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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Brian Edmond Brewington, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Mark A. Limber, Boulder, CO (US);
Igor V. Guskov, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Peter Hamel, Boulder, CO (US);
Kong M. Cheung, San Francisco, CA (US);
Morten Just Petersen, Zurich, CH;
Brian Edmond Brewington, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Mark A. Limber, Boulder, CO (US);
Igor V. Guskov, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Peter Hamel, Boulder, CO (US);
Kong M. Cheung, San Francisco, CA (US);
Morten Just Petersen, Zurich, CH;
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for ranking geographic features in a geographic information system are provided. In particular, geographic features can be assigned ranking scores based on characteristics of viewsheds associated with the geographic features. In particular, characteristics of a viewshed associated with a geographic feature can be analyzed to assess the visibility of the geographic feature. A ranking score can be assigned to the geographic feature based on the characteristics of the viewshed. The ranking score can be used prioritize information in a geographic information system.