Patent Document ID: 9383207
Application ID: 14289681
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An auto locating system for finding a location of a viewpoint in a certain area comprising: a) at least one sensor for acquiring samples of the skyline view of said viewpoint; b) at least one memory device, for storing Digital Terrain Map (DTM) related data; c) at least one processor, processor, connected to said memory device, for calculating for at least one point in the DTM, its skyline and for calculating a series of maximal elevation angles for at least one point of the DTM, and for calculating the point's maximal elevation data set for said point on the DTM, based on said series of maximal elevation angles, and wherein said processor is in communication with said sensor, for receiving and processing at least some of said samples, of said skyline view of said viewpoint, from said sensor, into the viewpoint's maximal elevation data set and for comparing said viewpoint's maximal elevation data set, derived from said samples, with said at least one point's maximal elevation data set, calculated from said DTM data, for finding the location of said viewpoint; and d) at least one output for outputting the location of said viewpoint.