Techniques for density mapping
US8564596B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T17/05
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques in a data processor for drawing a density surface on a map in a manner that more accurately accounts for projection distortion in the map. According to one embodiment, data is maintained that represents a geotagged event. A map plane is divided into a plurality of cells and an origin cell corresponding to the geotagged event is identified. Density values are allocated to cells surrounding the origin cell based on geodetic distances between geographic coordinates corresponding to surrounding cells and the geographic coordinate of the geotagged event. A density surface based on the cell allocations is then displayed on a map. By allocating density values to cells based on geodetic distances, the resulting density surface displayed on the map more accurately accounts for projection distortions in the area of the map on which density surface is displayed.
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