Automatic video and dense image-based geographic information matching and browsing

摘要

Methods and systems permit automatic matching of videos with images from dense image-based geographic information systems. In some embodiments, video data including image frames is accessed. The video data may be segmented to determine a first image frame of a segment of the video data. Data representing information from the first image frame may be automatically compared with data representing information from a plurality of image frames of an image-based geographic information data system. Such a comparison may, for example, involve a search for a best match between geometric features, histograms, color data, texture data, etc. of the compared images. Based on the automatic comparing, an association between the video and one or more images of the image-based geographic information data system may be generated. The association may represent a geographic correlation between selected images of the system and the video data.