Patent ID: 11885636
Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
receive at least one data point of a data type that is indicative of a cartographic feature, wherein the data point is associated with at least one point location;
retrieve or generate a cartographic feature polygon corresponding to the cartographic feature based on the at least one point location;
generate at least one of:
a plurality of polygon data points that replicate the cartographic feature polygon, and
a spider web model that represents the at least one point location of the at least one data point, wherein the spider web model is a two-dimensional polygonal structure;
retrieve imagery data depicting the cartographic feature based on the plurality of polygon data points, the spider web model, or a combination thereof;
merge the at least one data point, the plurality of polygon data points, the imagery data, or a combination thereof to generate one or more, new polygon structure data points or one or more updated polygon structure data points to represent the cartographic feature; and
store the one or more new polygon structure data points or the one or more updated polygon structure data points in a map database.