Patent ID: 7554539
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: G06F,G06T

Abstract:
1. A system to interactively view and analyze a collection of oblique images within a three-dimensional or four-dimensional virtual scene, the system comprising: a plurality of electronic geo-registered oblique images stored in an image warehouse, electronic meta-data describing the plurality of oblique images; electronic 3D virtual scene definition data that describe the contents of geographic areas depicted by the plurality of oblique images; an electronic 3D/4D viewer program operable to select and display at least one of the plurality of oblique images in the image warehouse, wherein the images are geo-registered within a 3D virtual scene; and a display of the 3D/4D viewer program operable for a user to view and interact with at least one of the plurality of oblique images that is geo-registered within the 3D virtual scene.