Mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps
US7912633B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0278
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps is provided. In the method, an autonomous mobile data collecting platform is provided with a map identifying one or more GIS features. The platform has at least one data collecting sensor for collecting data for at least one of the GIS features and patrols at least a portion of a region included in the map while updating its GIS position as it patrols. The autonomous mobile data collecting platform applies the at least one data collecting sensor during patrolling to collect data for at least one of the GIS features and updates the GIS map to reflect differential data collected for at least one GIS feature.
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