Patent ID: 8379913
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method of correlating features in satellite imagery with economic data, the method comprising: under control of an automated imaging system comprising computer hardware: receiving input control parameters comprising: analyzing the received input control parameters to obtain location information of the area of interest; retrieving a geographical location corresponding to the obtained location information; determining one or more polygons of interest corresponding to the geographical location, wherein a polygon of interest comprises coordinates delineating a boundary containing at least a portion of the area of interest; obtaining, from at least one of an image archive or an image collection subsystem, satellite imagery of the area of interest, the satellite imagery comprising a plurality of images, such that: automatically processing the satellite imagery, wherein automatically processing the satellite imagery comprises at least one of: obtaining image analysis information related to the processed satellite imagery, wherein the image analysis information comprises at least one of: automatically determining a correlation between the image analysis information and the economic data.