System and method for updating a geographic database using satellite imagery
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for updating a master copy of a geographic database comprising:
- obtaining a report about errors in data that represent geographic features;
identifying a location of at least one of said errors;
determining whether said report is suitable for confirmation by satellite imagery;
if said report is suitable for confirmation by satellite imagery, obtaining a satellite image containing said location of said error; and
determining from the satellite image appropriate changes to make to the master copy of the geographic database to correct said error in said data that represent said geographic feature.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A reporting program and system for updating a master copy of a geographic database is disclosed. According to the method and system, reports are obtained that relate to data contained in a geographic database. Satellite images of the geographic locations represented by the data in the reports are obtained. The satellite images are analyzed to confirm a need to make changes to the master copy of the geographic database based on the reports. After confirming the need to make, the changes, the master copy of the geographic database is updated.
-
Citations
31 Claims
-
1. A method for updating a master copy of a geographic database comprising:
-
obtaining a report about errors in data that represent geographic features;
identifying a location of at least one of said errors;
determining whether said report is suitable for confirmation by satellite imagery;
if said report is suitable for confirmation by satellite imagery, obtaining a satellite image containing said location of said error; and
determining from the satellite image appropriate changes to make to the master copy of the geographic database to correct said error in said data that represent said geographic feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
-
-
6. A method of updating a master copy of a geographic database comprising:
-
obtaining a report relating to at least one geographic feature;
identifying a location corresponding to said report;
determining whether said report is suitable for confirmation by satellite imagery;
if said report is suitable for confirmation by satellite imagery, obtaining a satellite image of the location corresponding to said report;
analyzing the satellite image to determine how to update the master copy of the geographic database; and
updating the master copy of the geographic database. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
-
-
30. A method of updating a geographic database including data that represents geographic feature in a geographic region comprising:
-
obtaining a report indicating a location of an error in data representing the geographic feature in the geographic region;
determining whether said report relates to a type of error that is suitable for confirmation by satellite imagery;
if said report does relate to the type of error that is suitable for confirmation by satellite imagery, obtaining a satellite image of the location;
analyzing the satellite image to determine a correction to the data, said correction to the data accurately representing the geographic feature; and
updating the geographic database with the correction. - View Dependent Claims (31)
-
Specification