Method and apparatus for capturing, geolocating and measuring oblique images
DCFirst Claim
1. A system for capturing images and geo-location data corresponding thereto, comprising:
- a first image-capturing device, said first image-capturing device capturing oblique aerial images at image-capturing events, said first image-capturing device issuing first image-data signals corresponding to captured images;
a second image-capturing device, said second image-capturing device capturing images at image-capturing events, said second image capturing device issuing second image-data signals corresponding to captured images;
at least one geo-locating device, each said at least one geo-locating device issuing a corresponding at least one geo-locating signal, each said at least one geo-locating signal being indicative at least in part of a geo-location of said first image-capturing device during each first image capturing event;
a computer system receiving and storing said first and second image-data signals and said at least one geo-locating signal;
the computer system executing image and data acquiring software reading said first and second image-data signals and said at least one geo-locating signal, said image and data acquiring software associating each said first or second image-data signal with a corresponding said at least one geo-locating signal for each image-capturing event; and
wherein the computer system transmits image-capture signals to the first image-capturing device and the second image-capturing device to cause the first and second image-capturing devices to capture images, and wherein the computer system controls the first and second image-capturing devices separately.
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Abstract
A computerized system for displaying and making measurements based upon captured oblique images. The system includes an image-capturing device capturing oblique aerial images at image-capturing events and issuing image-data signals corresponding to captured images; at least one geo-locating device issuing a corresponding at least one geo-locating signal indicative at least in part of a geo-location of said image-capturing device during each image capturing event; a computer system receiving and storing said image-data signals and said at least one geo-locating signal; and the computer system executing image and data acquiring software reading the image-data signals and the at least one geo-locating signal, and associating each of the image-data signal with a corresponding at least one geo-locating signal for each image-capturing event.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for capturing images and geo-location data corresponding thereto, comprising:
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a first image-capturing device, said first image-capturing device capturing oblique aerial images at image-capturing events, said first image-capturing device issuing first image-data signals corresponding to captured images; a second image-capturing device, said second image-capturing device capturing images at image-capturing events, said second image capturing device issuing second image-data signals corresponding to captured images; at least one geo-locating device, each said at least one geo-locating device issuing a corresponding at least one geo-locating signal, each said at least one geo-locating signal being indicative at least in part of a geo-location of said first image-capturing device during each first image capturing event; a computer system receiving and storing said first and second image-data signals and said at least one geo-locating signal; the computer system executing image and data acquiring software reading said first and second image-data signals and said at least one geo-locating signal, said image and data acquiring software associating each said first or second image-data signal with a corresponding said at least one geo-locating signal for each image-capturing event; and wherein the computer system transmits image-capture signals to the first image-capturing device and the second image-capturing device to cause the first and second image-capturing devices to capture images, and wherein the computer system controls the first and second image-capturing devices separately. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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