Interactive geo-referenced source imagery viewing system and method
US8989434B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention pertains to geographical image applications. A user may transition between nadir and street level imagery using unstitched oblique imagery. Oblique images offer a rich set of views of a target location and provide a smooth transition to or from other images such as nadir photographs taken by satellites or street level photographs taken by ground level users. Using unstitched oblique images avoids artifacts that may be introduced when stitching together one or more images. This allows an application to display images to a user and create the illusion of three dimensional motion.
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