Key terrain finder

The apparatus of claim I, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

• identify at least a first portion of the image using the general mask, at least the first portion of the image comprising a first set of pixel values;
• generate a general mask image representing at least the first portion of the image by converting each pixel value in the first set of pixel values to the first score;
• identify at least a second portion of the image using the override mask, at least the second portion of the image comprising a second set of pixel values;
• generate an override mask image representing at least the second portion of the image by converting each pixel value in the second set of pixel values to the second score;
• identify at least a third portion of the image using the user-defined mask, at least the third portion of the image comprising a third set of pixel values;
• and
• generate a user-defined mask image representing at least the third portion of the image by converting each pixel value in the third set of pixel values to the third score.

A computer-implemented method for identifying key terrain in a geographic location, the method comprising:

• accessing an image comprising a view of the geographic location, the geographic location comprising a plurality of terrain areas;
• for each terrain area in the plurality of terrain areas:
• assigning, using the processing circuitry, a first score corresponding to positive or negative key terrain determinations based on a general mask;
• assigning, using the processing circuitry, a second score corresponding to positive or negative key terrain determinations based on an override mask;
• assigning, using the processing circuitry, a third score corresponding to user-defined key terrain determinations based on a user-defined mask;
• generating an aggregate mask to assign the terrain area with an aggregate score based on the first score, the second score and the third score;
• based on a determination that the aggregate scores exceed a threshold score, identifying some terrain areas in the plurality of terrain areas as key terrain areas;
• and
• encoding signaling for displaying the image comprising the identified key terrain areas on a graphical user interface of a computing device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to:

• access an image comprising a view of the geographic location, the geographic location comprising a plurality of terrain areas;
• for each terrain area in the plurality of terrain areas:
• assign, using the processing circuitry, a first score corresponding to positive or negative key terrain determinations based on a general mask;
• assign, using the processing circuitry, a second score corresponding to positive or negative key terrain determinations based on an override mask;
• assign, using the processing circuitry, a third score corresponding to user-defined key terrain determinations based on a user-defined mask;
• generate an aggregate mask to assign the terrain area with an aggregate score based on the first score, the second score and the third score;
• based on a determination that the aggregate scores exceed a threshold score, identify some terrain areas in the plurality of terrain areas as key terrain areas;
• and
• encode signaling for displaying the image comprising the identified key terrain areas on a graphical user interface of a computing device.