Optimizing the content of a digital omnidirectional image

A system for compression mapping of omnidirectional images at a traffic intersection of a road, the system comprising:

• memory that stores information regarding the physical site of an omnidirectional camera pointed over the traffic intersection, wherein the stored information identifies a plurality of areas of the traffic intersection within the physical site, wherein a first area of the plurality of areas is identified as being of non-interest, and a second area, and a third area of the plurality of areas are identified as being of interest;
• a digital sensor of the omnidirectional camera that captures an image of the physical site, wherein the image oversamples the identified central area of non-interest;
• a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor:
• resamples the captured image based on a reducing map for the omnidirectional camera, wherein the resampled image includes:
• a first image portion corresponding to the first area of non-interest, the first image portion having a lower pixel density than the first portion of the captured image,
• a second image portion corresponding to the second area of interest, the second image portion having a higher pixel density than the second portion of the captured image, and
• a third image portion corresponding to the third area of interest, the third image portion having a pixel density maintained as the third portion of the captured image, wherein the first image portion corresponds with the plurality of areas of the traffic intersection, and compresses the resampled image;
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• a communication interface that transmits the compressed image to a designated recipient device over a communication network.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for compression mapping of omnidirectional images at a traffic intersection of a road, the method comprising:

• storing information in memory regarding a physical site of an omnidirectional camera pointed over the traffic intersection, wherein the stored information identifies a plurality of areas of the traffic intersection within the physical site, wherein a first area of the plurality of areas is identified as being of non-interest, and a second area, and a third area of the plurality of areas are identified as being of interest;
• capturing an image of the physical site via the omnidirectional camera, wherein a first portion of the captured image oversamples the first area of non-interest, a second portion of the captured image under samples the second area of interest, and a third portion of the captured image maintains samples of the third area of interest;
• resampling the captured image based on a reducing map for the omnidirectional camera, wherein the resampled image includes:
• a first image portion corresponding to the first area of non-interest, the first image portion having a lower pixel density than the first portion of the captured image,
• a second image portion corresponding to the second area of interest, the second image portion having a higher pixel density than the second portion of the captured image, and
• a third image portion corresponding to the third area of interest, the third image portion having a pixel density maintained as the third portion of the captured image, wherein the first image portion corresponds with the plurality of areas of the traffic intersection;
• compressing the resampled image;
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• transmitting the compressed image to a designated recipient device over a communication network.