Image processing of aerial imagery for energy infrastructure analysis using pre-processing image selection
AssigneeSourcewater, Inc.
InventorJoshua Adler
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for selecting aerial images for image processing to identify Energy Infrastructure (EI) features is provided. The method includes performing image processing on aerial images of a portion of global terrain captured at different times to determine differences in terrain content the captured images. Aerial images are selected for further image processing according to identified differences in terrain content. The selected images are imaged processed via an EI feature recognition type to identify EI features within the images.
Claims30
A computer-implemented method to identify Energy Infrastructure (EI), the method to be carried out by at least one processor executing computer instructions;
- the method comprising:
- receiving an image including at least one captured image of a portion of terrain;
- applying an EI feature recognition model to the image to generate EI feature information on at least one EI feature in the portion of terrain;
- receiving from a supplemental information source, supplemental information including GPS tracking device information associated with a location of trucks or frac spreads related to the portion of terrain;
- and
- identifying worker activity indicative of EI site status at the at least one EI feature based on the EI feature information and the supplemental information including GPS tracking device information associated with a location of trucks or frac spreads.
A computer-implemented method to identify Energy Infrastructure (EI), the method to be carried out by at least one processor executing computer instructions, the method comprising:
- receiving an image including at least one captured image of a portion of terrain;
- applying an EI feature recognition model to the image to generate EI feature information on at least one EI feature in the portion of terrain;
- receiving from a supplemental information source, supplemental information including GPS tracking device information associated with a location of trucks or frac spreads related to the portion of terrain and indicating worker activity at the EI feature;
- and
- classifying the at least one EI feature based on the EI feature information and the supplemental information including GPS tracking device information associated with a location of trucks or frac spreads and indicating worker activity at the EI feature.
A computer-implemented method to identify Energy Infrastructure (EI), the method to be carried out by at least one processor executing computer instructions, the method comprising:
- obtaining EI feature information on at least one EI feature in a portion of terrain;
- receiving from a supplemental information source, supplemental information including GPS tracking device information associated with a location of trucks or frac spreads related to the portion of terrain and indicating worker activity at the EI feature;
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- identifying at least one second EI feature in the portion of terrain based on the supplemental information including GPS tracking device information associated with a location of trucks or frac spreads and indicating worker activity at the EI feature.
A computer-implemented method to identify Energy Infrastructure (EI) site status, the method to be carried out by at least one processor executing computer instructions, the method comprising:
- receiving from a supplemental information source, supplemental information related to a portion of terrain, the supplemental information including at least one of GPS tracking device information associated with a location of trucks or frac spreads related to the portion of terrain and indicating worker activity at the EI feature, regulatory information related to the portion of terrain, and land data related to the portion of terrain;
- receiving an image including at least one captured image of the portion of terrain;
- applying an EI feature recognition model to the image to generate EI feature information on at least one EI feature associated with an EI site at a location in the portion of terrain;
- and
- identifying the EI feature based on at least one of the EI feature information and the supplemental information including at least one of GPS tracking device information associated with a location of trucks or frac spreads related to the portion of terrain and indicating worker activity at the EI feature, regulatory information related to the portion of terrain, and land data related to the portion of terrain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.