G01C 21/3867
Geometry of map features
Official title: {Geometry of map features, e.g. shape points, polygons or for simplified maps}
G01C21/3867 (Geometry of map features) appears on 462 US grants and 619 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 619
- Assignees
- 252
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for emergency response mapping and visualization in three dimensions using orthographic projection information6 Oct 2026US 12,755,487 B2Fnv IP B.V.
- Vertical order determination for overlapping roadways22 Sep 2026US 12,742,654 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Map data adjustments for anomaly correction22 Sep 2026US 12,742,655 B2Apple Inc.
- Elevation in traversable surface maps for autonomous vehicle navigation15 Sep 2026US 12,736,366 B2Zoox, Inc.
- Map optimization method, electronic device, and storage medium15 Sep 2026US 12,737,939 B2Qfeeltech (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
- Method for constructing a map while performing work8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305899 A1Bobsweep USA
- Method for generating a map representation for a vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298658 A1
- Method, vehicle and system for weed control management10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262561 A1Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
- Systems and methods for elevation analysis20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245303 A1
- Coast aware path interpolator6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227187 A1Wisetech Global (Licensing) Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Interactive automated mapping system383US 5,214,757 AGeoResearch, Inc. · 1993
- Adaptive mapping to navigate autonomous vehicles responsive to physical environment changes367US 9,612,123 B1Zoox, Inc. · 2017
- Object-based geographic information system (GIS)351US 6,247,019 B1PRC Public Sector, Inc. · 2001
- Map display device, navigation device and map display method290US 6,169,552 AXanavi Informatics Corporation · 2001
- System and method for use and storage of geographic data on physical media278US 5,968,109 ANavigation Technologies Corp. · 1999