AUGMENTED THREE DIMENSIONAL POINT COLLECTION OF VERTICAL STRUCTURES
First Claim
1. An automated method, comprising:
- capturing images and three-dimensional LIDAR data of a geographic area with an image capturing device and a LIDAR system, as well as location and orientation data for each of the images corresponding to the location and orientation of the image capturing device capturing the images, the images depicting an object of interest and the three-dimensional LIDAR data including the object of interest;
storing the three-dimensional LIDAR data on a non-transitory computer readable medium;
analyzing the images with a computer system to determine three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest; and
updating the three-dimensional LIDAR data with the three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest determined by analyzing the images to create a 3D point cloud.
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Abstract
Automated methods and systems are disclosed, including a method comprising: capturing images and three-dimensional LIDAR data of a geographic area with an image capturing device and a LIDAR system, as well as location and orientation data for each of the images corresponding to the location and orientation of the image capturing device capturing the images, the images depicting an object of interest and the three-dimensional LIDAR data including the object of interest; storing the three-dimensional LIDAR data on a non-transitory computer readable medium; analyzing the images with a computer system to determine three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest; and updating the three-dimensional LIDAR data with the three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest determined by analyzing the images to create a 3D point cloud.
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20 Claims
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1. An automated method, comprising:
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capturing images and three-dimensional LIDAR data of a geographic area with an image capturing device and a LIDAR system, as well as location and orientation data for each of the images corresponding to the location and orientation of the image capturing device capturing the images, the images depicting an object of interest and the three-dimensional LIDAR data including the object of interest; storing the three-dimensional LIDAR data on a non-transitory computer readable medium; analyzing the images with a computer system to determine three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest; and updating the three-dimensional LIDAR data with the three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest determined by analyzing the images to create a 3D point cloud. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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one or more image capturing devices capturing images of a geographic area, the images depicting an object of interest; one or more geo-locating devices capturing location and orientation data for each of the images corresponding to the location and orientation of the one or more image capturing devices capturing the images; one or more LIDAR system capturing three-dimensional LIDAR data of the geographic area such that the three-dimensional LIDAR data includes the object of interest; one or more non-transitory computer readable medium storing the three-dimensional LIDAR data; and a computer system analyzing the images to determine three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest and updating the three-dimensional LIDAR data with the three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest determined by analyzing the images to create a 3D point cloud. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
a computer system analyzing a 3D LIDAR point cloud file having points with X, Y and Z information and classifying the points into at least three categories including an objects of interest category, a background structure category, and a surface point category. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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