Satellite Image Analysis for Empty House Utilization Evaluation

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Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing number of empty houses due to urban concentration and population aging leads to wasted space, with challenges in obtaining accurate information and suggesting suitable uses for these properties.

Innovation Solution

An empty house utilization evaluation method that extracts images of population, traffic, and natural elements from satellite data to analyze and suggest uses based on these elements, using a server system that processes satellite image data, extracts relevant features, and provides use suggestions through a mapping table.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If satellite image data is extracted and analyzed to evaluate empty house utilization, then measurement precision of empty house characteristics is improved, but device complexity and processing requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveempty house evaluation accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The satellite image data is segmented into multiple element types (population elements, traffic elements, natural elements, social elements) that can be independently extracted and analyzed. This segmentation allows the complex evaluation task to be divided into manageable components, improving measurement precision without overwhelming system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an empty house utilization evaluation server as an intermediary that mediates between the raw satellite image data and the final evaluation results. This intermediary processes and structures the complex data into standardized elements, managing system complexity while maintaining high measurement precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Loss of information

If multiple element images are extracted from satellite data, then information completeness about empty house is improved, but loss of time for processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveempty house information completenessVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary extraction and categorization of satellite image data into standardized element types (population, traffic, natural, social elements) before the actual evaluation process. This preliminary action organizes the data in advance, ensuring information completeness while reducing processing time during the evaluation phase.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transforms satellite image data into standardized parameter representations for different element types. By changing the data parameters from raw pixel information to structured element characteristics, the system achieves comprehensive information extraction while enabling efficient processing through standardized data formats.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If detailed analysis of population, traffic, and natural elements is performed, then reliability of utilization evaluation is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveutilization evaluation reliabilityVSAvoidanalysis system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The analysis system segments the evaluation into distinct element categories (population elements for pedestrian activity, traffic elements for accessibility, natural elements for environmental quality). Each segment can be analyzed independently with specialized methods, improving reliability through focused analysis while managing complexity through modular processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The empty house utilization evaluation server is designed as a universal platform that handles multiple element types and analysis methods through a unified architecture. This multi-functional system can process different element categories using consistent procedures, enhancing evaluation reliability while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate specialized systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10699120B1Empty house utilization evaluation method, and server and system using the same
Publication Date: 2020.06.30 AJOU UNIV IND ACADEMIC COOP FOUND
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AI summary

The inventive concept relate to an empty house utilization evaluation method comprising receiving, by an empty house utilization evaluation server, satellite image data for an empty house to be evaluated, extracting, by the empty house utilization evaluation server, images of a population element, a traffic element, a natural element, and a social element of the empty house to be evaluated from the received satellite image data, analyzing, by the empty house utilization evaluation server, utilization of the empty house to be evaluated based on the extracted images of the population element, the traffic element, a natural element, and the social element of the empty house to be evaluated and suggesting, by the empty house utilization evaluation server, a use of the empty house to be evaluated according to a result of the analyzing utilization of the empty house to be evaluated.