Global urbanicity measurement machine and method
US11861629B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/26
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a system and method for measuring global urbanicity, trapezoid shapes are built based on latitude/longitude boundaries using two different scales in two dimensions, thus yielding four different shapes/sizes of trapezoids. A multiplier is applied to adjust the count within a trapezoid to compensate for the fact that these trapezoids delineated by latitude/longitude lines will diminish in size as they approach the poles of the Earth. Census data is applied from a given country, and then summed up using an external data set pertaining to counts. Finally, the counts are rolled up into a set number of urbanicity “bands” or levels as desired for a particular application.
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