System and method for deriving field boundaries using alpha shapes
First Claim
1. A method of analyzing a set of georeferenced data for deriving a field boundary of a field, comprising the steps of:
- receiving the georeferenced data for the field in a digital memory; and
generating an alpha shape of the georeferenced data, wherein the alpha shape represents the field boundary of the field.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining the boundaries of a field is disclosed. The system and method utilizes computational geometry and, in particular, the alpha shape of the field to derive the field boundary of a set of georeferenced data points. The method includes collecting georeferenced data for the field, assigning the georeferenced data to a data set, filtering the data to remove anomalous data points, filtering the data to remove known inside points, scaling the point coordinates from decimal to integer form, determining the alpha shape of the set, buffering the alpha shape to compensate for antenna position, and outputting the field boundary.
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1. A method of analyzing a set of georeferenced data for deriving a field boundary of a field, comprising the steps of:
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receiving the georeferenced data for the field in a digital memory; and generating an alpha shape of the georeferenced data, wherein the alpha shape represents the field boundary of the field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for analyzing a set of georeferenced data for deriving a field boundary of a field, comprising:
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means for receiving the georeferenced data for the field in a digital memory; and means for generating an alpha shape of the georeferenced data, wherein the alpha shape represents the field boundary of the field. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for analyzing a set of georeferenced data to derive a field boundary of a field, comprising:
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means for receiving the georeferenced data for the field in a digital memory; and means for generating an alpha shape of the georeferenced data, the alpha shape representing the field boundary of the field. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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