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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2019
Pictometry International Corp., Rochester, NY (US);
Stephen L. Schultz, West Henrietta, NY (US);
David R. Nilosek, Rochester, NY (US);
David S. Petterson, Avon, NY (US);
Timothy S. Harrington, Rochester, NY (US);
Pictometry International Corp., Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
Automated methods and systems are disclosed, including a method comprising: capturing images and three-dimensional LIDAR data of a geographic area with an image capturing device and a LIDAR system, the images depicting an object of interest and the three-dimensional LIDAR data including the object of interest, the image capturing device capturing the images of a vertical surface of the object of interest at one or more oblique angle, and the LIDAR system capturing the three-dimensional LIDAR data of a horizontal surface of the object of interest at a nadir angle; analyzing the images with a computer system to determine three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest; and updating the three-dimensional LIDAR data with the three dimensional locations of points on the object of interest determined by analyzing the images to create a 3D point cloud having a resolution greater than a resolution of the three-dimensional LIDAR data.