Automated registration of three-dimensional vectors to three-dimensional linear features in remotely-sensed data

1. A method for advanced vector editing, comprising the steps of:

positioning, using a rendering engine, a visible cursor on a raster image;

calculating, using a routing calculation server, a radius around the cursor;

positioning the radius in contact with a vector path on the raster image;

determining, using the routing calculation server, a three-dimensional location at the cursor from the raster image;

determining a three-dimensional path using epipolar geometry;

recalculating the vector path through the cursor location according to the three-dimensional path; and

updating, using a rendering engine, a projection of the vector path on the raster image via the epipolar geometry.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of resizing the radius prior to recalculating the vector path.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of selecting additional points prior to recalculating the vector path.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the additional points are selected by a human user using a computer input device.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising the step of recalculating the vector path through each of the selected points.

6. A system for advanced vector editing, comprising:

a routing calculation server comprising at least a memory, a processor, and a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory and operable on the processor, wherein the programming instructions, when operating on the processor, cause the processor to:

calculate a radius around a visual cursor associated with a raster image;

determine a three-dimensional location at the cursor from the raster image;

determine a three-dimensional path using epipolar geometry; and

recalculate a vector path through the cursor location according to the three-dimensional path; and

a rendering engine comprising at least a memory, a processor, and a plurality of programming instructions stored in the memory and operable on the processor, wherein the programming instructions, when operating on the processor, cause the processor to:

position a visible cursor on a raster image;

position a radius in contact with the vector path on the raster image; and

update a projection of the vector path on the raster image via the epipolar geometry from the routing calculation server.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the radius is resized prior to recalculating the vector path.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein additional points are selected prior to recalculating the vector path.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the additional points are selected by a human user using a computer input device.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the vector path is recalculated through each of the selected points.