SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES WITH EDGE DETECTION AND SNAP- TO FEATURE

• US 20150078668A1
• Filed: 07/25/2014
• Published: 03/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pictometry International Corporation (Eagleview Technologies, Inc. /Wa/)
• Original Assignee: Pictometry International Corporation (Eagleview Technologies, Inc. /Wa/)
• Inventors: Adams, Steven Douglas, Wang, Yandong, Giuffrida, Frank D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,621,463 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/199
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/50 of still image data
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30184 Infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/153 using elastic snapping
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/12 Edge-based segmentation

Abstract

A method for creating image products includes the following steps. Image data and positional data corresponding to the image data are captured and processed to create geo-referenced images. Edge detection procedures are performed on the geo-referenced images to identify edges and produce geo-referenced, edge-detected images. The geo-referenced, edge-detected images are saved in a database. A user interface to view and interact with the geo-referenced image is also provided such that the user can consistently select the same Points of Interest between multiple interactions and multiple users.

Claims

1. A method of creating image products, comprising the steps of:

capturing image data and positional data corresponding to the image data;

processing the image data and positional data to create a plurality of geo-referenced images;

performing edge detection procedures on the plurality of geo-referenced images to identify edges and produce geo-referenced, edge-detected images; and

saving the geo-referenced, edge-detected images in a data base.

2. A computerized system, comprising:

a computer system storing a database of captured oblique images having corresponding geo-location data and corresponding detected edge data, the computer system further having computer executable logic that when executed by a processor causes the computer system to receive a selection of a geographic point from a user, search the database to find images that contain the selected point, and make the images that contain the selected point available to the user.

3. A method of providing images to a user, comprising the steps of:

storing a database of captured oblique images having corresponding geo-location data and corresponding detected edge data;

receiving a selection of a geographic point from a user;

searching the database to find images that contain the selected geographic point; and

making the images that contain the selected geographic point available to the user.