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Systems and methods for processing overhead imagery

  • US 8,229,768 B1
  • Filed: 06/13/2007
  • Issued: 07/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of processing overhead imagery, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by an imagery processor, a first overhead image from a first image source, the first overhead image depicting a structure having an assessed value and including visual information regarding the structure, wherein the first image source includes a satellite;

    receiving, by the imagery processor, a second overhead image from a second image source, the second overhead image depicting the structure and including non-visual information regarding the structure, wherein the second image source includes an unmanned aircraft that is dispatched to an area in which the structure is located;

    detecting, by an image analyzer, whether the structure has structural damage using the visual information and the non-visual information, wherein the detecting includes ascertaining the structural damage by comparing historical information with present information and deriving a difference that provides an indication of whether structural damage has occurred to the structure; and

    processing, by a claims processing engine, an insurance claim for the structure based on the detecting of whether the structure has structural damage.

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