects recognized within the image comprises determining locations of the objects within a coordinate system used in determining the location of the body mounted sensor device.

55. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data;

generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data;

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene;

storing the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in the memory; and

transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map.

56. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 55,

wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data comprises:

capturing a scene image of the scene with a body mounted camera;

capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with a body mounted sensor array;

recognizing objects within the captured scene image; and

determining distances from a body mounted sensor device to the objects recognized within the scene image, and

wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are further configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises associating the determined distances with the objects recognized within the scene image.

57. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 55, wherein:

the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising determining a location of a body mounted sensor device; and

the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map comprises transmitting a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map relevant to the location of the body mounted sensor device.

58. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 55, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises tagging the three dimensional map with a geotag.

59. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 55, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that generating a three dimensional map of the scene comprises:

developing a mathematical representation of three-dimensional surfaces within the scene; and

writing the geographical identification metadata into the mathematical representation.

60. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 59, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that storing the geographical identification metadata and the three dimensional map to a memory comprises storing the mathematical representation on a server.

61. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 55, wherein:

the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on images and spatial data gathered from a body mounted sensor device comprises;

determining a location of the body mounted sensor device;

capturing a scene image of the scene with a body mounted camera;

capturing spatial data of objects within the scene with a body mounted sensor array;

recognizing objects within the captured scene image; and

determining locations of the objects recognized within the scene image, and

the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises associating the determined locations with the objects recognized within the scene image.

62. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 61, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that determining locations of the objects recognized within the image comprises determining locations of the objects with respect to the determined location of the body mounted sensor device.

63. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 61, wherein the stored processor-executable software instructions are configured to cause a processor to perform operations such that determining locations of the objects recognized within the image comprises determining locations of the objects within a coordinate system used in determining the location of the body mounted sensor device.

64. A non-transitory server readable storage medium having stored thereon server-executable software instructions configured to cause a server-processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving images and spatial data from a first body mounted sensor device;

generating data regarding locations of surfaces and objects in a scene based on the received images and spatial data;

generating a three dimensional map of the scene based on the generated data;

adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene;

storing the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map in the memory; and

transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map to a second body mounted sensor device.

65. The non-transitory server readable storage medium of claim 64, wherein:

the stored server-executable instructions software instructions are configured to cause a server-processor to perform operations further comprising receiving a location of the second body mounted sensor device; and

the stored server-executable instructions software instructions are configured to cause a server-processor to perform operations such that transmitting at least a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map comprises transmitting a portion of the geographical identification metadata and three dimensional map that is relevant to the location of the second body mounted sensor device.

66. The non-transitory server readable storage medium of claim 64, wherein the stored server-executable instructions software instructions are configured to cause a server-processor to perform operations such that adding geographical identification metadata to the three dimensional map of the scene comprises tagging the three dimensional map with a geotag.

67. The non-transitory server readable storage medium of claim 64, wherein the stored server-executable instructions software instructions are configured to cause a server-processor to perform operations such that generating a three dimensional map of the scene comprises:

developing a mathematical representation of three-dimensional surfaces within the scene; and

writing the geographical identification metadata into the mathematical representation.

68. The non-transitory server readable storage medium of claim 67, wherein the stored server-executable instructions software instructions are configured to cause a server-processor to perform operations storing the geographical identification metadata and the three dimensional map in the memory comprises storing the mathematical representation such that it is accessible by the first and second body mounted sensor devices.