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Apparatus and method for image based coordinate determination

  • US 7,440,610 B1
  • Filed: 03/25/2004
  • Issued: 10/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus providing true geodetic coordinates of a target position (TGT) using an optical stereo image database comprising:

  • a portable personal computing device (PC) having means to accept input and commands, means to output, a memory means, and means to display a set of optical stereo images, side by side, from said optical stereo image database, comprising a first image and a second image wherein said optical stereo image database is a Digital Point Positioning Database (DPPDB); and

    ,a processor configured to maintain said optical stereo image database comprising at least one set of said stereo images with corresponding geodetic data, and to execute a process corresponding to said input and commands, said process comprising,accepting input of geodetic coordinates of an own position (OP);

    extracting the set of stereo images centered around said OP from said stereo image database and storing said images in said memory means;

    displaying said stereo images via said display means and displaying a first marker corresponding to the OP on each of the first and second images;

    accepting input of the true geodetic coordinates target position (TGT) on said first stereo image and displaying a second marker corresponding to the TGT on the first image;

    autocorrelating and displaying said second marker corresponding to the TGT on said second stereo image;

    receiving approval of the selection of TGT;

    computing the true geodetic coordinates and elevation for the TGT including correcting said geodetic data from the optical stereo image database for local magnetic declination variance;

    outputting the true geodetic coordinates, inclination and range of the TGT.

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