Cut line steering methods for forming a mosaic image of a geographical area
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Abstract
Systems and methods for creating a ground confidence map of a geographic area, comprising the steps of creating a ground confidence map of a geographic area, the ground confidence map having a plurality of pixels with each pixel corresponding to a particular geographic location; assigning the pixels in the ground confidence map with pixel values indicative of composite ground confidence scores by calculating composite ground confidence scores for the pixel values of common geographic regions within the overlapping portions of the source images within a kernel corresponding to the particular geographic location of the pixels; and storing pixel values indicative of a statistical probability that the geographical location represented by the particular pixels represent the ground.
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PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 100 TOWN CENTRE DRIVE SUITE A ROCHESTER NY 14623 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Bradacs, Robert | Rochester, US | 7 | 171 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 171 | |||
Giuffrida, Frank | Honeoye Falls, US | 40 | 1230 |
# of filed Patents : 40 Total Citations : 1230 | |||
Gray, Robert | Canandiagua, US | 74 | 3181 |
# of filed Patents : 74 Total Citations : 3181 | |||
Schultz, Stephen | West Henrietta, US | 46 | 1449 |
# of filed Patents : 46 Total Citations : 1449 |
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