45 results about "Geographic Mapping" patented technology

The present invention embodiments include a geographic overlay system including an information system, a mapping system interface to communicate with a mapping system and a database system including National Census geographic boundaries and data files. The geographic overlay system utilizes a client / server model that streams geographic data from a server system to dynamically render vector-based map layers inside a client browser. The geographic overlay system employs a Nationwide database of Census geographies that may be rendered as interactive point, line or polygon objects over a National base map provided by the mapping system. A database builder interface enables users to build the database and server pages. The present invention embodiments overlay translucent, interactive dynamically generated vector-based polygonal Census boundary map layers over geographical maps from the mapping system. The overlaying vector map layers perform thematic analysis, enable information retrieval, display mouse-over tool-tips and query a dynamic block-level National spatial-relational database.

Tools and methods for optimizing the selection and placement of wireless radio devices in a wireless network within a geographic region using a remote database that includes a geographic mapping of existing wireless devices within the network and / or adjacent networks, device characteristics for the wireless devices within the network and / or adjacent networks, and radio frequency spectral information across times for a plurality of regions (e.g., corresponding to locations of existing wireless devices). A tool may include a local user interface, a remote database, and a processor that communicates with the user interface and remote database. The methods and tools described herein may receive user input indicating a desired location and / or operational characteristics of new wireless radio device and may determine and suggest an optimal type, location and / or operational parameters for the additional device, or may suggest other modifications to the current network to optimize the network including the new device.

A method and system for localizing a vehicle in a digital map includes generating GPS coordinates of the vehicle on the traveled road and retrieving from a database a digital map of a region traveled by the vehicle based on the location of the GPS coordinates. The digital map includes a geographic mapping of a traveled road and registered roadside objects. The registered roadside objects are positionally identified in the digital map by longitudinal and lateral coordinates. Roadside objects in the region traveled are sensed by the vehicle. The sensed roadside objects are identified on the digital map. A vehicle position on the traveled road is determined utilizing coordinates of the sensed roadside objects identified in the digital map. The position of the vehicle is localized in the road as a function of the GPS coordinates and the determined vehicle position utilizing the coordinates of the sensed roadside objects.

The invention discloses a method for rapidly constructing a three-dimensional terrain model by use of an unmanned aerial vehicle for multi-view camera shooting, the method comprises the following steps: collecting terrain information of a region to be surveyed; selecting a type of the unmanned aerial vehicle for aerial camera shooting according to the terrain information of the region; using control software to upload a flight mission to the unmanned aerial vehicle to enable the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly according to a predetermined flight altitude and flight path and meanwhile shoot the ground from multiple perspectives; using 3D model generation software to process collected images to reconstruct the three-dimensional model of the shot region. By use of the flying stability and flexibility of the multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, low-altitude remote sensing measurement can be performed based on the theory of three-dimensional reconstruction of the images, automation and intelligence of a geographic mapping process can be realized through flight path planning and multi-view camera shooting of the unmanned aerial vehicle, precision and efficiency of geo-mapping can be improved, the workload in the geo-mapping is greatly reduced, and the method has the advantages of high degree of automation, large measuring range, low cost and convenient operation and the like.

A computing device may execute a routing application to perform operations including identifying a contextual parameter indicative of a quality preference for routing over segments of geographic mapping data, weighing the segments of geographic mapping data according to traffic score information indicative of the presence of the contextual parameter over the respective segments determined based at least in part on vehicle diagnostic data, and determining a suggested route for a vehicle from a current location to a destination location over the weighed segments of geographic mapping data based on the contextual parameter. The device may be further configured to receive a route request including the destination location for the vehicle; and display the route for the vehicle on a map including indications of the quality of the segments along the suggested route. To improve the routing, learning heuristics identify what diagnostic data variables correlate with presence of which contextual parameters.

A location-based sales system includes a non geographically based information set with non-geographical based input characteristics that are from online classifieds for goods and services. Further included is a geographically based database with geographically based input attributes sets, wherein each set is associated with each of the online classifieds, each set includes geographic parameters. In addition, a query component based upon a buyer initiated search for the goods or services includes a geographic tag for the buyer. Also included are programs having instructions for executing the buyer initiated search in the information set and outputting a search result that matches the buyer initiated search, plus instructions to map a proximate path as between the buyer geographic tag and each one of the attribute sets associated with the search result group, wherein operationally the buyer can view goods or services search results that include geographic mapping for each specific search result.

A system for managing element management in an ad-hoc network is disclosed. The system employs a TDD / FDD communication protocol to allocate assignment of time / frequency slots to individual system elements. Time / frequency assignment is based on desired communication standards in conjunction with geographic mapping of adjacent stations to prevent interference between stations.

