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Inter-tidal mapping

US9792691B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 24, 2014
Grant dateOct 17, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30181
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of mapping an inter-tidal area, comprising: obtaining, over a period of time, image data comprising: a sequence of images of the inter-tidal area at a range of different stages of the tide, and the time at which each image was obtained; determining an elevation of a location in the image, by correlating the changes in an image value over time at the location with tidal data comprising the elevation of the tide over the period of time.

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