Method and system for assessing damage to infrastructure
First Claim
1. A method for assessing damage to infrastructure using aerial images, the method executed by one or more processors programmed to perform the method, the method comprising:
- identifying, by the one or more processors, an item of infrastructure for assessing damage;
receiving, at the one or more processors, one or more aerial images from an aerial image capturing device, wherein the one or more aerial images display the item of infrastructure;
for each of a plurality of portions of the item of infrastructure;
determining, by the one or more processors, a damage severity level of the portion of the item of infrastructure based on the one or more aerial images; and
assigning, by the one or more processors, a damage severity level indicator to the portion of the item of infrastructure based on the damage severity level; and
displaying, by the one or more processors, the item of infrastructure and the plurality of damage severity level indicators corresponding to each of the plurality of portions of the item of infrastructure on a user interface, wherein a first damage severity level indicator surrounds a second damage severity level indicator on the user interface;
wherein in response to identifying the item of infrastructure, the one or more processors cause the aerial image capturing device to capture the plurality of aerial images which display the item of infrastructure.
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Abstract
A method and system may assess the damage to infrastructure using aerial images captured from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a manned aerial vehicle (MAV) or from a satellite device. Specifically, an item of infrastructure may be identified for assessing damage. The UAV, MAV, or satellite device may then capture aerial images within an area which surrounds the identified infrastructure item. Subsequently, the aerial images may be analyzed to determine a condition and the extent and/or severity of the damage to the infrastructure item. Furthermore, the aerial images along with indications of the extent of the damage may be displayed on a computing device, where one indication of the severity of the damage surrounds another indication of the severity of the damage on the display.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for assessing damage to infrastructure using aerial images, the method executed by one or more processors programmed to perform the method, the method comprising:
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identifying, by the one or more processors, an item of infrastructure for assessing damage; receiving, at the one or more processors, one or more aerial images from an aerial image capturing device, wherein the one or more aerial images display the item of infrastructure; for each of a plurality of portions of the item of infrastructure; determining, by the one or more processors, a damage severity level of the portion of the item of infrastructure based on the one or more aerial images; and assigning, by the one or more processors, a damage severity level indicator to the portion of the item of infrastructure based on the damage severity level; and displaying, by the one or more processors, the item of infrastructure and the plurality of damage severity level indicators corresponding to each of the plurality of portions of the item of infrastructure on a user interface, wherein a first damage severity level indicator surrounds a second damage severity level indicator on the user interface; wherein in response to identifying the item of infrastructure, the one or more processors cause the aerial image capturing device to capture the plurality of aerial images which display the item of infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for assessing damage to infrastructure using aerial images, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; a user interface; a communication network; and a non-transitory computer-readable memory coupled to the one or more processors, the user interface, and the communication network, and storing thereon instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to; identify an item of infrastructure for assessing damage; receive one or more aerial images from an aerial image capturing device, wherein the one or more aerial images display the item of infrastructure; for each of a plurality of portions of the item of infrastructure; determine a damage severity level of the portion of the item of infrastructure based on the one or more aerial images; and assign a damage severity level indicator to the portion of the item of infrastructure based on the damage severity level; and display the item of infrastructure and the plurality of damage severity level indicators corresponding to each of the plurality of portions of the item of infrastructure on the user interface, wherein a first damage severity level indicator surrounds a second damage severity level indicator on the user interface; wherein in response to identifying the item of infrastructure, the one or more processors cause the aerial image capturing device to capture the plurality of aerial images which display the item of infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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