LANDSCAPE DESIGN SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A landscape design system comprises a first processor for retrieving a two-dimensional image of a real property in response to a query by a user of the landscape design system; a second processor that generates for display a two-dimensional view of a region of the real property for simulation; a converter that converts a region of the two-dimensional view into a three-dimensional image in response to an identification of the region of the real property; and a simulator that displays the three-dimensional image of the real property modified according to possible improvements to the real property.
1 . A landscape design system, comprising:
a first processor for retrieving a two-dimensional image of a real property in response to a query by a user of the landscape design system;
a second processor that generates for display a two-dimensional view of a region of the real property for simulation;
a converter that converts a region of the two-dimensional view into a three-dimensional image in response to an identification of the region of the real property; and
a simulator that displays the three-dimensional image of the real property modified according to possible improvements to the real property.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a notification generator that generates and outputs alerts to an electronic device of the user regarding the simulated modified property.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first processor outputs a query to a remote database to receive the two-dimensional view of the property in response to a receipt by the processor of an address of the property.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the two-dimensional view of the real property includes a satellite image.
5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a third processor for retrieving data from a remote database that is used for generating simulation images that are part of a simulation of the three-dimensional image of the user's property.
6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a recommendation engine that generates a recommendation for output to an electronic device.
7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the recommendation includes information regarding purchased made regarding the recommended improvements to the user's property.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the real property includes a property of the user of the landscape design system.
9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface for providing interactive access for the user to modify the three-dimensional image of the real property.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional image is derived exclusively from the two-dimensional view of the real property.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the three-dimensional image is derived from a combination of the two-dimensional view of the real property and user input.
12 . A kiosk for landscape design, comprising:
a first input device that receives a satellite image of a real property;
a second input device that receives user input;
a display for displaying the satellite image; and
a modification processor for permitting a user at one or more of the second user input and the display to simulation of a region identified in the satellite region, the simulation including a landscape modification, the display further for displaying a representation of the identified region and a result of a recommendation for the landscape modification.
13 . The kiosk of claim 12 , wherein the representation of the identified region includes three-dimensional image derived from a combination of the satellite image of the real property and the user input.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the three-dimensional image is derived exclusively from a two-dimensional view of the satellite image of the real property.
15 . A system for landscape design, comprising:
a kiosk, comprising:
an input device for receiving user inputs regarding a land property of a user; and
a network device for communicating with a central computer; and
the central computer, comprising
a first processor for retrieving a two-dimensional image of the land property in response to a query by the user at the kiosk;
a second processor that generates for display a two-dimensional view of a region of the land property for simulation;
a converter that converts a region of the two-dimensional view into a three-dimensional image in response to an identification of the region of the land property; and
a simulator that displays the three-dimensional image of the land property modified according to recommended improvements to the land property.
16 . The system of claim 15 , further comprising a 3-D printer for producing a physical representation of the modified three-dimension image.
17 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the three-dimensional image is derived exclusively from a two-dimensional view of a satellite image of the land property.
18 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the kiosk displays a time of day bar, which identifies a location of the sun and an amount of shade at the selected region of the land property at a time of day, and wherein the recommended improvements take into account the location of the sun and an amount of shade at the selected region of the land property at the selected time of day.
19 . A method for landscape design, comprising:
receiving and processing by a special purpose hardware processor an electronic image of a real property;
identifying regions of the property of interest where a user desires to perform a landscape project; and
determining by a special purpose hardware processor recommendations to the regions of the property of interest.
20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising generating an alert regarding the recommendations.