Patent ID: 7035478

Claim:
A computer implemented method for managing imagery data produced by a line scan camera, comprising: acquiring imagery data from a line scan camera, the imagery data in the form of a plurality of overlapping image stripes, wherein adjacent overlapping stripes define an overlap area having a length and a width, the length being greater than the width and the width being at least 10 pixels; combining the plurality of overlapping image stripes into a single image, wherein combining comprises: identifying a first subset of pixels from the overlap area of a first stripe, said first subset of pixels defining an edge of an object; identifying a second subset of pixels from the overlap area of a second stripe adjacent to the first stripe, said second subset of pixels defining an edge of an object; comparing pixel intensities between the first subset of pixels from the first stripe and the second subset of pixels from the second stripe to identify a matching pattern; and aligning the first stripe with the second stripe based on one or more identified matching patterns; organizing the single image into a plurality of image tiles; and storing the single image in a data storage area.