System, apparatus and method for mapping
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating a map comprising:
- at least one input device for receiving, remotely sensed data of an urban region that includes a plurality of built forms;
at least one processor, connected to said at least one input device, operable to determine 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
an output device connected to said microprocessor for generating output containing indicia identifying said determined type of each built form in said region, said output presented in a graphical form that represents said region and including a location of each said built form according to said determined type.
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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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1. An apparatus for generating a map comprising:
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at least one input device for receiving, remotely sensed data of an urban region that includes a plurality of built forms; at least one processor, connected to said at least one input device, operable to determine 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 an output device connected to said microprocessor for generating output containing indicia identifying said determined type of each built form in said region, said 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 (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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