Method and apparatus for capturing, geolocating and measuring oblique images
First Claim
1. A computerized system for displaying and making measurements based upon captured oblique images, comprising:
- a computer system executing image display and analysis software reading;
a plurality of captured oblique images having corresponding geo-location data; and
a data table storing ground plane data that closely approximates at least a portion of the terrain depicted within said captured oblique images;
wherein the image display and analysis software when executed by the computer system causes the computer system to receive a starting point selected by a user, receive an end point selected by the user and calculate a desired measurement between the starting and end points dependent upon the geo-location data and ground plane data, andwherein the desired measurement is selected from a group consisting of a distance measuring mode calculating a distance between the starting point and the end point, a height measuring mode calculating a height difference between the starting point and the end point, and a relative elevation measuring mode calculating the difference in elevation of the starting point and the end point, and an area measurement mode calculating an area encompassed by at least three points.
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Abstract
A computerized system for displaying and making measurements based upon captured oblique images. The system includes a computer system executing image display and analysis software. The software reads a plurality of captured oblique images having corresponding geo-location data and a data table storing ground plane data that approximates at least a portion of the terrain depicted within the captured oblique images. The executed software causes the computer system to receive a starting point selected by a user, receive an end point selected by the user and calculate a desired measurement between the starting and end points dependent upon the geo-location data and ground plane data. The desired measurement is selected from a group consisting of a distance measuring mode, a height measuring mode, and a relative elevation measuring mode.
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18 Claims
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1. A computerized system for displaying and making measurements based upon captured oblique images, comprising:
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a computer system executing image display and analysis software reading; a plurality of captured oblique images having corresponding geo-location data; and a data table storing ground plane data that closely approximates at least a portion of the terrain depicted within said captured oblique images; wherein the image display and analysis software when executed by the computer system causes the computer system to receive a starting point selected by a user, receive an end point selected by the user and calculate a desired measurement between the starting and end points dependent upon the geo-location data and ground plane data, and wherein the desired measurement is selected from a group consisting of a distance measuring mode calculating a distance between the starting point and the end point, a height measuring mode calculating a height difference between the starting point and the end point, and a relative elevation measuring mode calculating the difference in elevation of the starting point and the end point, and an area measurement mode calculating an area encompassed by at least three points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computerized system for displaying and making measurements, comprising:
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a computer system executing image display and analysis software reading; at least one oblique image having corresponding geo-location data; and a data table storing ground plane data that closely approximates at least a portion of the terrain depicted within said captured oblique image; wherein the image display and analysis software when executed by the computer system causes the computer system to display the oblique image, and calculate an area encompassed by at least three points on an object within the oblique image using the geo-location data and the ground plane data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computerized system for displaying and making measurements, comprising:
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a computer system executing image display and analysis software reading; at least one oblique image having corresponding geo-location position data; wherein the image display and analysis software when executed by the computer system causes the computer system to display the oblique image, and calculate an area of a vertical or pitched surface encompassed by at least three points on an object within the oblique image using the geo-location position data associated with the image, and; wherein a first point of the at least three points has a first elevation, and a second point of the at least three points has a second elevation, and wherein the first elevation and the second elevation are different.
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