US 12,231,785 B2
Systems and methods for multispectral landscape mapping
Jack F. Paris, Clovis, CA (US); Michael J. Unverferth, Raymond, NE (US); Mark Hull, Exeter, CA (US); Robert S. Horton, Colchester, VT (US); Stephen P. Farrington, Gaysville, VT (US); and Daniel James Rooney, Lake Oswego, OR (US)
Assigned to LandScan LLC, Davis, CA (US)
Filed by LandScan LLC, San Luis Obispo, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/382,547.
Application 18/382,547 is a continuation of application No. 17/832,964, filed on Jun. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,800,246.
Application 17/832,964 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2022/070450, filed on Feb. 1, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0056693 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 25/131 (2023.01); G01C 11/02 (2006.01); G06T 3/4038 (2024.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 25/131 (2023.01) [G01C 11/02 (2013.01); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); G06T 7/33 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 17/05 (2013.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); G06T 2207/10036 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10041 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30244 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing machine-executable instructions for performing a method of generating geo-referenced spectral images of a landscape from a first plurality of images captured by a first image sensor of an aerial platform and a plurality of spectral images captured by a multispectral (MS) image sensor of the aerial platform, wherein the method comprising:
performing an aerial triangulation and bundle adjustment process on the first plurality of images to determine first image sensor external orientation (EO) data, the first image sensor EO data defining the EO of the first image sensor when each of the first plurality of images was captured by the first image sensor;
generating a digital elevation product from the plurality of first images and the first image sensor EO data; and
orthorectifying at least one of the plurality of spectral images according to the digital elevation product.