Method and apparatus for capturing, geolocating and measuring oblique images

A method, comprising:

• displaying, with a computer system, an oblique image;
• referencing, with the computer system, positional data for the oblique image;
• creating, with the computer system, a ground plane for the oblique image, the ground plane comprising a plurality of facets, the facets conforming to a topography of an area captured within the oblique image;
• receiving a selection of at least two pixels within the oblique image;
• and
• calculating a desired measurement using the selection of the at least two pixels and the ground plane, the desired measurement taking into account changes within the topography of the area captured within the oblique image.

A computerized system, comprising:

• a computer system running image display and analysis software that when executed by the computer system causes the computer system to:
• display an oblique image;
• reference positional data for the oblique image;
• create a ground plane for the oblique image, the ground plane comprising a plurality of facets, the facets conforming to a topography of an area captured within the oblique image;
• receive a selection of one pixel within the oblique image;
• and
• calculate a desired measurement using the selection of the one pixel and the ground plane, the desired measurement taking into account changes within the topography of the area captured within the oblique image.

A computerized system, comprising:

• a computer system running image display and analysis software that when executed by the computer system causes the computer system to:
• display at least one oblique image having corresponding geo-location position data;
• receive one or more signals indicative of user selection of at least two points depicted within the at least one oblique image;
• and
• calculate at least one measurement between the at least two points depicted within the at least one oblique image using the geo-location position data associated with the at least one oblique image and using multiple values of elevation data from a data table storing a plurality of elevation data associated with elevations of terrain displayed within the oblique image.

A computerized system, comprising:

• a computer system running image display and analysis software that when executed by the computer system causes the computer system to:
• display at least one oblique image;
• receive one or more signals indicative of user selection of at least two points depicted within the at least one oblique image;
• calculate real-world locations of the at least two points with the calculation of each point using multiple values of elevation data from a data table storing a plurality of elevation data associated with terrain displayed within the oblique image;
• and
• calculate at least one measurement between the at least two points depicted within the at least one oblique image using the calculated real-world locations of the points.