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LIDAR point cloud compression

US9753124B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 2010
Grant dateSep 5, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S17/89
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Using LIDAR technology, terabytes of data are generated which form massive point clouds. Such rich data is a blessing for signal processing and analysis but also is a blight, making computation, transmission, and storage prohibitive. The disclosed subject matter includes a technique to convert a point cloud into a form that is susceptible to wavelet transformation permitting compression that is nearly lossless.

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