Inventors:
James E. Mower - Altamont NY, US
Assignee:
The Research Foundation of the State University of New York - Albany NY
International Classification:
H04N005/262
Abstract:
A fixed or mobile image capturing device, coupled to a first computer, is remotely controlled over a global computer network by a second computer, and obtains a digital image of a scene. The first computer acquires a digital elevation model of the scene, which is data for creating a three-dimensional perspective model of the scene in two dimensions based on data corresponding, and registers the image with the digital elevation model. The registered digital image is provided to the second computer over the global computer network. When a user at the second computer points to an area of the registered image, the first computer augments the image provided with at least some information corresponding to the area pointed to.
