METHOD OF APPLYING CLOTHOID CURVE VALUES TO ROADWAYS IN A GEOGRAPHIC DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM

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13020821

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Embodiments of the invention are methods for applying clothoid curve values to roadways in a geographic data information system. One embodiment is a method, comprising: selecting database segments in the geographic data information system, wherein the database segments describe roadways; determining segment chains from the selected database segments; preparing the segment chains for transition to curvature space; transitioning to a curvature function in the curvature space, by computing heading change at points along the segment chain, resulting in a transformation of the segment chains into clothoids; smoothing the curvature function; fitting the smoothed curvature function with a more generalized form which remains within a selected tolerance of the smoothed curvature function; and storing identified segments of straight lines, transition zones, and segments of constant curvature in the geographic data information system.

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TELE ATLAS NORTH AMERICA INC1605 ADAMS DRIVE MENLO PARK CA 94025

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Witmer, James Alan Lebanon, US 9 300

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