Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and a system for building a three-dimensional model from satellite images
- Patent Title (中): 从卫星图像构建三维模型的方法和系统
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Application No.: US14188454Application Date: 2014-02-24
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Publication No.: US09547935B2Publication Date: 2017-01-17
- Inventor: Leif Haglund , Ola Nygren , Folke Isaksson , Johan Borg
- Applicant: Vricon Systems AB
- Applicant Address: SE Linkoeping
- Assignee: Vricon Systems AB
- Current Assignee: Vricon Systems AB
- Current Assignee Address: SE Linkoeping
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- Main IPC: G06T17/05
- IPC: G06T17/05 ; G06T7/00 ; G06T15/04 ; G06T19/20 ; G01C11/06

Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for building a 3D model of an area of interest on the surface of a planet. The method comprises providing a plurality of 2D images from satellites, where each 2D image out of the plurality of 2D images at least partly covers the area of interest. Also, each subarea of the area of interest is covered by at least two images, taken from different angles, out of the plurality of 2D images. Bundle adjustments are performed for the plurality of 2D images and the area of interest is divided into parts. For each part of the area of interest at least one combination and preferably all possible combinations out of two images covering that part of the area of interest are taken. Said two images are taken from the at least two images, taken from at least two different angles, out of the plurality of 2D images. Further, for each part of the area, point matching correspondence is established for a set of points for each such combination of two images. The sets of points are combined if more than one set of points exists. Even further, for each part of the area, a 3D model of said part of the area of interest is built based on the combined set of points. The 3D models from each part of the area of interest are combined to a 3D model of the whole area of interest. The invention also relates to a system, a computer program and a computer program product.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150243072A1 METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR BUILDING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL FROM SATELLITE IMAGES Public/Granted day:2015-08-27
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