1. A computerized system for displaying, geolocating, and making measurements, comprising:
a computer system executing image display and analysis software reading:
an oblique image having corresponding location data indicative of a position and orientation of an image capturing device used to capture the oblique image, the oblique image depicting an object of interest; and
at least one data table storing ground plane data indicative of a plurality of first facets that closely approximates at least a portion of the terrain depicted within said oblique image, said at least one data table also comprising a TGP vertical plane data indicative of a second facet representing a mathematical model of the object of interest depicted within the oblique image,
wherein the image display and analysis software executed by the computer system displays at least a portion of the oblique image depicting the object of interest, receives one or more selected points within the oblique image on the object of interest and calculates a measurement of the object of interest using pixel location of the one or more selected points within the oblique image, the location data and the TGP vertical plane data.
2. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the image display and analysis software is configured to utilize a single ray projection technique to calculate the measurement of the object of interest using the geo-location data and the TGP vertical plane data.
3. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the image display and analysis software is configured to calculate a desired measurement within the oblique image utilizing the geo-location data and the ground plane data indicative of the plurality of first facets.
4. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the TGP vertical plane data includes real-world three-dimensional location values representative of at least two points on the object of interest depicted in the oblique image and positioned at a distance farthest from a centerline of the object of interest.
5. The computerized system of claim 4, wherein the TGP vertical plane data includes at least one real-world three-dimensional location value representative of a three-dimensional location where the object of interest over lies the Earth and having an elevation value indicative of an elevation of the terrain underneath the object of interest.
6. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the object of interest is a utility tower.
7. The computerized system of claim 1, wherein the image display and analysis software executed by the computer system displays at least a portion of the oblique image depicting the object of interest by providing a webpage that when rendered by a processor executing a Web browser displays at least a portion of the oblique image depicting the object of interest.
8. A method for taking measurements within a displayed oblique image, comprising:
receiving one or more signal indicative of first selection and pixel location of a first pixel within the displayed image of a first point on an object of interest depicted within the displayed oblique image;
retrieving from a data file, location data indicative of a position and orientation of an image capturing device used to capture the displayed image, and a TGP vertical plane approximating a center of mass of the object of interest; and
determining a real-world location of the first point utilizing the pixel location within the oblique image, the location data and the TGP vertical plane data.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A hanger bar assembly, comprising:
a first hanger bar member; and
a second hanger bar member attached to the first hanger bar member, wherein the first hanger bar member comprises:
a first rail segment;
a first channel segment including a first channel; and
a first stoppage tab disposed proximal to an end portion of the first hanger bar member and extending up above an edge of the first channel segment; and
wherein the second hanger bar member comprises:
a second rail segment positioned in the first channel of the first channel segment;
a second channel segment including a second channel, wherein the first rail segment is positioned in the second channel; and
a second stoppage tab disposed proximal to an end portion of the second hanger bar member and extending out in a horizontal direction, wherein the first stoppage tab and the second stoppage tab are designed to abut against each other to prevent unintended disengagement of the first hanger bar member from the second hanger bar member.
2. The hanger bar assembly of claim 1, wherein the first hanger bar member further comprises a guide tab extending up above the edge of the first channel segment and wherein the guide tab is offset from the first stoppage tab.
3. The hanger bar assembly of claim 1, wherein the first stoppage tab is aligned with an opening in the first hanger bar member and wherein the second stoppage tab is aligned with an opening in the second hanger bar.
4. The hanger bar assembly of claim 3, wherein the second stoppage tab includes a back section, a middle section, and a front section, the middle section being between the back section and the front section.
5. The hanger bar assembly of claim 4, wherein the middle section protrudes toward the opening in the second hanger bar.
6. The hanger bar assembly of claim 4, wherein at least a portion of the middle section is positioned in the opening in the first hanger bar member when the front section is in contact with a surface of the first stoppage tab.
7. The hanger bar assembly of claim 3, wherein the second stoppage tab is elastically movable toward the opening in the first hanger bar member by exerting a force on the second stoppage tab to enable the first stoppage tab and the second stoppage tab to move past each other.
8. The hanger bar assembly of claim 1, wherein the first rail segment of the first hanger bar member is slidably movable in the second channel of the second channel segment and wherein the second rail segment of the second hanger bar member is slidably movable in the first channel of the first channel segment.
9. The hanger bar assembly of claim 1, wherein the first hanger bar member further comprises a first middle segment extending between the first rail segment and the first channel segment, the first rail segment and the first channel segment being offset from each other and wherein the second hanger bar member comprises a second middle segment extending between the second rail segment and the second channel segment, the second rail segment and the second channel segment being offset from each other.
