Digital Surveys Using Aerial Vehicles With Photorealistic Boundary View

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for surveying a survey area. The method includes determining a flight plan for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 104 for surveying the survey area and receiving a plurality of first images 200 with partially overlapping regions in a first view, a location data, and a timestamp data for each of the first images 200. The method further includes receiving a second image 302 indicative of a google map in a second view and survey coordinates of the survey area. Further, aligning and stitching the plurality of first images 200 based on the partially overlapping regions to generate a third image 202. Further, generating and superimposing 3D point clouds of the second image 302 and the third image 202 based on the location data and timestamp data to generate a fourth image 502 based on with the survey coordinates, wherein the fourth image 502 comprises visual indications of landmarks, assets, and boundaries of the survey area. Fig 1

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