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System, method, and computer program product providing three-dimensional visualization of ground penetrating radar data

  • US 7,675,454 B2
  • Filed: 09/07/2007
  • Issued: 03/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for displaying radar images, said method comprising:

  • receiving a first scan that includes a plurality of channels of data over a time period, wherein each of said channels includes a plurality of samples corresponding to a portion of a surveyed volume;

    reducing the number of samples in said scan by aggregating every N number of samples in a channel into a depth bin, thereby creating a plurality of depth bins, wherein N is a positive integer;

    scoring said depth bins according to return strength;

    creating mathematical connections among the depth bins based on said return strength, wherein depth bins with stronger returns are assigned a greater radial distance in which to connect to nearby depth bins;

    for each of said depth bins, totaling connections both to and from other depth bins;

    eliminating those depth bins that do not meet a threshold number of connections, thereby creating a reduced scan; and

    displaying data from said reduced scan.

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