Automatic image capture

An apparatus comprising:

• a memory including data indicative of a geospatio-temporal event;
• a positioning system configured to determine a geographic position of the apparatus;
• and
• a controller configured to compare the geographic position of the apparatus and a current time to the geospatio-temporal event and configured to generate an instruction to capture an image when the geographic position and the current time intersect with the geospatio-temporal event,
• wherein the controller is configured to determine whether the geographic position intersects the geospatio-temporal event based on a comparison of an overlap percentage of a frustum describing a field of view of a camera and a predetermined threshold level of overlap.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that when executed are operable to:

• receive sensor data configured to describe a geographic position of a mobile device;
• access a list of objects of interest and positions from a memory;
• compare the geographic position of the mobile device to the positions in the list of objects of interest based on a comparison of an overlap frustum describing a field of view of view of a camera of the mobile device to a threshold level of overlap;
• select a nearby object from the list of objects of interest in range of the mobile device;
• and
• generate a command to capture an image of the nearby object.

A method comprising:

• receiving sensor data configured to describe a geographic position of a mobile device;
• accessing a list of events of interest from a memory;
• calculating, by a processor, a frustum for a view of the mobile device, wherein the frustum spans a geographic area;
• comparing, by the processor, an overlap of the frustum and the geographic position to a threshold level of overlap;
• comparing the geographic position of the mobile device to positions in the list of events of interest;
• comparing, by the processor, a current time to time data in the list of events of interest;
• selecting an event from the list of events of interest in range of the mobile device at the current time;
• and
• generating a command to capture an image of the selected event.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
• receiving sensor data configured to describe a geographic position of a mobile device;
• accessing a list of events of interest from a memory;
• calculating, by a processor, a frustum for a view of the mobile device, wherein the frustum spans a geographic area;
• comparing, by the processor, an overlap of the frustum and the geographic position to a threshold level of overlap for positions in the list of events of interest;
• comparing, by the processor, a current time to time data in the list of events of interest;
• selecting an event from the list of events of interest in range of the mobile device at the current time;
• and
• generating a command to capture an image of the selected event.

A method comprising:

• receiving sensor data configured to describe a geographic position of a mobile device;
• accessing a list of events of interest from a memory;
• calculating, by a processor, a frustum for a view of the mobile device, wherein the frustum spans a geographic area;
• performing, by the processor, a comparison of an overlap of the frustum and the geographic position to a threshold level of overlap for positions in the list of events of interest;
• selecting an event from the list of events of interest in range of the mobile device based on the comparison;
• and
• generating a command to capture an image of the selected event.