SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AERIAL MAPPING WITH AERIAL VEHICLES
A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
1 .- 20 . (canceled)
21 . A method comprising:
receiving images of a region of interest captured by a camera of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
determining a temporal window corresponding to a subset of the images;
performing a bundle adjustment operation using only the subset of the images within the temporal window;
generating an aerial map of the region of interest; and
generating an analysis of the aerial map.
22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the analysis includes a photogrammetric measurement.
23 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the analysis includes a manipulatable orthomosaic map.
24 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the analysis includes a manipulatable model.
25 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the analysis includes a layered or annotated visualization.
26 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the subset of images corresponds to the most recently captured images.
27 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:
transmitting the map to an electronic device of a user to render the region of interest in near-real time at a display of the electronic device.
28 . A device comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions; and
one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving images of a region of interest captured by a camera of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
determining a temporal window corresponding to a subset of the images;
performing a bundle adjustment operation using only the subset of the images within the temporal window;
generating an aerial map of the region of interest; and
generating an analysis of the aerial map.
29 . The device of claim 28 , wherein the analysis includes a photogrammetric measurement.
30 . The device of claim 28 , wherein the analysis includes a manipulatable orthomosaic map.
31 . The device of claim 28 , wherein the analysis includes a manipulatable model.
32 . The device of claim 28 , wherein the analysis includes a layered or annotated visualization.
33 . The device of claim 28 , wherein the subset of images corresponds to the most recently captured images.
34 . The device of claim 28 , wherein the operations further comprise:
transmitting the map to an electronic device of a user to render the region of interest in near-real time at a display of the electronic device.
35 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving images of a region of interest captured by a camera of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV);
determining a temporal window corresponding to a subset of the images;
performing a bundle adjustment operation using only the subset of the images within the temporal window;
generating an aerial map of the region of interest; and
generating an analysis of the aerial map.
36 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the analysis includes a photogrammetric measurement.
37 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the analysis includes a manipulatable orthomosaic map.
38 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the analysis includes a manipulatable model.
39 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the analysis includes a layered or annotated visualization.
40 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 35 , wherein the subset of images corresponds to the most recently captured images.