Image capture for a multi-dimensional building model
A process for creating, responsive to a desired analysis, estimate information from received imagery by determining whether the imagery meets a minimum criterion for creating a multi-dimensional model that can address the desired analysis and building an aggregate set of images meeting the minimum criterion from which a multi-dimensional model is then built and an estimate responsive to the desired analysis is derived. The multi-dimensional model, and the responsive estimate, may be refined as additional images are provided to the aggregate set. Desired analyses may include dimensions such as square footage of a roof for building objects.
1. A method of processing imagery comprising:
receiving a plurality of input camera images comprising imagery of a building object;
receiving a desired estimate analysis related to the building object within the imagery, wherein the desired estimate analysis comprises a requested dimension of the building object;
determining, for each of the received input cameras images, whether a minimum criterion is met, wherein the minimum criterion indicates applicability for constructing a multi-dimensional building model based on the desired estimate analysis;
aggregating an image set comprising each of the input camera images meeting the minimum criterion;
constructing a base multi-dimensional building model of the building object from the aggregated image set; and
returning a responsive estimate based on the constructed base multi-dimensional building model, wherein the responsive estimate comprises the requested dimension of the building object.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the requested dimension is a square footage estimate of a surface of the building object.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the square footage estimate of the surface of the building object further includes a replacement materials report comprising replacement costs of a replacement material based on the square footage estimate.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the surface of the building object is a roof surface.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the minimum criterion comprises detecting at least one specific feature.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the detecting the at least one specific feature comprises detecting a corner of the building object.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the base multi-dimensional model comprises a multi-dimensional building model constructed from a threshold number of images from the aggregated image set to derive the responsive estimate.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the responsive estimate comprises a calculated dimension from at least one measurement of the base multi-dimensional building model.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein constructing the base multi-dimensional model further comprises applying a scale to the base multi-dimensional model.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the responsive estimate comprises a calculated dimension based on at least one scaled measurement of the base multi-dimensional building model.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the scale is based on geo-referenced spatial information.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the scale is based on architectural features of the base multi-dimensional model.
13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating the base multi-dimensional building model with additional ones of input cameras images exceeding a threshold number of images from the aggregated image set to derive the responsive estimate.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising calculating a refined responsive estimate based on at least one measurement from the updated base multi-dimensional building model.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, upon execution, cause a computing system to perform operations including:
receiving a plurality of input camera images comprising imagery of a building object;
receiving a desired estimate analysis related to the building object within the imagery, wherein the desired estimate analysis comprises a requested dimension of the building object;
determining, for each of the received input cameras images whether a minimum criterion is met, wherein the minimum criterion indicates applicability for constructing a multi-dimensional building model based on the desired estimate analysis;
aggregating an image set comprising each of the input camera images meeting the minimum criterion;
constructing a base multi-dimensional building model of the building object from the aggregated image set; and
returning a responsive estimate based on the constructed base multi-dimensional building model, wherein the responsive estimate comprises the requested dimension of the building object.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the requested dimension is a square footage estimate of a surface of the building object.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the square footage estimate of the surface of the building object further includes a replacement materials report comprising replacement costs of a replacement material based on the square footage estimate.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the surface of the building object is a roof surface.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the minimum criterion comprises detecting at least one specific feature.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the detecting the at least one specific feature comprises detecting a corner of the building object.
21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the base multidimensional model comprises a multi-dimensional building model constructed from a threshold number of images from the aggregated image set to derive the responsive estimate.
22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the responsive estimate comprises a calculated dimension from at least one measurement of the base multi-dimensional building model.
23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein constructing the base multi-dimensional model further comprises applying a scale to the base multi-dimensional model.
24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the responsive estimate comprises a calculated dimension based on at least one scaled measurement of the base multidimensional building model.
25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the scale is based on geo-referenced spatial information.
26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the scale is based on architectural features of the base multi-dimensional model.
27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising updating the base multi-dimensional building model with additional ones of input cameras images exceeding a threshold number of images from the aggregated image set to derive the responsive estimate.
28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 27 , further comprising calculating a refined responsive estimate based on at least one measurement from the updated base multi-dimensional building model.