Patent Document ID: 8942483
Application ID: 12559322
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of obtaining geolocation information, said method comprising: capturing a first image with a camera to achieve a captured image, said captured image comprising a field of view including an object with an identifiable feature; providing said captured image to an image-based georeferencing system, said image-based georeferencing system comprising a feature locator configured for accessing geographic location information; determining, by said image-based georeferencing system, a common reference feature that is common to both captured image and an image identified from an image database, wherein said common reference feature comprises said identifiable feature; retrieving, by said feature locator of said image-based georeferencing system, a georeferenced position fix for said common reference feature, and wherein if said common reference feature is not georeferenced in said image identified from said image database, accessing, by said image-based georeferencing system, a geospatial and geographic information system (GIS) to identify said common reference feature and to obtain said geographic location information related to said common reference feature; receiving, from said feature locator, an accuracy level determination for said georeferenced position fix, wherein said accuracy level determination comprises a description of a level of accuracy for a source rendering said georeferenced position fix, wherein said accuracy level determination further comprises an accuracy validation comprising a validation of a presence of Z-coordinate information in said georeferenced position fix; locating, by said feature locator, additional features in said field of view of said captured image based on said georeferenced position fix for said common reference feature and said accuracy level determination; and receiving, from said image-based georeferencing system, an augmented version of said first image comprising augmented location information regarding said field of view.