Motion-validating remote monitoring system

A motion-validating monitoring system for detecting objects in motion at a site to be monitored, comprising:

• a first detector for monitoring a site and transmitting first detector image data, the first detector comprising a pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) detector;
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• a detector controller adapted to:
• receive the first detector image data from the first detector, and to use the first detector image data to create a three-dimensional (3D) terrain model of the site, the 3D terrain model defining an x dimension, a y dimension, and a z dimension, the x dimension and y dimension defining a reference plane of the site, the z dimension defining a distance above or below the reference plane of the site,
• detect an object in motion at the site by analyzing the first detector image data transmitted from the first detector;
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• track the object in motion within the 3D terrain model, including determining a first location of the object in motion, the first location defined by an x, y, and z coordinate of the 3D terrain model and including directing the PTZ detector to change a PTZ detector parameter so as to detect the object in motion at a second location;
• wherein the creation of the 3D terrain model includes the steps of:
• identifying a first reference point and a second reference point at the site to be monitored, the first reference point defined by a first x, y, and z coordinate set, and the second reference point defined by a second x, y, and z coordinate set, each coordinate corresponding to the respective x, y, and z dimensions of the 3D terrain model;
• capturing a first reference image of the site to be monitored using the first detector configured at a first known PTZ parameter set that includes a pan angle, tilt angle, and zoom level, the first reference image comprising a plurality of image pixels, each of the image pixels having image pixel data, and one of the plurality of image pixels of the first reference image being a first reference pixel corresponding to the-first reference point, such that the first reference pixel also corresponds to the first x, y, and z coordinate set;
• capturing a second reference image of the site to be monitored using the first detector configured at a second known PTZ parameter set that includes a pan angle, tilt angle, and zoom level, the second reference image comprising a plurality of image pixels, each of the image pixels having image pixel data, and one of the plurality of image pixels of the second reference image being a second reference pixel corresponding to the second-reference point, such that the second reference pixel also corresponds to the second x, y, and z coordinate set;
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• scaling the 3D terrain model for substantially the entire site, including calculating x, y, and z coordinate sets and PTZ parameter sets for image pixels of the first image and the second image based on the first and second x, y, and z coordinate sets of the first and second reference pixels and the first and second PTZ parameter sets, such that image pixels captured by the first detector correspond to actual geospatial points of the site, each of the actual geospatial points of the site defined by its respective x, y, and z coordinate set.