AERIAL IMAGE COLLECTION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving image data of a terrestrial vehicle, wherein the image data is collected by an aerial vehicle;
identifying a marker from the image data; and
analyzing the marker to determine an operating characteristic of the aerial vehicle.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an aerial collection system includes an image collection field vehicle that travels at street level and an image collection aerial vehicle that travels in the air above the street. The aerial vehicle collects image data including at least a portion of the field vehicle. The field vehicle includes a marker, which is identified from the collected image data. The marker is analyzed to determine an operating characteristic of the aerial vehicle. In one example, the operating characteristic in the marker includes information for a flight instruction for the aerial vehicle. In another example, the operating characteristic in the marker includes information for the three dimensional relationship between the vehicles. The three dimensional relationship is used to combine images collected from the air and images collected from the street level.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving image data of a terrestrial vehicle, wherein the image data is collected by an aerial vehicle; identifying a marker from the image data; and analyzing the marker to determine an operating characteristic of the aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; receive image data of a marker, wherein the image data is collected by an aerial vehicle; and analyzing the marker to determine an operating characteristic of the aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that when executed are operable to:
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receive first image data collected by a terrestrial vehicle; receive second image data collected by an aerial vehicle; calculate a spatial relationship between the terrestrial vehicle and the aerial vehicle based on the second image data; and combine the first image data and the second image data according to the spatial relationship between the terrestrial vehicle and the aerial vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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