OBSERVER-BASED METEOROLOGY AND IMAGE IDENTIFICATION

摘要

The disclosure is directed to providing an observer-based scenic and aesthetic meteorology/weather model and service. Examples of observers include but are not limited to: photographers, particularly those who desire to take sunset and sunrise landscape photographs, videographers, motion picture crews, outdoor goers, aviation crews, tour groups, and weather enthusiasts.

主权项

1. A method for assessing an illumination value of a scene or location comprising:
determining the physical and optical characteristics of an atmosphere in a scene/location; determining one or more illumination characteristics of said scene/location from an observer perspective; calculating a fraction of light rays in the scene/location that bounce off of, are absorbed by or illuminate an object along a path between an illumination source and an observer, relative to the total number of light rays in the scene/location that pass between the illumination source and the observer, and using such fraction to provide an illumination value to a user.