Mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps
First Claim
1. A method for mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps, the method comprising:
- a) providing an autonomous mobile data collecting platform with a map identifying one or more GIS features, the platform having at least one data collecting sensor for collecting data for at least one of the GIS features;
b) patrolling at least a portion of a region included in the map by the autonomous mobile data collecting platform, the autonomous mobile data collecting platform updating its GIS position as it patrols;
c) applying of the at least one data collecting sensor during patrolling by the autonomous mobile data collecting platform to collect data for at least one of the GIS features; and
d) updating the GIS map to reflect differential data collected for at least one GIS feature.
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Abstract
A method for mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps is provided. In the method, an autonomous mobile data collecting platform is provided with a map identifying one or more GIS features. The platform has at least one data collecting sensor for collecting data for at least one of the GIS features and patrols at least a portion of a region included in the map while updating its GIS position as it patrols. The autonomous mobile data collecting platform applies the at least one data collecting sensor during patrolling to collect data for at least one of the GIS features and updates the GIS map to reflect differential data collected for at least one GIS feature.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps, the method comprising:
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a) providing an autonomous mobile data collecting platform with a map identifying one or more GIS features, the platform having at least one data collecting sensor for collecting data for at least one of the GIS features; b) patrolling at least a portion of a region included in the map by the autonomous mobile data collecting platform, the autonomous mobile data collecting platform updating its GIS position as it patrols; c) applying of the at least one data collecting sensor during patrolling by the autonomous mobile data collecting platform to collect data for at least one of the GIS features; and d) updating the GIS map to reflect differential data collected for at least one GIS feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for recording differential data on a map indexed in a uniform universal reference frame, the method comprising:
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a) providing an autonomous mobile data collecting platform with a map identifying plurality of features in the reference frame, the platform having at least one data collecting sensor for collecting data for at least one of the features and at least one positioning sensor for determining the autonomous mobile platform'"'"'s location on the map; b) patrolling at least a portion of a region included in the map by the autonomous mobile data collecting platform, the autonomous mobile data collecting platform applying the at least one positioning sensor to update its position on the map as it patrols; c) applying of the at least one data collecting sensor during patrolling by the autonomous mobile data collecting platform to collect data for at least one feature; and d) updating the map to reflect differential data collected for the feature. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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