Method of automatically generating road network information and system for embodying the same
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1. A method of automatically generating road network information, comprising the steps of:
- a) extracting center lines relative to large-scale road margin information with employing small-scale road network information as teaching information;
b) extracting center lines relative to road margin information from which center lines have not extracted yet, based on road margin information from which center lines have already been extracted; and
c) interpolating center lines obtained in steps a) and b),wherein said step a) comprises the steps of;
a1) converting said small-scale road network information and said large-scale road margin information on a same coordinate system;
a3) extracting sequentially center lines from concerned road segments in said large-scale road margin information relative to all road segments by selecting road segments from said small-scale road network information one by one; and
a4) passing information attached to said road network information as information attached to said center lines.
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Center lines, i.e., precise road network information may be extracted relative to road margin information in a large-scale map based on teaching road network information (first configuration). Then, center lines, i.e., detailed road network information may be extracted relative to narrow road margin segments whose respective road plane sides have not defined yet, on the basis of road margin segments whose respective road plane sides have already been defined (second configuration). Then, finished road network information may be extracted by correcting road network information derived from the second configuration (third configuration).
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1. A method of automatically generating road network information, comprising the steps of:
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a) extracting center lines relative to large-scale road margin information with employing small-scale road network information as teaching information; b) extracting center lines relative to road margin information from which center lines have not extracted yet, based on road margin information from which center lines have already been extracted; and c) interpolating center lines obtained in steps a) and b), wherein said step a) comprises the steps of; a1) converting said small-scale road network information and said large-scale road margin information on a same coordinate system; a3) extracting sequentially center lines from concerned road segments in said large-scale road margin information relative to all road segments by selecting road segments from said small-scale road network information one by one; and a4) passing information attached to said road network information as information attached to said center lines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of automatically generating road network information, comprising the steps of:
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a) extracting center lines relative to large-scale road margin information with employing small-scale road network information as teaching information; b) extracting center lines relative to road margin information from which center lines have not extracted yet, based on road margin information from which center lines have already been extracted; and c) interpolating center lines obtained in steps a) and b), wherein said step b) comprises the steps of; b1) recognizing road plane side relative to road margin information from which a center line is extracted, based on information of said center line, b2) recognizing road plane side relative to road margin information whose road plane is not defined, based on road margin information whose road plane side is defined in said step b1), b3) recognizing paired road margin segments constituting road plane from road margin information of which road plane sides are newly defined in said step b2), and b4) extracting a center line based on paired road margin segment defined in said step b3). - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of automatically generating road network information , comprising the steps of:
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a) extracting center lines relative to large-scale road margin information with employing small-scale road network information as teaching information; b) extracting center lines relative to road margin information from which center lines have not extracted yet, based on road margin information from which center lines have already been extracted; and c) interpolating center lines obtained in steps a) and b), wherein said step c) comprises the steps of; c1) determining an extreme point of said center line extracted by up to said step b) as a dead end, c2) connecting extreme points of two center lines by segment c3) extracting intersecting points of center lines intersected, c4) connecting a center line intersecting with prolonged line of another center line to a prolonged center line, c5) connecting center lines at an intersecting point of prolonged lines of two center lines, and c6) extracting extreme point nodes from all center line information.
