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Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2007
Applicants:

John A. Van Workum, Melbourne, FL (US);

David M. Bell, Palm Bay, FL (US);

Eric Spellman, Rockledge, FL (US);

Adrian Peter, Melbourne, FL (US);

Inventors:

John A. Van Workum, Melbourne, FL (US);

David M. Bell, Palm Bay, FL (US);

Eric Spellman, Rockledge, FL (US);

Adrian Peter, Melbourne, FL (US);

Assignee:

Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A geospatial modeling system may include at least one geospatial information database to store stereo-geographic image data and geographic feature data. A processor may cooperate with the geospatial information database for generating cost coefficients defining a three-dimensional (3D) cost cube using image matching operators based upon the stereo-geographic image data, adjusting the cost coefficients of the 3D cost cube based upon the geographic feature data to generate an adjusted 3D cost cube, and generating a geospatial model based upon solving the adjusted 3D cost cube, e.g. for a best cost surface. The system and method provide an integrated approach to creating a geospatial model using available data from multiple sources.


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