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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon, Tokyo-to, JP;
Takeshi Ishida, Tokyo-to, JP;
Jun Sasagawa, Tokyo-to, JP;
Tomohiro Abe, Tokyo-to, JP;
Hirokazu Yamada, Tokyo-to, JP;
Tetsuya Akimoto, Tokyo-to, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha TOPCON, Tokyo-to, JP;
Abstract
An omnidirectional camera comprises a camera mounting frame of cylindrical hollow body, a plurality of horizontal camera units, each of which is provided on a horizontal plane orthogonal to a center line of the camera mounting frame and adapted to acquire an image in a horizontal direction. A vertical camera unit is provided so as to coincide with the center line of the camera mounting frame and adapted to acquire an image in a zenith direction. A ring-like GPS antenna is provided so as to surround the vertical camera unit.