System and method for ranking geographic features using viewshed analysis

Systems and methods for ranking geographic features in a geographic information system are provided. In particular, geographic features can be assigned ranking scores based on characteristics of viewsheds associated with the geographic features. In particular, characteristics of a viewshed associate...

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Hauptverfasser:	LIMBER MARK A, GUSKOV IGOR V, HAMEL PETER, CHEUNG KONG M, PETERSEN MORTEN JUST, BREWINGTON BRIAN EDMOND
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING ELECTRICITY HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL PHYSICS PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION PRESENTATION OF DATA RECOGNITION OF DATA RECORD CARRIERS
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Zusammenfassung:	Systems and methods for ranking geographic features in a geographic information system are provided. In particular, geographic features can be assigned ranking scores based on characteristics of viewsheds associated with the geographic features. In particular, characteristics of a viewshed associated with a geographic feature can be analyzed to assess the visibility of the geographic feature. A ranking score can be assigned to the geographic feature based on the characteristics of the viewshed. The ranking score can be used prioritize information in a geographic information system.