Patent ID: 8155391

Claim:
A method for editing a vector set associated with an extracted linear feature in a remotely sensed image, the vector set defining a path and being tied to a geographical location, comprising: displaying the path in the remotely sensed image in a graphical display, the path having a first color; by user interface, activating a smart editing tool; using a motion sensitive device linked to a cursor on the graphical display, establishing a region of influence operatively associated with the motion sensitive device and the smart editing tool, the region of influence being centered around the cursor, displayed on the graphical display and being configured to change location in the graphical display in response to movement of the cursor as directed by the motion sensitive device; using the motion sensitive device to move the cursor to a user-specified point in the vicinity of the path, thereby changing the location of the region of influence to encompass at least a portion of the path; automatically evaluating the path for an error in the vector set using image-based logic; using image-based logic, automatically suggesting a proposed correction for the error and displaying the proposed correction in real time on the graphical display, the proposed correction having a second color; by user interface, previewing the proposed correction on the graphical display; using the motion-sensitive device, implementing the proposed correction in a final correction to the vector set resulting in a revised path; and displaying the revised path in the first color in real time on the graphical display.