Method of collecting information for a geographic database for use with a navigation system
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1. A method of collecting data for a geographic database for use with a navigation system, said method comprising:
- obtaining an image of a geographic area;
identifying plurality of geographic features visible in said image;
for each of said identified geographic features, identifying locations on said image corresponding to said geographic feature in said image; and
storing data in said geographic database that associates each of said identified geographic features with said identified location on said image.
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Abstract
A method of collecting data for a geographic database for use with a navigation system is disclosed. An image of a geographic area is obtained. A plurality of geographic features visible in the image are identified. For each of the identified geographic features, locations on the image corresponding to the geographic feature in the image are identified. Data is stored in the geographic database that associates each of the identified geographic features with the identified location on the image.
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1. A method of collecting data for a geographic database for use with a navigation system, said method comprising:
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obtaining an image of a geographic area;
identifying plurality of geographic features visible in said image;
for each of said identified geographic features, identifying locations on said image corresponding to said geographic feature in said image; and
storing data in said geographic database that associates each of said identified geographic features with said identified location on said image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of obtaining data for a geographic database, said method comprising:
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obtaining an image of a geographic area;
identifying locations on said image appropriate for placement of a plurality of guidance information overlays; and
storing data identifying said locations on said image in said geographic database. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A geographic database for use with a navigation system, said database comprising:
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data representing an image of a geographic area; and
data indicating locations of a plurality of geographic features on said image. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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