Patent ID: 9569565
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented roof area measurement system, the system comprising: a processor; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in data communication with the processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a rooftop modeling system executable by the processor, and configured to: prepare at least one three dimensional model of at least one physical roof including at least one rooftop by performing the steps executable by the processor comprising: calculate at least one stereoscopic image using a first aerial image and a second aerial image of a physical roof, the first aerial image and second aerial image including at least a 30% image overlap; calculate a point cloud from at least a portion of the at least one stereoscopic image; generate at least one polygonal chain using at least a portion of the point cloud; identify at least one rooftop portion defined by a closed polygonal chain; calculate a geometry and area of the at least one rooftop portion; calculate a slope, and orientation to North of the at least one rooftop portion; calculate a solar potential of the at least one rooftop portions using at least the geometry and area, slope and orientation to North of the at least one rooftop portions; display in a graphical user interface the at the least one three dimensional model including the at least one rooftop portions; and display a solar potential of at least one portion of the at least one rooftop.