10. The hanger bar assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a first attachment head coupled to the first hanger bar member at a second end portion of the first hanger bar member, the end portion of the first hanger bar member and the second end portion of the first hanger bar member being at opposite ends of the first hanger bar; and
a second attachment head coupled to the second hanger bar member at a second end portion of the second hanger bar member, the end portion of the second hanger bar member and the second end portion of the second hanger bar member being at opposite ends of the second hanger bar, wherein the first attachment structure and the second attachment structure are used to attach the hanger bar assembly to support structures.
11. A hanger bar assembly, comprising:
a first hanger bar member; and
a second hanger bar member attachable to the first hanger bar member, wherein the first hanger bar member comprises:
a first rail segment;
a first channel segment including a first channel; and
a first stoppage tab disposed proximal to an end portion of the first hanger bar member and extending up above an edge of the first channel segment; and
wherein the second hanger bar member comprises:
a second rail segment designed to be positioned in the first channel of the first channel segment;
a second channel segment including a second channel, wherein the first rail segment is designed to be positioned in the second channel; and
a second stoppage tab disposed proximal to an end portion of the second hanger bar member and extending out in a horizontal direction, wherein, after the first hanger bar member and the second hanger bar member are attached to each other, the first stoppage tab and the second stoppage tab are designed to abut against each other to prevent unintended disengagement of the first hanger bar member from the second hanger bar member.
12. The hanger bar assembly of claim 11, wherein the first hanger bar member further comprises a guide tab extending up above the edge of the first channel segment and wherein the guide tab is offset from the first stoppage tab.
13. The hanger bar assembly of claim 11, wherein the first stoppage tab is aligned with an opening in the first hanger bar member and wherein the second stoppage tab is aligned with an opening in the second hanger bar.
14. The hanger bar assembly of claim 13, wherein the second stoppage tab includes a back section, a middle section, and a front section, the middle section being between the back section and the front section.
15. The hanger bar assembly of claim 13, wherein the second stoppage tab is elastically movable toward the opening in the first hanger bar member by exerting a force on the second stoppage tab to enable the first stoppage tab and the second stoppage tab to move past each other.
16. The hanger bar assembly of claim 11, further comprising:
a first attachment head coupled to the first hanger bar member at a second end portion of the first hanger bar member, the end portion of the first hanger bar member and the second end portion of the first hanger bar member being at opposite ends of the first hanger bar; and
a second attachment head coupled to the second hanger bar member at a second end portion of the second hanger bar member, the end portion of the second hanger bar member and the second end portion of the second hanger bar member being at opposite ends of the second hanger bar, wherein the first attachment structure and the second attachment structure are used to attach the hanger bar assembly to support structures.
17. A luminaire mounting structure for mounting a recessed luminaire, the luminaire mounting structure comprising:
a first hanger bar assembly;
a second hanger bar assembly; and
a plaster frame, wherein the first hanger bar assembly is attached to the plaster frame on a first side of the plaster frame, wherein the second hanger bar assembly is attached to the plaster frame on a second side of the plaster frame opposite the first side, wherein each of the first hanger bar assembly and the second hanger bar assembly comprises a first hanger bar member and a second hanger bar member, wherein the first hanger bar member comprises:
a first rail segment;
a first channel segment including a first channel; and
a first stoppage tab disposed proximal to an end portion of the first hanger bar member and extending up above an edge of the first channel segment; and
wherein the second hanger bar member comprises:
a second rail segment designed to be positioned in the first channel of the first channel segment;
a second channel segment including a second channel, wherein the first rail segment is designed to be positioned in the second channel; and
a second stoppage tab disposed proximal to an end portion of the second hanger bar member and extending out in a horizontal direction, wherein, after the first hanger bar member and the second hanger bar member are attached to each other, the first stoppage tab and the second stoppage tab are designed to abut against each other to prevent unintended disengagement of the first hanger bar member from the second hanger bar member.
18. The luminaire mounting structure of claim 17, wherein the first hanger bar member of each of the first hanger bar assembly and the second hanger bar assembly further comprises a guide tab extending up above the edge of the first channel segment and wherein the guide tab is offset from the first stoppage tab.
19. The luminaire mounting structure of claim 17, wherein the first stoppage tab is aligned with an opening in the first hanger bar, wherein the second stoppage tab is aligned with an opening in the second hanger bar, wherein the second stoppage tab is elastically movable toward the opening in the first hanger bar member by exerting a force on the second stoppage tab to enable the first stoppage tab and the second stoppage tab to move past each other.
20. The luminaire mounting structure of claim 17, wherein each of the first hanger bar assembly and the second hanger bar assembly further comprises:
a first attachment head coupled to the first hanger bar member at a second end portion of the first hanger bar member, the end portion of the first hanger bar member and the second end portion of the first hanger bar member being at opposite ends of the first hanger bar; and
a second attachment head coupled to the second hanger bar member at a second end portion of the second hanger bar member, the end portion of the second hanger bar member and the second end portion of the second hanger bar member being at opposite ends of the second hanger bar, wherein the first attachment structure and the second attachment structure are used to attach the hanger bar assembly to support structures.