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17. A system for automatically generating road network information , comprising:
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precise center line information generating means for extracting center lines relative to large-scale road margin information with employing small-scale road network information as teaching information; detailed center line information generating means for extracting center lines relative to road margin information whose center lines have not been extracted, based on road margin information whose center lines have been extracted; and finished center line information generating means for interpolating said center lines extracted by said detailed center line information generating means, wherein said precise center line information generating means comprises, coordinate transforming means for transforming said small-scale road network information and said large-scale road margin information to have the same coordinate system, concerned center line extracting means for carrying out such processes relative to all road segments that road segments are selected from said small-scale road network information one by one and then center lines are extracted relative to said large-scale road margin information corresponding to said road segments, and supplementary information succeeding means for succeeding to information affixed to said road network information as information affixed to said center lines. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for automatically generating road network information , comprising:
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precise center line information generating means for extracting center lines relative to large-scale road margin information with employing small-scale road network information as teaching information; detailed center line information generating means for extracting center lines relative to road margin information whose center lines have not been extracted, based on road margin information whose center lines have been extracted; and finished center line information generating means for interpolating said center lines extracted by said detailed center line information generating means, wherein said detailed center line information generating means comprises, road plane recognition processing means for recognizing road plane side relative to road margin information from which a center line is extracted, based on information of said center line, unrecognized road margin information road plane recognizing means for recognizing road plane side relative to road margin information whose road plane is not defined, based on road margin information whose road plane side is defined in said road plane recognition processing means, paired road margin segment recognition processing means for recognizing paired road margin segments constituting road plane from road margin information of which road plane sides are newly defined in said unrecognized road margin information road plane recognizing means, and center line extracting means for extracting a center line based on paired road margin segment defined in said paired road margin segment recognition processing means. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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26. A system for automatically generating road network information according to claim 26, wherein said unrecognized road margin information road plane recognizing means comprises,
unrecognized road margin information extracting means for extracting road margin information whose road plane has not defined, and road plane recognizing means for recognizing road plane side relative to extracted road margin information whose road plane has not defined.
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32. A system for automatically generating road network information , comprising:
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precise center line information generating means for extracting center lines relative to large-scale road margin information with employing small-scale road network information as teaching information; detailed center line information generating means for extracting center lines relative to road margin information whose center lines have not been extracted, based on road margin information whose center lines have been extracted; and finished center line information generating means for interpolating said center lines extracted by said detailed center line information generating means, wherein said finished center line information generating means comprises, means for determining an extreme point of said center line extracted by said detailed center line information generating means as a dead end, means for connecting extreme points of two center lines by segments, means for extracting intersecting points of center lines intersected, means for connecting a center line intersecting with prolonged line of another center line to a prolonged center line, means for connecting center lines at an intersecting point of prolonged lines of two center lines, and means for extracting extreme point nodes from all center line information.
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33. A method of automatically generating road network information, comprising the steps of:
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a1) converting small-scale road network information and large-scale road margin information on a same coordinate system; a3) extracting sequentially center lines from concerned road segments in said large-scale road margin information relative to all road segments by selecting road segments from said small-scale road network information one by one; and a4) passing information attached to said road network information as information attached to said center lines. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for automatically generating road network information, comprising:
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coordinate transforming means for transforming a small-scale road network information and a large-scale road margin information to have the same coordinate system, concerned center line extracting means for carrying out such processes relative to all road segments that road segments are selected from said small-scale road network information one by one and then center lines are extracted relative to said large-scale road margin information corresponding to said road segments, and supplementary information succeeding means for succeeding to information affixed to said road network information as information affixed to said center lines.
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38. A method of automatically generating road network information, comprising the steps of:
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b1) recognizing road plane side relative to road margin information from which a center line is extracted, based on information of said center line, b2) recognizing road plane side relative to road margin information whose road plane is not defined, based on road margin information whose road plane side is defined in said step b1), b3) recognizing paired road margin segments constituting road plane from road margin information of which road plane sides are newly defined in said step b2), and b4) extracting a center line based on paired road margin segment defined in said step b3). - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A system for automatically generating road network information, comprising:
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road plane recognition processing means for recognizing road plane side relative to road margin information from which a center line is extracted, based on information of said center line, unrecognized road margin information road plane recognizing means for recognizing road plane side relative to road margin information whose road plane is not defined, based on road margin information whose road plane side is defined in said road plane recognition processing means, paired road margin segment recognition processing means for recognizing paired road margin segments constituting road plane from road margin information of which road plane sides are newly defined in said unrecognized road margin information road plane recognizing means, and center line extracting means for extracting a center line based on paired road margin segment defined in said paired road margin segment recognition processing means.
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