The invention discloses a height geographical mapping system of a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle. The system comprises a multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle, a GPS module, a control module, a character superposition module, a pulse width detection interface, a geographic mapping module and a cloud control center. The geographic mapping module comprises a camera and a three-dimensional laser scanner. The geographic information acquisition and mapping of special terrains can be realized by adopting the system. Meanwhile, the system is convenient in operation and strong in expandability. Theonline mapping information preview can be realized in real time.

A proximity alert system includes a non geographically based information set with non-geographical based input characteristics associated with an individual that are from online sources. Further included is a geographically based database with geographically based input that is also associated with the individual that are also from online sources. In addition, a query component based upon a member initiated search for the selected individual includes a geographic tag for each selected individual. Also included are programs having instructions for executing the member initiated search in the non geographical and geographical databases that outputs a search result that matches the member initiated search, plus instructions to map a proximate path as between the member geographic tag and the selected individual geographic tag, wherein operationally the member can view the selected individuals associated information that include geographic mapping between the member and the individual.

A computer-implemented method that includes for each geographic object of a geo-object set, identifying, using a computer, one or more geographic cells of a geographic mapping that each correspond to a geographic area proximate to at least a portion of a geometry of the geographic object and assigning a weighting value to each of the one or more geographic cells identified as corresponding to a geographic area proximate to at least a portion of a geometry of the geographic object such that the one or more geographic cells are associated with the geo-object. The method also including, for each geographic cell assigned one or more weighting values, aggregating the one or more weighting values assigned to the geographic cell to generate an aggregated weighting value for the geographic cell, identifying a set of dense geographic cells (each geographic cell of the set of dense geographic cells having an aggregated weighting value that satisfies a weighting threshold criteria) and generating an index associating each of the one or more geographic cells of the set of dense geographic cells with one or more geographic objects associated with the geographic cell.

A method and system for localizing a vehicle in a digital map includes generating GPS coordinates of the vehicle on the traveled road and retrieving from a database a digital map of a region traveled by the vehicle based on the location of the GPS coordinates. The digital map includes a geographic mapping of a traveled road and registered roadside objects. The registered roadside objects are positionally identified in the digital map by longitudinal and lateral coordinates. Roadside objects in the region traveled are sensed by the vehicle. The sensed roadside objects are identified on the digital map. A vehicle position on the traveled road is determined utilizing coordinates of the sensed roadside objects identified in the digital map. The position of the vehicle is localized in the road as a function of the GPS coordinates and the determined vehicle position utilizing the coordinates of the sensed roadside objects.

The invention discloses a satellite-borne laser radar foot point accurate positioning method based on a surface model, and the method comprises the steps: firstly, building a simulation laser radar emission pulse model based on satellite orbit parameters and emission pulse parameters; establishing a surface target response function based on the digital surface model data; and finally, simulating and generating a simulated laser echo waveform by using the generated emission pulse model and a target surface response function, comparing and analyzing the simulated laser echo waveform with an actual waveform, and accurately determining the position of the laser radar foot point by moving the laser spot step by step. The satellite-borne laser radar foot point accurate positioning is carried outbased on waveform simulation and waveform matching, and the surface model can accurately describe various complex surfaces, so that the laser foot point plane positioning precision is high, and the requirements of obtaining high-precision topographic data and national geographic mapping in the later period can be met. The method is high in universality, and can be applied to various satellite settings and laser foot points in various ground environments such as forests, cities, flat grounds and mountainous regions in a positioning manner.

The invention discloses a hydrological data analysis and display method based on cloud computing, by combining spatio-temporal data with geographic mapping to show the spatial and temporal patterns and rules, Through data visualization, we can show the development trend of dynamic high-dimensional data on the basis of the whole cognition of water conservancy big data, so as to carry out situationassessment and display of constantly changing data, such as the visual emergency response of extreme weather and so on. The present invention realizes the visualization of hydrological data, facilitates the timely and detailed grasp of water resources and water resources development, utilization and protection status, accurately grasps the characteristics and laws of water resources change, integrates a large amount of basic data, can provide good data support for water conservancy decision makers, and has good data interaction.

An electronic device includes a classifier circuit, a ranking circuit, and a data generator circuit. The classifier circuit is configured to determine, based on first data indicating samples of sounds detected at a plurality of geographic locations, a plurality of acoustic event classifications associated with the plurality of geographic locations. The ranking circuit is configured to determine a plurality of index scores associated with the plurality of geographic locations by ranking each of the plurality of geographic locations based on the plurality of acoustic event classifications. The data generator circuit is configured to generate, based on the plurality of index scores, second data indicating a geographic map corresponding to the plurality of geographic locations. The second data further indicates the plurality of index scores and a prompt to enable a search for a particular type of acoustic event.

