Method for obtaining precision road maps

A highly precise digital road map and method of producing same are provided for vehicle applications. The method obtains a conventional digital map having traditional segments and nodes, and represents a road network of the precision digital road map as a set of geometric shapes indexed to the tradi...

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Main Author WILSON CHRISTOPHER K. H
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.01.2003
Edition7
Subjects
ADVERTISING
APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND,DEAF OR MUTE
CRYPTOGRAPHY
DIAGRAMS
DISPLAY
EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES
GLOBES
GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS
MEASURING
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS
NAVIGATION
PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
PHYSICS
PLANETARIA
SEALS
SURVEYING
TESTING
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Summary:A highly precise digital road map and method of producing same are provided for vehicle applications. The method obtains a conventional digital map having traditional segments and nodes, and represents a road network of the precision digital road map as a set of geometric shapes indexed to the traditional segments and nodes of the conventional digital map. Branch and merge points are identified on the road network by divergences and convergences from ideal paths of the vehicles traveling thereon. These ideal paths are obtained by statistically combining the actual paths of the vehicles traveling between the same points.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20010769762