Method and Apparatus for Automated Camera Location and Orientation with Image Processing and Alignment to Ground Based Reference Point(s)

摘要

The present invention relates to methods and apparatus to obtain precise location and orientation of an aerial imaging platform and photographs taken from its cameras via image pattern matching using mathematical algorithms and known locations of artifacts. More specifically, software techniques to implement freely available global road mapping data to enable low cost and highly automated registration of aerial images that include highly accurate positional data.