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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2002
Yanlin Guo, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Rakesh Kumar, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Stephen Charles Hsu, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Harpreet Singh Sawhney, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Yanlin Guo, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Rakesh Kumar, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Stephen Charles Hsu, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Harpreet Singh Sawhney, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Sarnoff Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically combining aerial images and oblique images to form a three-dimensional (3D) site model. The apparatus or method is supplied with aerial and oblique imagery. The imagery is processed to identify building boundaries and outlines as well as to produce a depth map. The building boundaries and the depth map may be combined to form a 3D plan view model or used separately as a 2D plan view model. The imagery and plan view model is further processed to determine roof models for the buildings in the scene. The result is a 3D site model having buildings represented rectangular boxes with accurately defined roof shapes.