Combinatorics Approach to Probabilistic Geolocation
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1. A probabilistic geolocation method, the method comprising:
- acquiring spatially associated data from an obtained sample of interest;
enumerating all possible travel routes the sample of interest may have passed through based on the spatially associated data;
inputting said enumerated possible travel routes into a computer processor;
determining, by said processor, the frequency with which each possible geographic location appears in the travel routes; and
outputting, by said processor, a probability for said each possible geographic location.
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Abstract
A method and system for geolocation. The method and system determines the geographic history of a target of interest (i.e., the probability that a sample of interest passed though a defined location) given a combination of spatially attributable input data and weighing distributions.
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1. A probabilistic geolocation method, the method comprising:
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acquiring spatially associated data from an obtained sample of interest; enumerating all possible travel routes the sample of interest may have passed through based on the spatially associated data; inputting said enumerated possible travel routes into a computer processor; determining, by said processor, the frequency with which each possible geographic location appears in the travel routes; and outputting, by said processor, a probability for said each possible geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A probabilistic geolocation system comprising:
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an enumeration module programmed to enumerate all possible travel routes a sample of interest may have passed through based on spatially associated data; a frequency determination module connected to said enumeration module and programmed to determine the frequency with which each possible geographic location appears in the travel routes; and an output module connected to the frequency module and structured to output to a client device a probability for said each possible location.
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