Abstract: A drone system has a camera mounted to a frame of a drone, the camera configured to acquire image data upon receipt of a signal from a flight controller and a precision location device configured for continuously obtaining location data. Additionally, the drone system has a computing device configured for receiving a signal indicating that an image has been acquired, the computing device configured for transmitting a signal to a precision location device indicating that an image has been acquired, and the precision location device is further configured to record event data associated with a time indicating when the image was acquired.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 1, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 12, 2021
Assignee:
GEOCUE GROUP, LLC
Inventors:
Lewis Graham, Nancy Graham, Derek Morris, Carl Steven Riddell, Hai Quang Dinh