Harris Corporation

Brian Hicks

Mark Donald Rahmes

Patrick Kelley

Josef Allen

Harlan Yates

Morteza Akbari

Timothy B Faulkner

David Lyle

John Sullivan

A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model database configured to store a digital surface model (DSM) of a geographical area, and to store image data of the geographical area. The image data may have a spectral range indicative of a difference between buildings and vegetation. The geospatial modeling system may also include a processor cooperating with the geospatial model database to separate bare earth data from remaining building and vegetation data in the DSM to define a building and vegetation DSM. The processor may also register the image data with the building and vegetation DSM, and classify each point of the building and vegetation DSM as either building or vegetation based upon the spectral range of the image data.

Geospatial modeling system for classifying building and vegetation in a DSM and related methods

A system and method for inpainting areas in a fingerprint image is provided. The method includes the steps of dividing a fingerprint image into a plurality of image blocks () and computing a plurality of block scores for the plurality of image blocks (). The method also includes generating a blur matrix for the fingerprint image based on the plurality of block scores (). The method further includes deriving an inpaint region (IR) matrix for the fingerprint image based on a weighting function and the blur matrix, the IR matrix identifying a portion of the plurality of image blocks for inpainting ().

Automatic identification of fingerprint inpainting target areas

A geospatial modeling system may include a geospatial model data storage device containing geospatial model data including a plurality of groups of tree crown vegetation points and a display. The system may further include a processor cooperating with the geospatial model data storage device and the display for displaying a simulated tree trunk beneath a group of tree crown vegetation points, and displaying at least one level of simulated tree branches for the simulated tree trunk. Each tree branch may be positioned based upon determining a branch distal reference point beneath a cluster of tree crown vegetation points from among the group of tree crown vegetation points.

Geospatial modeling system providing simulated tree trunks and branches for groups of tree crown vegetation points and related methods

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Melbourne, FL, United States of America

Brian Hicks