Scene documentation
First Claim
1. A method of scene documentation, the method comprising:
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capturing, by an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform, a plurality of images from at least two different perspectives that depict a point of interest in the scene, and coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images;
obtaining orientation information comprising a tilt angle and an azimuth angle via orientation sensors of the mobile data collection platform;
determining a position fix of an antenna associated with the mobile data collection platform, in three dimensions, based on raw Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observables captured by the antenna; and
calculating a position of an entrance pupil of the image capturing device, in three dimensions, based on the orientation information and a known offset between the entrance pupil and the antenna, wherein each of the images is associated with one of a plurality of entrance pupil positions, wherein the determining, and the calculating are performed by one or more hardware processors that are part of the mobile data collection platform and outside of an internal GNSS chipset of the mobile data collection platform; and
capturing scale information associated with at least one of the images; and
with a server located remote from mobile data collection platform;
receiving from the mobile data collection platform, via a communication network, scene data comprising;
the images, the orientation information, and the entrance pupil positions; and
determining by one or more hardware processors of the server, based on photogrammetric image processing of the scene data, a three dimensional position of the point of interest at the scene.
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Abstract
A plurality of images are captured by an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform from at least two different perspectives that depict a point of interest in a scene. Coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images, orientation information is obtained via orientation sensors of the mobile data collection platform, a position fix of an antenna associated with the mobile data collection platform is determined, and a position of an entrance pupil of the image capturing device is calculated. Scale information associated with at least one of the images is captured. Scene data comprises the images, the orientation information and the entrance pupil positions. A three dimensional position of the point of interest at the scene is determined based on photogrammetric image processing of the scene data.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of scene documentation, the method comprising:
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with a mobile data collection platform; capturing, by an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform, a plurality of images from at least two different perspectives that depict a point of interest in the scene, and coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images; obtaining orientation information comprising a tilt angle and an azimuth angle via orientation sensors of the mobile data collection platform; determining a position fix of an antenna associated with the mobile data collection platform, in three dimensions, based on raw Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observables captured by the antenna; and calculating a position of an entrance pupil of the image capturing device, in three dimensions, based on the orientation information and a known offset between the entrance pupil and the antenna, wherein each of the images is associated with one of a plurality of entrance pupil positions, wherein the determining, and the calculating are performed by one or more hardware processors that are part of the mobile data collection platform and outside of an internal GNSS chipset of the mobile data collection platform; and capturing scale information associated with at least one of the images; and with a server located remote from mobile data collection platform; receiving from the mobile data collection platform, via a communication network, scene data comprising;
the images, the orientation information, and the entrance pupil positions; anddetermining by one or more hardware processors of the server, based on photogrammetric image processing of the scene data, a three dimensional position of the point of interest at the scene. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a mobile data collection platform configured to; capture, by an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform, a plurality of images from at least two different perspectives that depict a point of interest in an scene, and coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images; obtain orientation information comprising a tilt angle and an azimuth angle via orientation sensors of the mobile data collection platform; determine a position fix of an antenna associated with the mobile data collection platform, in three dimensions, based on raw Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observables captured by the antenna; and calculate a position of an entrance pupil of the image capturing device, in three dimensions, based on the orientation information and a known offset between the entrance pupil and the antenna, wherein each of the images is associated with one of a plurality of entrance pupil positions, wherein one or more hardware processors that are part of the mobile data collection platform and outside of an internal GNSS chipset of the mobile data collection platform determine the position fix of the antenna, and calculate the entrance pupil position; and capture scale information associated with at least one of the plurality of images; and a server located remote from mobile data collection platform and configured to; receive from the mobile data collection platform, via a communication network, scene data comprising;
the images, the orientation information, and the entrance pupil positions; anddetermine by one or more hardware processors of the server, based on photogrammetric image processing of the scene data, a three dimensional position of the point of interest at the scene. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile data collection platform comprising:
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an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform and is configured to capture a plurality of images from at least two different perspectives that depict a point of interest in an scene, one or more hardware processors configured to; obtain, coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images, orientation information comprising a tilt angle and an azimuth angle via orientation sensors of the mobile data collection platform; determine, coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images, a position fix of an antenna associated with the mobile data collection platform, in three dimensions, based on raw Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observables captured by the antenna; and calculate, coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images, a position of an entrance pupil of the image capturing device, in three dimensions, based on the orientation information and a known offset between the entrance pupil and the antenna, wherein each of the images is associated with one of a plurality of entrance pupil positions, wherein the one or more hardware processors are part of the mobile data collection platform and outside of an internal GNSS chipset of the mobile data collection platform; and capture scale information associated with at least one of the plurality of images; and a transceiver configured to; send scene data, via a communication network, to a server located remote from mobile data collection platform, the scene data comprising;
the images, the orientation information, and the entrance pupil positions; andreceive a three dimensional position of the point of interest at the scene which has been determined by one or more hardware processors of the server based on photogrammetric image processing of the scene data.
