Method and apparatus for processing and aligning data point clouds
US9424672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30184
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An approach is provided to efficiently and accurately process and align of one or more portions of a plurality of data point clouds. A processing platform may cause a segmentation of at least one first geo-registered point cloud and at least one second geo-registered point cloud based, at least in part, on an application of a ground surface threshold to one or more respective points in the at least one first geo-registered point cloud and the at least one second geo-registered point cloud. The processing platform may further cause a processing and/or facilitating a processing of the one or more respective points that are above the ground surface threshold to determine a horizontal offset for a horizontal alignment of the at least one first geo-registered point cloud and the at least one second geo-registered point cloud. The processing platform may also cause a processing and/or facilitating a processing of the one or more respective points that are below the ground surface threshold to determine a vertical offset for a vertical alignment of the at least one first geo-registered point cloud and the at least one second geo-registered point cloud.
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