Geospatial modeling system providing poisson-based geospatial data set merging and related methods
First Claim
1. A geospatial modeling system comprising:
- a geospatial model data storage device; and
a processor configured to cooperate with said geospatial model data storage device for merging first and second geospatial data sets for corresponding first and second geospatial regions, with the merging being performed without requiring registration;
said processor further configured to generatea mathematical description of a corresponding selected geospatial region between adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions, andseam-smoothed geospatial data for the corresponding selected geospatial region based on the mathematical description by applying Poisson'"'"'s equation to data from at least one of the first and second geospatial data sets for the selected geospatial region using boundary conditions based upon data along corresponding interfaces between the selected geospatial region and adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions.
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Abstract
A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device, and a processor cooperating with the geospatial model data storage device for merging first and second geospatial data sets for corresponding first and second geospatial regions. The processor may be for generating seam-smoothed geospatial data for a corresponding selected geospatial region between adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions by applying Poisson'"'"'s equation to data from at least one of the first and second geospatial data sets for the selected geospatial region using boundary conditions based upon data along corresponding interfaces between the selected geospatial region and adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions.
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24 Claims
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1. A geospatial modeling system comprising:
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a geospatial model data storage device; and a processor configured to cooperate with said geospatial model data storage device for merging first and second geospatial data sets for corresponding first and second geospatial regions, with the merging being performed without requiring registration; said processor further configured to generate a mathematical description of a corresponding selected geospatial region between adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions, and seam-smoothed geospatial data for the corresponding selected geospatial region based on the mathematical description by applying Poisson'"'"'s equation to data from at least one of the first and second geospatial data sets for the selected geospatial region using boundary conditions based upon data along corresponding interfaces between the selected geospatial region and adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A geospatial modeling system comprising:
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a geospatial model data storage device; and a processor configured to cooperate with said geospatial model data storage device for merging first and second geospatial data sets for corresponding first and second geospatial regions, with the merging being performed without requiring registration, and with the first and second geospatial data sets comprising different types of geospatial data sets; said processor further configured to generate a mathematical description of a corresponding selected geospatial region between adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions, and seam-smoothed geospatial data for a the corresponding selected geospatial region based on the mathematical description by iteratively applying Poisson'"'"'s equation to data from at least one of the first and second geospatial data sets for the selected geospatial region using boundary conditions based upon data along corresponding interfaces between the selected geospatial region and adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A geospatial modeling method comprising:
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storing first and second geospatial data sets for corresponding first and second geospatial regions in a geospatial model data storage device; operating a processor to cooperate with the geospatial model data storage device to generate a mathematical description of a corresponding selected geospatial region between adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions, generate seam-smoothed geospatial data for the corresponding selected geospatial region based on the mathematical description by applying Poisson'"'"'s equation to data from at least one of the first and second geospatial data sets for the selected geospatial region using boundary conditions based upon data along corresponding interfaces between the selected geospatial region and adjacent portions of the first and second geospatial regions; and merge the first and second geospatial data sets based upon the seam-smoothed geospatial data without requiring registration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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