US 11,887,364 B2Granted

Systems and methods for mapping project sites using ground and aerial imagery

OwnerAnthony M. Brunettiinventor

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Abstract

The systems and methods described herein provide improvements to mapping project sites by using ground and/or aerial imagery. A system can receive one or more ground images of site locations within a site area and metadata associated with each of the one or more ground images. The metadata can include GPS coordinates that correspond to the one or more ground images. The system can determine that aerial imagery represents at least the one or more site locations and determine a relative position of each of the one or more site locations within the aerial imagery. Such a determination may be based on the metadata (e.g., on the GPS coordinates). The system can then generate data to display on a user interface one or more features, such as a map, an indication of the site area, and one or more indicators.

Claims26

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for mapping a project site using ground and aerial imagery, the method comprising:

receiving, via a data interface, one or more ground images of site locations within a site area;
receiving metadata associated with each of the one or more ground images, the metadata comprising corresponding GPS coordinates;
determining that aerial imagery represents at least one or more site locations;
determining, based on the metadata, a relative position of each of the one or more site locations within the aerial imagery;
generating data to display within a map interface on a user interface:
a map of at least the site area;
an indication of at least a portion of the site area within the map;
and
a site marker corresponding to and indicating each of the one or more site locations within the site area, each of the site markers displayed within the map;
receiving, via the map interface of the user interface, selection of a site marker corresponding to a site location of the one or more site locations within the site area;
based on the selection of the site marker, updating the data to display on the user interface a selection interface within the user interface to allow the user to modify data associated with the site location corresponding to the site marker;
receiving, within the selection interface, user input comprising updated one or more ground images of the site location corresponding to the site marker and configured to modify a status of completion associated with the site location;
and
based on the user input and the updated one or more ground images of the site location, updating the data to display, within the map of the at least the site area in the map interface, an updated site marker corresponding to and indicating within the map the site location.

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A computer system comprising:

a computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions;
and
one or more hardware processors in communication with the computer readable medium and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions in order to:
receive, via a data interface, one or more ground images of site locations within a site area;
receive metadata associated with each of the one or more ground images, the metadata comprising corresponding GPS coordinates;
determine that aerial imagery represents at least the site location;
determine, based on the metadata, a relative position of each of one or more site locations within the aerial imagery;
generate data to display on a user interface:
a map of at least the site area;
an indication of at least a portion of the site area within the map;
and
a site marker corresponding to and indicating each of the one or more site locations within the site area, each of the site markers displayed within the map;
receive, via the user interface, selection of a site marker corresponding to a site location of the one or more site locations within the site area;
based on the selection of the site marker, update the data to display on the user interface a selection interface within the user interface to allow user to modify data associated with the site location corresponding to the site marker;
receive, within the selection interface, user input comprising updated one or more ground images of the site location corresponding to the site marker and configured to modify a status of completion associated with the site location;
and
based on the user input and the updated one or more ground images of the site location, update the data to display, within the map of the at least the site area, an updated site marker corresponding to the site location.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/296,864Filed 6 Apr 2023 · us provisional application
Priority: 7 Apr 2022
Published: US 2023/0326202 A112 Oct 2023
Granted: 30 Jan 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification18 codes

G06V 20/176
Terrestrial scenes: urban or other man-made structures
G01C 11/04
Photogrammetry or videogrammetry, e.g. stereogrammetry; Photographic surveying: interpretation of pictures
G01C 21/3848
Characterised by the source of data: data obtained from both position sensors and additional sensors
G01C 21/3852
Characterised by the source of data: data derived from aerial or satellite images