Recording data with an integrated field-portable device
First Claim
1. An integrated field-portable device comprising:
- an image capture device configured to capture an image of a survey target area;
a position determination system configured to determine a position of said integrated field-portable device;
an annotation system configured to access said image of said survey target area and to associate said image with a position of at least one target in said survey target area, said annotation system further configured to associate an instance of additional data with said image, said instance of additional data comprising;
an identifier of said survey target area;
a storage system configured to generate a digital representation comprising said image of said survey target area, said position of said at least one target in said survey target area and said instance of additional data, and wherein said generating said digital representation is performed when said image is captured; and
a satellite position calculator configured to determine an expected position of at least one Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite within said image and wherein said annotation system is further configured to associate a symbol with said image which indicates said expected position of said at least one GNSS satellite.
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Abstract
An integrated field-portable device comprising an image capture device configured to capture an image of a survey target area and a position determination system for determining a position of the integrated field-portable device, and an annotation system configured to access the image and associate the image with the position of at least one target in the survey target area and to associate with the image an instance of additional data comprising an identifier of the survey target area. The integrated field-portable device further comprises a storage system configured to generate a digital representation when the image is captured comprising the image, the position of the at least one target and the instance of additional data.
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26 Claims
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1. An integrated field-portable device comprising:
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an image capture device configured to capture an image of a survey target area; a position determination system configured to determine a position of said integrated field-portable device; an annotation system configured to access said image of said survey target area and to associate said image with a position of at least one target in said survey target area, said annotation system further configured to associate an instance of additional data with said image, said instance of additional data comprising; an identifier of said survey target area; a storage system configured to generate a digital representation comprising said image of said survey target area, said position of said at least one target in said survey target area and said instance of additional data, and wherein said generating said digital representation is performed when said image is captured; and a satellite position calculator configured to determine an expected position of at least one Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite within said image and wherein said annotation system is further configured to associate a symbol with said image which indicates said expected position of said at least one GNSS satellite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An integrated field-portable device comprising:
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an image capture device configured to capture an image of a survey target area; a position determination system configured to determine a position of said integrated field-portable device; a satellite position calculator configured to determine an expected position of at least one Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite; an annotation system configured to access said image of said survey target area and to associate said image with a position of at least one target in said survey target area, said annotation system further configured to associate an additional datum with said image, said additional datum comprises; a symbol associated with said image which indicates said expected position of said at least one GNSS satellite; and a storage system configured to generate a digital representation comprising said image of said survey target area, said position of said at least one target in said survey target area and said additional datum, and wherein said generating said digital representation is performed when said image is captured. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An integrated field-portable device comprising:
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an image capture device configured to capture an image of a survey target area; a position determination system configured to determine a position of said integrated field-portable device; an azimuth determination component configured to determine an azimuth from said integrated field-portable device to at least one target in said survey target area; a distance determination component configured to determine a distance from said integrated field-portable device to said at least one target; an annotation system configured to access said image of said survey target area and to associate said image with a position of said at least one target, said annotation system further configured to associate an instance of additional data with said image, said instance of additional data comprising; said azimuth from said integrated field-portable device to said at least one target; said distance from said integrated field-portable device to said at least one target; and a storage system configured to generate a digital representation comprising said image of said survey target area, said position of said at least one target and said instance of additional data, and wherein said generating said digital representation is performed when said image is captured. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An integrated field-portable device comprising:
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an image capture device configured to capture an image of a survey target area; a position determination system configured to determine a position of said integrated field-portable device; an azimuth determination component configured to determine an azimuth from said integrated field-portable device to at least one target captured by said image capture device in said survey target area; a distance determination component configured to determine a distance from said integrated field-portable device to said at least one target; an annotation system configured to access said image of said survey target area and to associate said image with a position of said at least one target, said annotation system further configured to associate an instance of additional data with said image, said instance of additional data comprising; an azimuth from said integrated field-portable device to at least one previously recorded position; a distance from said integrated field-portable device to said at least one previously recorded position; and a storage system configured to generate a digital representation comprising said image of said survey target area, said position of said integrated field-portable device and said additional data, and wherein said generating said digital representation is performed when said image is captured. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An integrated field-portable device comprising:
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an image capture device configured to capture an image of a survey target area; an azimuth determination component configured to determine a direction in which said integrated field-portable device is facing when said image is captured; a satellite position calculator configured to determine an expected position of at least one Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite; a position determination system configured to determine a position of said integrated field-portable device; a distance determination component configured to determine a distance from said integrated field-portable device to at least one target in said survey target area; an annotation system configured to; access said image of said survey target area and to associate said image with a position of said at least one target; utilize a configurable template which designates a selected region of said image to which said position of said at least one target is to be associated within at least one border generated by said annotation system and wherein said configurable template further designates an instance of an additional instance of data for associating to said image and which designates a selected region of said image to which said instance of additional data is to be associated within said at least one border, said instance of additional data comprising; an identifier of said survey target area; a classification of said survey target area; said azimuth from said integrated field-portable device to said at least one target; said distance from said integrated field-portable device to said at least one target; an azimuth from said integrated field-portable device to at least one previously recorded position; a distance from said integrated field-portable device to said at least one previously recorded position; an identification of said at least one GNSS satellite which is in view of said integrated field-portable device when said image is captured; and a classification of a signal from said at least one GNSS satellite; a symbol associated with said image which indicates said expected position of said at least one GNSS satellite; a symbol associated with said image which indicates said expected position of at least one GNSS satellite which is not within view of said integrated field-portable device; and said direction in which said integrated field-portable device is facing when said image is captured; and a storage system configured to generate a digital representation comprising said image of said survey target area, said position of said at least one target and said instance of additional data, and wherein said generating said digital representation is performed when said image is captured.
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer executable code for directing a processor to execute a method of recording data with an integrated field-portable device, said method comprising:
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receiving an image of a survey target area from an image capture device of said integrated field-portable device; receiving a position of at least one target in said survey target area from a position determination system disposed within said integrated field-portable device; accessing said image of said survey target area and associating said image with said position of said at least one target using an annotation system of said integrated field-portable device; determining an expected position of at least one Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) satellite within said image using a satellite position calculator of said integrated field-portable device; associating a symbol with said image which indicates said expected position of said at least one GNSS satellite; associating an instance of additional data to said image using said annotation system, said instance of additional data comprising; an identifier of said at least one target; and generating, when said image is captured, a digital representation comprising said image of said survey target area, said position of said at least one target in said survey target area, and said instance of additional data using a storage system of said integrated field-portable device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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