Superimposing graphic representations of ground locations onto ground location images after detection of failures
First Claim
1. A method for superimposing graphic representations of ground locations onto images of ground locations after detecting the presence of material failure(s) or failures in man-made structures in such ground locations comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an image sensor spaced remotely from the ground and which sequentially captures a number of images of various ground locations to provide digital images of such ground locations;
(b) processing captured digital images to determine the presence of a potential material failure in a man-made structure in accordance with predetermined coordinate positions which locate the man-made structures in one or more of the captured digital images;
(c) identifying reference points in the ground locations corresponding to the same reference points in the graphic representations of the ground location; and
(d) superimposing the graphic representation with the reference points onto at least one of the captured digital images.
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Abstract
A method for superimposing graphic representations of ground locations onto images of ground locations after detecting the presence of material failure(s) or failures in man-made structures in such ground locations including providing an image sensor spaced remotely from the ground and which sequentially captures a number of images of various ground locations to provide digital images of such ground locations; processing captured digital images to determine the presence of a potential material failure in a man-made structure in accordance with predetermined coordinate positions which locate the man-made structures in one or more of the captured digital images; identifying reference points in the ground locations corresponding to the same reference points in the graphic representations of the ground location; and superimposing the graphic representation with the reference points onto at least one of the captured digital images.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for superimposing graphic representations of ground locations onto images of ground locations after detecting the presence of material failure(s) or failures in man-made structures in such ground locations comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an image sensor spaced remotely from the ground and which sequentially captures a number of images of various ground locations to provide digital images of such ground locations;
(b) processing captured digital images to determine the presence of a potential material failure in a man-made structure in accordance with predetermined coordinate positions which locate the man-made structures in one or more of the captured digital images;
(c) identifying reference points in the ground locations corresponding to the same reference points in the graphic representations of the ground location; and
(d) superimposing the graphic representation with the reference points onto at least one of the captured digital images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of identifying material failures in man-made structures comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an image of a ground location and identifying material failures or potential material failures in a man-made structure at such ground location; and
(b) superimposing a graphic representation over such ground location image to aid in the identification of the position of the material failure in the man-made structure.
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