A system for geographic resource mapping is provided. The system comprises: a memory device with computer-readable program code stored thereon; a communication device connected to a network; a processing device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute the computer-readable program code to: receive a geographic location for a proposed resource site from a user; extract historical interaction information associated with the geographic location and the user from an interaction database; generate a resource map for the geographic location based on the historical interaction information and the proposed resource site; calculate a landscape score for the proposed resource site at the geographic location, wherein the landscape score compares the proposed resource site with other resource sites associated with the geographic location based on the generated resource map; and based on the landscape score falling below a predetermined threshold, reject the proposed resource site at the geographic location.

A system for effecting special treatment of emergency service calls originating in a temporarily designated region includes: (a) a geographic mapping unit; (b) a polygon managing unit coupled with the geographic mapping unit; at least one of the geographic mapping unit and the polygon managing unit being coupled with an emergency telephone network handling the emergency service calls; the polygon managing unit and the geographic mapping unit cooperating to effect designation of the region; and (c) a voice messaging unit coupled with the emergency telephone network and coupled with at least one of the geographic mapping unit and the polygon managing unit; the voice messaging unit providing a voice message responsive to the emergency service calls originating in the region substantially while the region is designated.

The invention discloses a water quality monitoring method based on image processing, which combines spatio-temporal data and geographic mapping to display the water body change state. The invention realizes the monitoring of the floating objects and the water body color in the water body through the image processing and the processing of the visualization technology, can make the emergency response to the obvious change or the gradual change of the water body, and displays the transformation condition of the water body in time. The invention effectively realizes the monitoring of the water body, facilitates the relevant personnel to grasp the spatial state of the water body in time, and formulates the strategy in time according to the change of the water body state.

The invention relates to the technical field of geographic mapping, and discloses a high-stability photographing device for geographic mapping. The photographing device comprises a main rod; and the top of the main rod is fixedly connected with a top frame. Through the combined action of the top frame, a clamping block, a movable rod, a rotating column and a rotating disc, a camera is controlled to be in a fixed state by rotating a rotating button, so that the situation that the camera deviates or even falls off due to improper use is avoided, the stability of the camera is improved, the geographic mapping operation is facilitated, the operation is convenient, and the camera is convenient to take. Through the combined action of a pressing ring, an arc rod, a frame rod, an eccentric disc, asleeve, a branch pipe and a support rod, diffusivity is automatically performed to carry out triangular supporting so as to improve the stability of a support; the support length is automatically adjusted according to the flatness degree of the ground, so that the camera is kept in a horizontal state, and the photographing operation is facilitated; and compared with a traditional support mode, the operation is more convenient, and the automation degree is higher.

Computer system, method and apparatus generate and display a graphical representation of a body of text. The graphical representation serves as a text map allowing navigation operations and other user interaction. The text map enables improved navigation of the body of text. Computer-based geographic mapping operations (e.g., zoom, pan, highlight, etc.) are used to navigate the text. The text map may have various graphical feature overlays also navigable by and interactive to the user.

The invention discloses a single image non-stereoscopic observation topographic map mapping method based on tilt photography, and relates to the technical field of geographic mapping. The method comprises the following steps of obtaining a tilt photography picture; performing aerial triangulation calculation on the tilt photography picture to obtain an orthoimage and point cloud data; performing aplanar plane vectorization process on the orthoimage to obtain a plan graph, automatically interpolating the contour line of the point cloud data to obtain contour lines and elevation points; editingthe plan graph, contour lines and elevation points to get a topographic map. The method combines tilt photography and aerial triangulation technology to establish a non-stereoscopic observation topographic map mapping method for plane and elevation separated operations, so that new operators can perform topographic map production without stereoscopic observation training, thereby changing the topographic map mapping method of stereoscopic observation or multi-image observation of traditional photography measurement, and meeting the accuracy requirements of topographic map mapping.

The invention relates to a cross-video target tracking method and system, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the following steps: determining a to-be-tracked video image and an initial target template image; inputting the video image and the initial target template image into a trained deep twin network tracking model, and outputting a target prediction image of the tracking target in the video image through the deep twin network tracking model; mapping the video image into a unified geographic coordinate space by using the trained geographic mapping model to obtain a global geographic coordinate of the video image; and on the basis of the mapped video images, calculating an overlapping region between every two video images through a polygon cutting method, judging whether a target prediction image exists in the overlapping region or not, and performing cross-video target tracking in the video image corresponding to the overlapping region with the target prediction image by using a tracking target handover algorithm. According to the invention, the target can be continuously and stably tracked for a long time, the real-time performance of tracking is ensured, and the tracking precision is high.

