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POINT CLOUD DATA HIERARCHY

  • US 20130268862A1
  • Filed: 03/07/2013
  • Published: 10/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for presenting views of a very large point data set, comprising:

  • a. a storage system comprising data representing a point cloud comprising a very large number of associated points;

    b. a controller operatively coupled to the storage cluster and configured to automatically and deterministically organize the point data into an octree hierarchy of data sectors, each of which is representative of one or more of the points at a given octree mesh resolution; and

    c. a user interface through which a user may select a viewing perspective origin and vector, which may be utilized to command the controller to assemble an image based at least in part upon the selected origin and vector, the image comprising a plurality of data sectors pulled from the octree hierarchy.

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