Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for analysing images generated from at least one imaging system on at least one satellite. The method comprises providing at least three images of an area of interest from the at least one imaging system, where the at least three provided images are provided from at least three different angles,establishing point correspondence between the at least three provided images,generating at least two sets of three-dimensional information based on the at least three provided images, wherein the at least two sets of three-dimensional information are generated based on at least two different combinations of at least two of the at least three provided images of the area of interest,and comparing the at least two sets of three-dimensional information so as to determine discrepancies and providing information related to the imaging system and/or errors in the images based on the determined discrepancies. The invention also relates to a method for image correction, a system, a computer program and a computer program product.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a three dimensional model method based on combination of ground based images (54) and images (44) taken from above. According to the invention an existing 3D model (46) based on images (44) taken from above is matched with images (54) taken from ground level, all images comprising information about position and attitudes of the camera when the images (54) from ground level and the images (44) taken from above were taken and direction of each pixel. The method offers an automatically carried out imaging solving or at least mitigating occlusion problems.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system (200) and method for determining a relation between a first scene and a second scene. The method comprises the steps of generating at least one sensor image of a first scene with at least one sensor; accessing information related to at least one second scene, said second scene encompassing said first scene, and matching the sensor image with the second scene to map the sensor image onto the second scene. The step of accessing information related to the at least one second scene comprises accessing a 3D map comprising geocoded 3D coordinate data. The mapping involves associating geocoding information to a plurality of positions in the sensor image based on the coordinate data of the second scene.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for route planning. The system is arranged to be mounted on a moving object. The system comprises a route planning module arranged to plan a route of the object upon request, wherein occasions of being visible from any point in the map within a shooting range during a predetermined time period is minimized. The system is characterized in that the route planning module is arranged to determine areas in the 3D map in which the object will be exposed to a potential threat during a predetermined time period based on line of sight calculations, and determining a re-planned route avoiding said potential threat areas.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for estimating values for a set of parameters of an imaging system 1. The method comprises taking at least two pictures with the imaging system (1), where the at least two pictures are taken from different positions and where the at least two pictures comprise an at least partially overlapping area. It also comprises sending out pulses to the at least partially overlapping area, and detecting the reflected pulses and calculating distances between a sender of the pulses and the respective point where the pulses were reflected based on the travel time of the pulses. Further, the method comprises associating positioning data to the pictures and to the calculated distance between the points where the pulses were reflected and the sender of the pulses. Said positioning data comprises a position and pointing direction of the imagining system 1 and the sender of the pulses. The method comprises calculating first information about the area, based on the at least two pictures, the information comprising at least one quantity of the area, the at least one quantity comprising size and/or position,and calculating second information related to the calculated distances to the at least partly overlapping area, the second information comprising at least one quantity of the area, the at least one quantity comprising size and/or position. The method also comprises comparing values for the quantities contained in the first and second information,and, if the value for at least one quantity of the area obtained from the first information differs from the value for the corresponding at least one quantity of the area obtained from the second information, calculating values and/or an error estimate for the set of parameters of the imaging system 1 based on the difference.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method (600) and an arrangement for providing a 3D model of an environment. The method comprises the step of forming (610) a mesh modelling the environment in three dimensions, said mesh comprising nodes interconnected by edges and having surfaces boarded by the edges, wherein each node is associated to a 3D coordinate in a geographical coordinate system, determining (620) for a plurality of the nodes and/or surfaces and/or edges in the mesh a mesh uncertainty and associating (630) the determined mesh uncertainty to the corresponding node and/or surface and/or edge.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for estimating 3D-models in a street environment using stereo sensor technique, the sensors comprised being arranged in pairs. The invention also refers to an arrangement for estimating 3D-models in a street environment using stereo sensor technique, comprising at least one pair of sensors (16, 17, 18) mounted on a bracket (33), each pair of sensors being positioned in a common plane. The invention solves the problem to measure stereo effects under difficult contrast conditions. According to the invention a method is proposed that ensures that the sensors of each pair comprised, are positioned based upon contrast information such that low levels of contrasts in an image plane are avoided. An arrangement is also proposed that involves that comprised pairs of sensors (16, 17, 18) are mutually positioned relative to an essentially horizontal plane (22) of the bracket (33) such that the sensors (16a, 16b, 17a, 17b, 18a, 18b) of a sensor pair (16, 17, 18) is positioned horizontally at a distance from each other and one of the sensors above the horizontal plane of the bracket (33) and the other under the horizontal plane (22).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for developing a 3D model of an environment. The method comprises steps of providing a plurality of overlapping images of the environment, each image associated of navigation data, providing distance information, said LIDAR information comprising a distance value and navigation data from a plurality of distance measurements, and developing the 3D model based on the plurality of overlapping images and the distance information. The step of developing the 3D model comprises the steps of providing the 3D model based on the plurality of overlapping images; and updating the 3D model with the distance information using an iterative process.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method (700) and system for geo-referencing at least one sensor image. The method comprises the steps of -generating (701 )said at least one sensor image of a first scene with at least one sensor, -accessing (702) a 3D model of the environment comprising geo-coded 3D coordinate data and related to at least one second scene, said second scene encompassing said first scene, -matching (703) the sensor image with the 3D model find a section of the 3D model where there is a match between the first and the second scenes, -geo-referencing (704 )the sensor image based on the geo-coded 3D coordinate data of the found section of the 3D model, and -determining (705) a measure related to an uncertainty in the matching between the sensor image and the 3D model.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for determining the location of a firer, furthermore a system and method for route planning (700). The system is arranged to be mounted on a moving object. The system comprises a position module (702), a firer location estimation module (704) and a route planning module (705). The position module (702) is arranged register the present position of the moving object at request and to determine the travel path of the moving object during a predetermined time period preceding the request, wherein the present position represents a target position for firing. The firer location method and the estimation module (704) is arranged to estimate the location of a firer based on the registered position and the determined travel path and based on map data (701 ) comprising 3D geographical coordinates data. The route planning module (705) arranged to plan a route of the object based on the determined location of the firer.