RECORDING AND VISUALIZING IMAGES USING AUGMENTED IMAGE DATA

摘要

A device and method for presenting augmented image data. An image capture device captures an image together with information about the image. Alternatively a data logger may capture additional information about a particular image. The image and additional information is sent to a database where a server analyzes the augmented image and relates the augmented image to other images in the database. A subsequent user may query the database for all images and augmented information for a particular area, location, or object and retrieve that collected information for subsequent analysis.

主权项

1. A system for providing augmented image database:
a memory; a datastore; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving and storing images in an image database;receiving and storing orientation data for each image in the image database, wherein the orientation data is indicative of the orientation of the image capture device that captured a particular image;receiving and storing a time of image acquisition of each image in the image database;receiving and storing location data for each image in the image database, wherein the location data is indicative of a location where the particular image was captured;creating a timeline for one or more images selected from the image database;generating a graphical representation Of a geographic location from a digital terrain database;overlaying on the graphical representation the timeline an image icon for each of the selected images indicating the location where each of the selected images was captured;sending the graphical representation to a user device;receiving from the user device a selection of an image icon from the graphical representation; andsending an image associated with the selected image icon to the user device.