Method for generating map data
AssigneeTomTom Belgium N.V.
InventorsLinde Vande Velde, Pascal Clarysse
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Abstract
A method and system for generating map data is disclosed, wherein the map data represents the inside of a building and/or an enclosed and/or covered area. Location related data is firstly generated by a plurality of mobile devices using at least one non-GPS navigation sensor and at least one GPS sensor, preferably in each mobile device. The location related data is then aggregated and map data determined from the aggregated data.
Claims16
A method for generating map data representing the inside of a building and/or an enclosed and/or covered area, the method comprising:
- acquiring location related data that has been generated by a plurality of mobile devices using at least one non-GPS navigation sensor and at least one GPS sensor;
- aggregating the location related data;
- and
- determining the map data from the aggregated location related data.
Apparatus for generating map data representing the inside of a building and/or an enclosed and/or covered area, comprising:
- a processor operable to acquire location related data that has been generated by a plurality of mobile devices using at least one non-GPS navigation sensor and at least one GPS sensor, the apparatus being operable to aggregate the location related data;
- and determine the map data from the aggregated location related data.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program segments which, when executed on a processor of a navigation device, perform the method for generating map data representing the inside of a building and/or an enclosed and/or covered area the method comprising:
- acquiring location related data that has been generated by a plurality of mobile devices using at least one non-GPS navigation sensor and at least one GPS sensor;
- aggregating the location related data;
- and
- determining the map data from the aggregated location related data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.