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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Here Global B.v., Veldhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Joshua Thompson, Chicago, IL (US);
Yunjie Zhao, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
HERE Global B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/32 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 17/30241 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for mapping road illumination. A server receives high beam data. The server receives roadway conditions. The server calculates a high beam frequency for a road segment based on the high beam data and the roadway conditions. The server calculates road illumination from the high beam frequency. The server augments a geographic database with road illumination information.