Patent ID: 8717384

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with at least one data structures, the at least one data structures comprising an image file format comprising: a Precision Fires Image (PFI) file Header that defines information needed to display a PFI, said PFI being an overhead satellite image of an object with a geo-referenced, three dimensional (3-D) template of said object; said geo-referenced three dimensional (3-D) template providing a translation from image coordinates to ground coordinates; an image segment pertaining to a displayable image; and an image segment pertaining to a non-displayable template image; wherein each of said image segment pertaining to a displayable image and said image segment pertaining to a non-displayable template image comprises: a plurality of Header fields; and a plurality of Text File Header fields; and a tagged record extension segment that supports coordinate accuracy of a geo-location output for four corner points of said PFI, wherein said PFI File Header comprises: a first PFI file Header field for indicating an originating organization and a version of an application used to create said PFI; a second PFI file Header field for specifying a date said PFI was created; and a third PFI file Header field for specifying said PFI as a PFI and also indicating an originating PFI generating application, image corner points of said PFI, and said date said PFI was created, wherein said plurality of Image Header field comprises: an image identifier field for identifying data as PFI image or PFI Data; an image date and time field of an original image that was used to generate said PFI; an image source field for indicating the originating source of said PFI; a number of rows field for including the total number of rows of significant pixels within said PFI; a number of columns field for including the total number of columns of significant pixels within said PFI; an image representation field for indicating the required processing for display of said PFI; an image compression field for indicating a form of compression used in representing image data of said PFI; an image magnification field; and an extended subheader length field.