Boots – shoes – and leggings
Patent
1994-11-14
1997-01-21
Zanelli, Michael
Boots, shoes, and leggings
3644491, 348144, G06F 1740
Patent
active
055964940
ABSTRACT:
A method and an apparatus are disclosed that, when used in an airborne environment, acquire spatial imagery, that are instantaneous pictures of one or more terrestrial scenes, and the absolute geophysical coordinates (Latitude and Longitude) of ground objects simultaneously. Any number of series of terrestrial images and the absolute geophysical coordinate information are recorded digitally. The absolute geophysical coordinate information is displayed in real-time. The terrestrial imagery and the absolute geophysical coordinate coordinates are displayed and queried in near real-time. Thus, a new type of digital maps, comprising a two-dimensional terrestrial image and the absolute geophysical coordinates of any terrestrial objects in the image, is obtained using solely digitally-recorded spatial data on an original, unprocessed mission medium, or any secondary media. Near real-time images and accurate longitude and latitude coordinates can be displayed and queried before the aircraft lands.
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