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16. A method of scene documentation, the method comprising:
with a mobile data collection platform; capturing, by an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform, a plurality of images from at least two different perspectives that depict a point of interest in the scene, and coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images; obtaining orientation information comprising a tilt angle and an azimuth angle provided by orientation sensors of the mobile data collection platform; determining a position fix of an antenna associated with the mobile data collection platform, in three dimensions, based on raw Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observables captured by the antenna; calculating a position of an entrance pupil of the image capturing device, in three dimensions, based on the orientation information and a known offset between the entrance pupil and the antenna, wherein each of the images is associated with one of a plurality of entrance pupil positions, and wherein scene data comprises the images, the orientation information, and the entrance pupil positions; and capturing scale information associated with at least one of the plurality of images; and determining based on photogrammetric image processing of the scene data, a three dimensional position of the point of interest at the scene, wherein one or more hardware processors, that are part of the mobile data collection platform and outside of an internal GNSS chipset of the mobile data collection platform, perform the determining of the position fix of the antenna, the calculating of the entrance pupil position, the capturing of the scale information, and the determining of the three dimensional position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile data collection platform comprising:
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an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform and is configured to capture a plurality of images from at least two different perspectives that depict a point of interest in an scene, one or more hardware processors configured to; obtain, coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images, orientation information comprising a tilt angle and an azimuth angle provided by orientation sensors of the mobile data collection platform; determine, coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images, a position fix of an antenna associated with the mobile data collection platform, in three dimensions, based on raw Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observables captured by the antenna; calculate, coincident with capture of each of the plurality of images, a position of an entrance pupil of the image capturing device, in three dimensions, based on the orientation information and a known offset between the entrance pupil and the antenna, wherein each of the images is associated with one of a plurality of entrance pupil positions, and wherein scene data comprises the images, the orientation information, and the entrance pupil positions; capture, coincident with capture of at least one of the plurality of images, scale information; and determine based on photogrammetric image processing of the scene data, a three dimensional position of the point of interest at the scene, wherein the one or more hardware processors are part of the mobile data collection platform and outside of an internal GNSS chipset of the mobile data collection platform.
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24. A method of scene documentation, the method comprising:
with a mobile data collection platform; capturing, by an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform, an image from a perspective that depicts a point of interest in the scene, and coincident with capture of the image; obtaining orientation information comprising a tilt angle and an azimuth angle provided by orientation sensors of the mobile data collection platform; determining a position fix of an antenna associated with the mobile data collection platform, in three dimensions, based on raw Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) observables captured by the antenna; and calculating a position of an entrance pupil of the image capturing device, in three dimensions, based on the orientation information and a known offset between the entrance pupil and the antenna, wherein the determining and the calculating are performed by one or more hardware processors that are part of the mobile data collection platform and outside of an internal GNSS chipset of the mobile data collection platform, and wherein scene data comprises;
the image, the orientation information, and the position of the entrance pupil;capturing scale information depicted in the image; and determining, based on photogrammetric image processing of the scene data, a three dimensional position of the point of interest at the scene. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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