Patent ID: 9020745
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G01C,G06Q,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for updating a location of an entity via an electronic image, comprising: illustrating to a user the electronic image of the location at a known view level; presenting a display area having a plurality of different movable icons in a first separate window on a view of the electronic image, each movable icon, in the first separate window, being displayed with a corresponding entity that describes each movable icon, wherein the first separate window is displayed automatically, on the view of the electronic image, based on at least one entity in the electronic image, when a proper location of the at least one entity is unclear in the electronic image; allowing the user to place each movable icon of the plurality of different movable icons and the corresponding entity from the first separate window to the proper location on an object from a plurality of objects in the electronic image, the proper location representing the location of the corresponding entity on the object in the electronic image, wherein the plurality of movable icons and the corresponding entities in the first separate window have different proper locations on the object; determining an updated Geographic Information System (GIS) position of the entity according to the proper location with respect to the electronic image; storing the updated GIS position of the entity in a memory; and using the updated GIS position of the entity in future electronic images.