Database correlatable chart generation system and method
First Claim
1. A method of creating a hard copy database correlatable navigational chart from a non-real-world visual database stored as a computer file array which defines the terrain and cultural features of a simulated non-real-world environment, comprising the steps of:
- reading said non-real-world visual database into a filtered data structure which includes coplanar polygonal areas, lineal routes, and point types to represent at least one block of terrain in said simulated non-real-world environment;
determining a number of contour intervals for said block of terrain in said simulated non-real-world environment;
testing said block of terrain for combinations of elevation levels to determine the need for and location of any contour lines;
determining shape coordinates for each of said point types;
converting planar locations of said coplanar polygonal areas, said contour lines, said lineal routes and said shape coordinates of said point types to a pre-selected scale; and
generating a hard copy of a navigational chart which is correlated to said non-real-world visual database by plotting each of said coplanar polygonal areas, said contour lines, said lineal routes, and said shape coordinates for each of said point types in accordance with said pre-selected scale.
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Abstract
A method and system (10) for generating database correlatable navigational charts that precisely match the simulated terrain and cultural features of a non-real-world visual database (22). The method includes the steps of reading the visual database into a data structure (102), testing for necessary contour intervals (106), converting the planar locations of each of the areal, contour line, linear and point features of the visual database into a pre-selected scale, and plotting each of these visual database features.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of creating a hard copy database correlatable navigational chart from a non-real-world visual database stored as a computer file array which defines the terrain and cultural features of a simulated non-real-world environment, comprising the steps of:
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reading said non-real-world visual database into a filtered data structure which includes coplanar polygonal areas, lineal routes, and point types to represent at least one block of terrain in said simulated non-real-world environment;
determining a number of contour intervals for said block of terrain in said simulated non-real-world environment;
testing said block of terrain for combinations of elevation levels to determine the need for and location of any contour lines;
determining shape coordinates for each of said point types;
converting planar locations of said coplanar polygonal areas, said contour lines, said lineal routes and said shape coordinates of said point types to a pre-selected scale; and
generating a hard copy of a navigational chart which is correlated to said non-real-world visual database by plotting each of said coplanar polygonal areas, said contour lines, said lineal routes, and said shape coordinates for each of said point types in accordance with said pre-selected scale. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of creating a hard copy database correlatable navigational chart from a non-real-world visual database stored as a computer file array which defines the terrain and cultural features of a simulated non-real-world environment, comprising the steps of:
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reading said non-real-world visual database into a filtered data structure which includes coplanar polygonal areas, lineal routes, and point types to represent at least one block of terrain in said simulated non-real-world environment;
converting planar locations of said coplanar polygonal areas into a preselected scale, and creating a portion of the hard copy navigational chart by plotting each of said coplanar polygonal areas in accordance with said pre-selected scale;
determining a number of contour intervals for said block of terrain for said simulated non-real-world environment;
testing said block of terrain for combinations of elevation levels to determine a need for and location of any contour lines;
converting said contour lines into said pre-selected scale, and creating other portions of the hard copy navigational chart by plotting each of said contour lines in accordance with said pre-selected scale;
converting planar locations of said lineal routes into said pre-selected scale, and creating still other portions of the hard copy navigational chart by plotting each of said lineal routes in accordance with said pre-selected scale; and
determining shape coordinates for each of said point types, converting said shape coordinates to said pre-selected scale, and plotting each of said shape coordinates in accordance with said pre-selected scale on the hard copy navigational chart. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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