METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ANALYZE MARKETS BASED ON AERIAL IMAGES
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining, using a processor, whether a first element in an aerial image of a geographic area represents a man-made object;
determining, using the processor, whether a second element in the aerial image represents a natural object; and
estimating a market channel for the geographic area based on a second market channel for a second geographic area when the first element represents a man-made object and the second element represents a natural object.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus to analyze market channels based on aerial images are disclosed. An example method includes determining, using a processor, whether a first element in an aerial image of a geographic area represents a man-made object; determining, using the processor, whether a second element in the aerial image represents a natural object; and estimating a market channel for the geographic area based on a second market channel for a second geographic area when the first element represents a man-made object and the second element represents a natural object
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39 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining, using a processor, whether a first element in an aerial image of a geographic area represents a man-made object; determining, using the processor, whether a second element in the aerial image represents a natural object; and estimating a market channel for the geographic area based on a second market channel for a second geographic area when the first element represents a man-made object and the second element represents a natural object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a man-made object identifier to determine whether a first element in an aerial image of a geographic area represents a man-made object; a natural object identifier to determine whether a second element in the aerial image represents a natural object; and a channel estimator to estimating a market channel for the geographic area based on a second market channel for a second geographic area when the first element represents a man-made object and the second element represents a natural object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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32. A tangible computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
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determine whether a first element in an aerial image of a geographic area represents a man-made object; determine whether a second element in the aerial image represents a natural object; and estimate a market channel for the geographic area based on a second market channel for a second geographic area when the first element represents a man-made object and the second element represents a natural object. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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