DATA DIFFERENCE GUIDED IMAGE CAPTURING
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- resolving a freshness score for an acquired high-resolution aerial image of a geographic area, the score indicative of a probability that a new high-resolution image of the geographic area is needed so as to update coverage of the geographic area;
identifying a recently acquired low-resolution aerial image of the geographic area;
determining an amount of change in the geographic area since the high-resolution image was acquired by comparing, by a computing device, one or more aspects of the identified recently acquired low-resolution aerial image and of the stored high-resolution aerial image; and
deciding to update the coverage of the geographic area by ordering a new high-resolution aerial image, based on the freshness score and the determined amount of change.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed. Previously stored images of one or more geographic areas may be viewed by online users. A new low-resolution image may be acquired and aspects of the new low-resolution image may be compared with a corresponding one of the previously stored images to determine an amount of change. A determination may be made regarding whether to acquire a new high-resolution image based on the determined amount of change and a freshness score associated with the one of the previously stored images. In another embodiment, a new image may be captured and corresponding location data may be obtained. A corresponding previously stored image may be obtained and compared with the new image to determine an amount of change. The new image may be uploaded to a remote computing device based on the determined amount of change and a freshness score of the previously stored image.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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resolving a freshness score for an acquired high-resolution aerial image of a geographic area, the score indicative of a probability that a new high-resolution image of the geographic area is needed so as to update coverage of the geographic area; identifying a recently acquired low-resolution aerial image of the geographic area; determining an amount of change in the geographic area since the high-resolution image was acquired by comparing, by a computing device, one or more aspects of the identified recently acquired low-resolution aerial image and of the stored high-resolution aerial image; and deciding to update the coverage of the geographic area by ordering a new high-resolution aerial image, based on the freshness score and the determined amount of change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, comprising:
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resolving a freshness score for an acquired high-resolution image of a location, the score indicative of a probability that a new high-resolution image of the location is needed so as to update coverage of the location; identifying a recently acquired low-resolution image of the location; determining an amount of change in the location since the high-resolution image was acquired by comparing, by a computing device, at least one aspect of the identified recently acquired low-resolution image and at least one aspect of the stored high-resolution image; and deciding to update the coverage of the location by ordering a new high-resolution image, based on the freshness score and the determined amount of change. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. The method of claim 14, wherein the non-image data includes data from maps, articles concerning new construction at the location, articles concerning demolition at the location, articles concerning changes in land use at the location, or data indicating changes in cell phone usage in at least a portion of the location.
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving an online image that corresponds to an acquired image of a location; determining an amount of change between the acquired image and the online image by comparing, by a computing device, one or more aspects of the acquired image and the corresponding online image; and deciding to upload the acquired image based on the determined amount of change. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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