Movable information collection apparatus

• US 8,659,469 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2010
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pasco Corporation (Secom Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Pasco Corporation (Secom Company Limited)
• Inventors: Fukunaga, Tetsuo, Okada, Hiroyuki, Oniyama, Akio, Hikosaka, Shuhei, Matsui, Yuzuru
• Primary Examiner(s): Barker, Matthew M
• Application Number:
  US13/321,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20120062412A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,369 Days
• Field of Search: 342/25.A, 342/64
• US Class Current: 342/64
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 11/00 Photogrammetry or videogrammetry, e.g. stereogrammetry; Photographic surveying
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 11/06 by comparison of two or more pictures of the same area
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/51 Remote controlling of devices based on replies, status thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/50 using a mobile data collecting device, e.g. walk by or drive by
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a movable information collection apparatus capable of grasping the current situation in a timely fashion. Also, an object of the present invention is to provide a geographical monitoring system capable of utilizing the movable information collection apparatus. The movable information collection apparatus includes an observation data collection antenna system that receives observation data obtained by observing an observation target area from the air, a geographic information database that stores previously acquired geographic information in the observation target area, an evaluation calculation unit that calculates and outputs a difference between the observation data and the previously acquired geographic information, the observation data collection antenna system, the geographic information database, and the evaluation calculation unit being mounted on a movable pedestal.

Claims

1. A movable information collection apparatus, comprising:

an observation data collection antenna system that receives observation data obtained by observing an observation target area from the air, wherein the observation data collection antenna system is formed to be capable of receiving wide-range observation data on the observation target area transmitted from an earth observation satellite, and mid-range or narrow-range observation data on a region in the observation target area transmitted from an aircraft or a helicopter;

a preprocessor that includes a disaster prevention information preprocessor configured to receive disaster induction information data and to output disaster prevention information data;

a geographic information database that stores previously acquired geographic information in the observation target area, wherein the previously acquired geographic information contains previously acquired wide-range observation data, and previously acquired mid-range or narrow-range observation data;

an evaluation calculation unit that extracts a change in the observation data from the previously acquired geographic information, and outputs change element data, wherein the evaluation calculation unit includes an analyzer comprising an image analyzer and an integrated analyzer, where the image analyzer is configured to receive image data and further configured to output difference data, and the integrated analyzer is configured to receive difference data and the disaster prevention information data and further configured to output at least one of analysis data and decision making reference data, and wherein the evaluation calculation unit is capable of wide-range automatic difference extraction by comparison of the wide-range observation data, and mid-range or narrow-range automatic difference extraction by comparison of the mid-range or narrow-range observation data; and

the observation data collection antenna system, the preprocessor, the geographic information database, and the evaluation calculation unit being mounted on a movable pedestal that includes a power source to propel said pedestal.

2. The movable information collection apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a satellite control unit that performs observation control on the earth observation satellite.