US 12,276,501 B2
Control point identification and reuse system
Bernard J. Michini, San Francisco, CA (US); Brett Michael Bethke, Millbrae, CA (US); and Hui Li, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/351,301.
Application 18/351,301 is a continuation of application No. 17/478,220, filed on Sep. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,725,940.
Application 17/478,220 is a continuation of application No. 15/396,096, filed on Dec. 30, 2016, granted, now 11,150,089, issued on Oct. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/273,822, filed on Dec. 31, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0358538 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 15/00 (2006.01); G01C 11/02 (2006.01); G01C 15/02 (2006.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01)
CPC G01C 15/02 (2013.01) [G01C 11/02 (2013.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
identifying landmarks based on images of an area;
generating a path for a vehicle to traverse the area that includes the landmarks;
receiving, from the vehicle, precise locations information indicative of locations of the vehicle and captured by a high accuracy position receiver of the vehicle while the vehicle traverses the path;
associating at least some of the precise locations information with the landmarks;
subsequently receiving unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data from a UAV, wherein the UAV data comprises aerial images of the area captured by the UAV and UAV location information corresponding to the aerial images, wherein the UAV location information is determined, at least in part, based on the precise locations information associated with the landmarks; and
generating a three-dimensional model of the area based on at least some of the precise locations information and the aerial images.