System, apparatus and method for mapping
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating a map comprising:
- at least one input device for receiving a first set of data of an urban region representing physiographic characteristics,a second set of data of said urban region representing different types of built forms and their locations and a third set of data of said urban region representing patterns of human activity inferred from said different types of built forms;
associated with both said physiographic characteristics and said built forms;
a microprocessor connected to said input device operable to determine different types of entities for each said set of data; and
a user output device connected to said microprocessor for generating a representation of at least one precinct;
each precinct occupying an area less than an area of said map;
each precinct comprising indicia respective to each set of data that corresponds to said entities.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a novel apparatus and method for mapping of urban regions. An apparatus includes the remote sensing equipment that is connected to a computer processor. The remote sensing equipment gathers imaging data about an urban region. The computer processor interprets the imaging data to generate a map of the urban region comprising representations that identify a first set of indicia representing physiographic characteristics, a second set of indicia representing different types of built forms, and a third set of indicia representing patterns of human activity associated with both the physiographic characteristics and the built forms. The map can also include a fourth set of indicia representing an intensity level that at least one of the other types of indicia occurs.
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34 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating a map comprising:
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at least one input device for receiving a first set of data of an urban region representing physiographic characteristics, a second set of data of said urban region representing different types of built forms and their locations and a third set of data of said urban region representing patterns of human activity inferred from said different types of built forms;
associated with both said physiographic characteristics and said built forms;
a microprocessor connected to said input device operable to determine different types of entities for each said set of data; anda user output device connected to said microprocessor for generating a representation of at least one precinct;
each precinct occupying an area less than an area of said map;
each precinct comprising indicia respective to each set of data that corresponds to said entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method of generating a map comprising:
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receiving, in at least one processing unit, remotely sensed data of an urban region that includes a plurality of built forms; determining, using said at least one processing unit, a type of each said built form in said remotely sensed data based on a comparison of said built forms found in said remotely sensed data with a known database of a plurality of different types of built forms; and generating, using said at least one processing unit, user output containing indicia identifying said determined type of each built form in said region, said user output presented in a graphical form that represents said region and including a location of each said built form according to said determined type. - 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)
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30. A computer-implemented method of generating a map of an urban region comprising:
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receiving, in at least one processing unit, a first set of data of an urban region representing physiographic characteristics; receiving, in said at least one processing unit, a second set of data of said urban region representing built forms and their locations; receiving, in said at least one processing unit, a third set of data of said urban region representing patterns of human activity associated with both said physiographic characteristics and said built forms;
wherein said patterns of human activity are inferred from said types of built forms;determining, using said at least one processing unit, different types of entities for each said set of data; and generating, using said at least one processing unit, user output containing a representation of at least one precinct occupying an area less than an area of said map;
each precinct comprising indicia respective to each set of data that corresponds to said determined entities. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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