Three-dimensional map system
A method of operating a three-dimensional (3D) map system including: receiving an image and a geo-location tag of the image; determining a building model for a physical building corresponding to an object captured in the image based on the geo-location tag; mapping, on a region-by-region basis, the image to a stored facade of the building model; and mapping, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, the image to the stored facade of the building model for displaying the image as a new facade of the building.
1. A method of operating a three-dimensional (3D) map system comprising:
an image mapper system configured for:
receiving an image and a geo-location tag of the image;
determining a building model for a physical building corresponding to an object captured in the image based on the geo-location tag;
mapping, on a region-by-region basis, the image to a stored facade of the building model; and
mapping, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, the image to the stored facade of the building model for displaying the image as a new facade of the building.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the building model includes determining the building model based on color distributions of the image and the stored facade.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein mapping on a pixel-by-pixel basis includes mapping first pixels in a first region of the image to second pixels in a corresponding first region of the stored facade.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
receiving the image includes receiving a camera orientation of when the image was taken; and
determining includes determining the building model based on the camera orientation.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising ranking likelihood of neighboring buildings having been captured in the image.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein ranking the likelihood includes matching color distributions, texture, region-by-region similarity, pixel-by-pixel similarity, or any combination thereof, between the image and the stored facade.
7. A method of operating a three-dimensional (3D) map system comprising:
an image mapper system configured for:
receiving a photograph image and a geo-location tag of the photograph image;
processing the photograph image to remove an obstruction object;
determining a building model for a physical building corresponding to an object in the photograph image based on the geo-location tag;
mapping, on a region-by-region basis, the photograph image to a stored facade of the building model; and
mapping, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, the photograph image to the stored facade of the building model for displaying the photograph image as a new facade of the building model.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising calculating a certainty probability that a region of the photograph image is mapped to a region of the building model.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising highlighting the region of the photograph image on an alert display when the certainty probability is below a threshold.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
providing an input box in the alert display to capture a comment regarding mismatch of the highlighted region; and
displaying the highlighted region on a viewer display along with the comment.
11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising calculating a certainty probability that a pixel of the photograph image is mapped to a pixel of the building model.
12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising calculating a likelihood of the physical building having been captured in the photograph image.
13. The method of claim 7 , wherein processing the photograph image to remove the obstruction object includes classifying the obstruction object.
14. The method of claim 7 , wherein mapping, on a region-by-region basis, the photograph image includes resizing a region size of the region-by-region basis.
15. A three-dimensional (3D) map system comprising:
a non-transitory storage medium;
a processor;
a collection module for receiving a photograph image and a geo-location tag of the photograph image;
a selection module, coupled to the collection module, for determining a building model for a physical building corresponding to an object captured in the photograph image based on the geo-location tag;
a region match module, coupled to the selection module, for mapping, on a region-by-region basis, the photograph image to a stored facade of the building model;
a pixel match module, coupled to the region match module, for mapping, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, the photograph image to the stored facade of the building model for displaying the photograph image as a new facade of the building; and
wherein the modules are hardware circuitries or stored instructions on the non-transitory storage medium for execution by the processor.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein further comprising a render module for updating the photograph image as the new facade of the building in real-time.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the pixel match module is for mapping the photograph image irrespective of camera angles of the photograph image and the stored facade.
18. A three-dimensional (3D) map system comprising:
a collection means for receiving a photograph image and a geo-location tag of the photograph image;
a selection means, coupled to the collection means, for determining a building model for a physical building corresponding to an object captured in the photograph image based on the geo-location tag;
a region match means, coupled to the selection means, for mapping, on a region-by-region basis, the photograph image to a stored facade of the building model; and
a pixel match means, coupled to the region match means, for mapping, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, the photograph image to the stored facade of the building model for displaying the photograph image as a new facade of the building.
19. The system of claim 18 , further comprising a render means for displaying a 3D map to a viewer station including a rendered display of the building model and the new facade.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the render means is for highlighting a regional mismatch based on mapping of the region match means.
21. The system of claim 19 , wherein the render means is for displaying a social network feed of a tagged user account on the new facade, the tagged user account having been tagged on a geo-location basis.
22. The system of claim 19 , wherein the render means is for providing a communication channel linked to a tenant of the physical building through the 3D map.
23. The system of claim 19 , wherein the render means is for displaying an advertisement linked to a tenant of the physical building through the 3D map.
24. The system of claim 19 , wherein the render means is for providing a measurement utility for measuring physical dimensions of the physical building.
25. The system of claim 19 , wherein the render means is for providing an inspection utility for detecting structural changes to the physical building.