Determining risk posed by vegetation
AssigneePoint4UK Ltd.
InventorMartin STANLEY
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of determining the risk to an item posed by vegetation, the method comprising: receiving passive high altitude data, such as satellite imagery, relating to vegetation around the item; determining at least one vegetation feature based on said data; determining a risk posed to the item based on said at least one vegetation feature; and outputting said risk to a user. The invention also relates to a corresponding system and computer program product.
Claims60
A method of determining the risk to an item posed by vegetation, the method comprising:
- receiving passive high altitude data, such as satellite imagery, relating to vegetation around the item;
- determining at least one vegetation feature based on said data;
- determining a risk posed to the item based on said at least one vegetation feature;
- and
- outputting said risk to a user.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said passive high altitude data is collected from an altitude of at least 10 km.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said passive high altitude data is collected from an altitude of at least 15 km.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said passive high altitude data is collected from an altitude of at least 500 km.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said passive high altitude data comprises satellite imagery.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said passive high altitude data comprises multiple images of the vegetation around the item, said multiple images being taken from different angles.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said passive high altitude comprises multispectral imagery.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said passive high altitude data comprises hyperspectral imagery.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said passive high altitude data comprises infra-red imagery.
A method according to any preceding claim comprising receiving further passive high altitude data relating to vegetation around said item, said further passive high altitude data being temporally separated from the passive high altitude data.
A method according to any preceding claim further comprising receiving data relating to soil type around said item.
A method according to any preceding claim further comprising receiving climate data and determining at least one vegetation feature based on said climate information.
A method according to any preceding claim further comprising receiving weather data and determining at least one vegetation feature based on said weather information.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said item comprises property.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said data around the item comprises data relating to vegetation within 70 m of said item.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said data around the item comprises data relating to vegetation within 7 m of said item.
A method according to any preceding claim further comprising receiving LiDAR data relating to vegetation around the item.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said at least one vegetation feature comprises distance from the item.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said at least one vegetation feature comprises vegetation height.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said at least one vegetation feature comprises vegetation density.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said at least one vegetation feature comprises vegetation type.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said at least one vegetation feature comprises vegetation life expectancy.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said at least one vegetation feature comprises vegetation health.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said at least one vegetation feature comprises vegetation water uptake.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said at least one vegetation feature comprises vegetation pruning tolerance.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein a trained classifier is used to determine said at least one vegetation feature from said received satellite data.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein a trained classifier is used to determine the risk profile based on said at least one vegetation feature.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said risk comprises a subsidence risk.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein the risk comprises a current risk posed to the item.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein the risk comprises a risk posed to the item at a future point in time.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said risk comprises a probability of an event occurring within a specified time frame.
A method according to any preceding claim wherein said output is provided to a user via a user interface.
A method according to any preceding claim further comprising providing a confidence level associated with said risk.
A method according to any preceding claim further comprising determining a remedial action in dependence on said risk.
A system for determining the risk posed to an item by vegetation, the system comprising:
- means for receiving passive high altitude data, such as satellite imagery, relating to vegetation around the item;
- means for determining at least one vegetation feature based on said data;
- means for determining a risk based on said at least one vegetation feature;
- and
- means for outputting said risk to a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.