A system for managing element management in an ad-hoc network is disclosed. The system employs a TDD / FDD communication protocol to allocate assignment of time / frequency slots to individual system elements. Time / frequency assignment is based on desired communication standards in conjunction with geographic mapping of adjacent stations to prevent interference between stations.

A method includes receiving, by a server computer, a selection of patient records. The method further includes aggregating the patient records by geographic unit based on at least one healthcare metric. In addition, the method includes accessing a map of a geographic region covered by the selected patient records. Further, the method includes annotating the map based on a geographic variance of the at least one healthcare metric. The method also includes receiving, by the server computer, a selection of at least one environmental factor. Additionally, the method includes aggregating, by the server computer, environmental data for the environmental factor by the geographic unit. The method further includes annotating the map based on a geographic variance of the environmental factor.

The invention belongs to the technical field of geographic mapping, in particular to a geographic information mapping system. The geographic information mapping system comprises a machine body, wherein two sides of an upper surface of the machine body are rotationally connected with a connection shaft through a rotary shaft; an upper end of the connection shaft is connected with a protection shellthrough the rotary shaft; a movable slot is formed at the center of the upper surface of the machine body; an upper end of the movable slot is connected with a movable shaft through rotary connection; an upper end of the movable shaft is fixedly connected with a handle; a support base is rotationally connected to the center of a bottom end of the machine body through the rotary shaft; a bottom end of the support base is rotationally connected with a No.1 rod through the rotary shaft; one side surface of the No.1 rod is fixedly connected with a fixed shaft; a protection shell is arranged on the periphery of the outside of a precise instrument at an upper end of a mapping instrument for protecting the precise instrument and preventing the mapping instrument from being damaged under the action of external force; one side of each of support rods at three positions of the bottom end of the mapping instrument is provided with a retractable wheel; and a movable handle is arranged at the upper end of the mapping instrument. The geographic information mapping system is easy to retract, and convenient to use.

The invention discloses a small-mesh accumulation area road selection method which is applied to the technical field of geographic mapping. Starting meshes are redefined by simultaneously consideringedge characteristics and mesh density of the small meshes, and the starting meshes are changed into a pair of adjacent small meshes from one small mesh. Problems that a result of mesh elimination is very difficult to control and a spatial distribution structure of an original road network is very easy to change due to a fact that the starting mesh is located in the middle of the small mesh accumulation area are solved. Meanwhile, isolated sections are eliminated on the basis of a stroke connection sequence so that a space structure loss caused by some remaining strokes is avoided. According tothe method, the aggregated small-mesh area in the road network is reasonably selected so that the integrity and connectivity of the road in the area after the road is integrated are ensured.

The invention provides a mobile operation and maintenance personnel examination system based on GPS (Global Position System) positioning. The system comprises a hand-held terminal and a background examination system, wherein the hand-held terminal is used for obtaining work order data from a work order system, the work order data comprises the starting time and the ending time of operation and maintenance work, the hand-held terminal takes the starting time and the ending time of operation and maintenance work as a reference to carry out collection to GPS data of operation and maintenance personnel, after being encrypted, the collected GPS data is stored in the hand-held terminal, and the hand-held terminal then transmits back the collected encrypted GPS data to the background examination system. The background examination system is used for decoding the encrypted GPS data, and operation and maintenance examination is performed according to the decoded GPS data. According to the system provided by the invention, GPS geographic mapping is taken as a basis, with the combination of encrypting and storing, data encrypting and transmitting back, the examination timeliness of the operation and maintenance personnel is ensured, and the normalization and the accuracy of examination to power communication network mobile operation and maintenance personnel can be improved.

The invention discloses a spatial distributed storage optimization method based on a geographic hash. The method comprises the following steps: S1, constructing a rowkey by using a constructed disordered geographic hash; S2, performing attribution association construction according to the hash relationship and original data, performing geographic mapping on the original spatial data, segmenting by using a geographic region of mapping hash, and constructing region pre-partition by using a segmented geographic hash region, so that node loads in the hbase are uniform. According to the method, a big data space storage technology and a geocoding technology are integrated, a space big data storage scheme is perfectly constructed through combination of geographic hashing and an hbase pre-partitioning scheme, the throughput efficiency of an hbase number bin is improved according to pre-generated regions, and written data can uniformly hit the pre-constructed regions according to planned geographic intervals in cooperation with the geographic hashing, so the defects are avoided to a great extent, and the storage query performance is greatly improved.