IP Library Granted Patent US 11,669,512
Granted Patent B1
US 11,669,512 · App. 17/407,799 · Granted Jun 6, 2023

Methods, devices, and systems for determining, logging, and analyzing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) information in near real-time

Inventor: Nicholas Smith (Wilmington, NC)
Assignee: Geo Owl, LLC
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Patent No.
US 11,669,512
App. No.
17/407,799
Granted
Jun 6, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for facilitating in determining, logging, and analyzing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) information in near real-time. According to one embodiment, a method is implemented on a server for facilitating identification tagging and logging of ISR information. The method includes receiving georeferenced map data and receiving image data. The method further includes transmitting the georeferenced map data and image data to a client device. The method also includes receiving ISR data from the client device and storing the ISR data. In another embodiment, a method implemented on a client device for facilitating an analyst in determining and logging ISR information is disclosed. The method includes receiving georeferenced map data, displaying the georeferenced map data on a GUI implemented on the client device, receiving analyst provided input from the GUI, and transmitting ISR data to a server.

Claims (54)

1. A method implemented on at least one server for facilitating one or more users in determining and logging intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) information, the method comprising:

receiving georeferenced map data;

receiving image data;

transmitting the georeferenced map data and image data to a client device;

receiving ISR data from the client device; and

storing the ISR data, wherein:

the ISR data comprises map call-out data including georeferenced data and slant count formatted data;

at least a portion of the map call-out data is entered from a graphical user interface (GUI) on the client device;

the georeferenced data is associated with a geometrical shape and the geometrical shape is entered from a wheel based menu on the GUI;

the geometrical shape is represented in the map call-out data as a series of geographic coordinates;

the slant count formatted data comprises a first numerical indication of one or more persons of interest, and a second numerical indication of one or more vehicles of interest; and

the GUI is configured to display the slant count formatted data.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting the ISR data to a tactical operations center.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data is received from at least one of a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), a satellite based imaging system, and a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) imaging system.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data is associated with a military operations area and the georeferenced map data is associated with the military operations area.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the geometrical shape is at least one of an oval and a polygon.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the GUI provides a circular menu having a plurality of templates supporting data entry, and the plurality of templates include a plurality of geometric shape templates.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of templates includes at least one vehicle template and at least one person of interest template.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the georeferenced map data is provided by one or more Esri servers.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the georeferenced map data is at least one of geographic information systems (GIS) data and geospatial data.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the georeferenced map data is at least one of raster data and vector data.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the georeferenced map data comprises a plurality of longitude and latitude coordinates, and elevation data.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the georeferenced map data is provided by at least one of ArcGIS, Natural Earth, Global Map, United States Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Explorer, Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, OpenTopgraphy, NASA Earth Observations (NEO), Sentinel Satellite Data, and International Steering Committee for Global Mapping (ISCGM) website.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the client device is a Department of Defense (DoD) compliant device.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the client device is at least one of a personal computer (PC), a workstation, a laptop, and a smart tablet.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one server is a portion of a networked computing environment.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the networked computing environment is a Department of Defense (DoD) compliant networked computing environment.

17. A server comprising

a memory;

a database; and

a processor configured a method of facilitating one or more users in determining and logging intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) information, the method comprising:

receiving georeferenced map data;

receiving image data;

transmitting the georeferenced map data and image data to a client device;

receiving ISR data from the client device; and

storing the ISR data, wherein:

the ISR data comprises map call-out data including georeferenced data and slant count formatted data;

at least a portion of the map call-out data is entered from a graphical user interface (GUI) on the client device;

the georeferenced data is associated with a geometrical shape and the geometrical shape is entered from a wheel based menu on the GUI;

the geometrical shape is represented in the map call-out data as a series of geographic coordinates;

the slant count formatted data comprises a first numerical indication of one or more persons of interest, and a second numerical indication of one or more vehicles of interest; and

the GUI is configured to display the slant count formatted data.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions which when executed by one or more processors of a server are adapted to cause the server to perform a method of facilitating one or more users in determining and logging intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) information, the method comprising:

receiving georeferenced map data;

receiving image data;

transmitting the georeferenced map data and image data to a client device;

receiving ISR data from the client device; and

storing the ISR data, wherein:

the ISR data comprises map call-out data including georeferenced data and slant count formatted data;

at least a portion of the map call-out data is entered from a graphical user interface (GUI) on the client device;

the georeferenced data is associated with a geometrical shape and the geometrical shape is entered from a wheel based menu on the GUI;

the geometrical shape is represented in the map call-out data as a series of geographic coordinates;

the slant count formatted data comprises a first numerical indication of one or more persons of interest, and a second numerical indication of one or more vehicles of interest; and

the GUI is configured to display the slant count formatted data.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2024
From: GEO OWL LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS LENDER
Reel/Frame 069437/0881 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2021
From: SMITH, NICHOLAS
To: GEO OWL, LLC
Reel/Frame 057242/0214 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63068111 · Aug 20, 2020
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