IP Library Granted Patent US 9,600,740
Granted Patent B2
US 9,600,740 · App. 14/730,227 · Granted Mar 21, 2017

System and methods for semi-automated editing of ortho-mosaics built from remotely-sensed imagery

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Patent No.
US 9,600,740
App. No.
14/730,227
Granted
Mar 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for automated mosaic-based vector editing comprising a mosaic imaging server that assembles image tiles to form larger image mosaics while correcting the image tiles for tonality and other visual characteristics, a vector analysis server that analyzes vector information, a routing calculation server that calculates routes from the vector information, and a rendering engine that produces visualizations from the routing information, and a method for image mosaic creation and correction.

Claims (15)

1. A system for advanced vector editing, comprising:

a vector analysis server comprising at least a memory, a processor, and a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory and operating on the processor thereof;

a mosaic imaging server comprising at least a memory, a processor, and a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory and operating on the processor thereof;

a vector storage database that stores vector and raster data;

a vector routing calculation server comprising at least a memory, a processor, and a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory and operating on the processor thereof; and

a rendering engine comprising at least a memory, a processor, and a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory and operating on the processor thereof;

wherein the plurality of programmable instructions of the mosaic imaging server receives images from external image sources and assembles the images to form image mosaics;

wherein the plurality of programmable instructions of the vector analysis server analyzes a plurality of vector points and provides the results of analysis to the vector routing calculation server;

wherein the plurality of programmable instructions of the routing calculation server calculates vector routes based at least in part on the received vector analysis information, and provides the vector route information to the rendering engine;

wherein the rendering engine updates an orthomosaic by re-clipping the orthomosaic based on the calculated vector routes and sends the updated orthomosaic to a user;

wherein the calculated vector routes are persistently stored in a vector storage database after editing; and

wherein the plurality of programmable instructions of the rendering engine forms visualizations based at least in part on the vector routing information received.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a viewer, wherein the rendering engine provides the visualizations to the viewer.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the viewer is a visual display screen, wherein the screen displays the visualizations for viewing by a human user.

4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of user input devices, wherein the user input devices allow a human user to interact with the visualizations.

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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT Recorded Jan 7, 2026
From: MAXAR INTELLIGENCE INC.
To: VANTOR INC.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 4, 2025
From: MAXAR INTELLIGENCE INC.
To: VANTOR INC.
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RELEASE (REEL 060389/FRAME 0720) Recorded May 12, 2023
From: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
To: MAXAR INTELLIGENCE INC.; MAXAR SPACE LLC
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 5, 2023
From: MAXAR INTELLIGENCE INC. (F/K/A DIGITALGLOBE, INC.); AURORA INSIGHT INC.; MAXAR MISSION SOLUTIONS INC. ((F/K/A RADIANT MISSION SOLUTIONS INC. (F/K/A THE RADIANT GROUP, INC.)); MAXAR SPACE LLC (F/K/A SPACE SYSTEMS/LORAL, LLC); SPATIAL ENERGY, LLC; MAXAR SPACE ROBOTICS LLC ((F/K/A SSL ROBOTICS LLC) (F/K/A MDA US SYSTEMS LLC)); MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC.
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 15, 2023
From: DIGITALGLOBE, INC.
To: MAXAR INTELLIGENCE INC.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 21, 2022
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 17, 2022
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To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 16, 2022
From: MAXAR INTELLIGENCE INC.; MAXAR SPACE LLC
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
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