JP2007058389A - Structure information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide attribute information such as the height of a structure by associating it with location information showing the installation place. <P>SOLUTION: This structure information providing system 1 is provided with a structure information database 2 for storing structure information acquired by associating the attribute information of a structure such as the height and type of a structure with location information showing the installation place of the structure; a transmission/reception means 7 for transmitting/receiving information to/from a user terminal and a structure information retrieval means 8 for retrieving structure information stored in the structure information database 2. The structure information retrieval means 8 retrieves the pertinent structure information from the structure information stored in the structure information database 2 on the basis of retrieval conditions received from the user terminal 16 by the transmitting and receiving means 7, and the transmitting and receiving means 7 transmits the pertinent structure information to the user terminal 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for providing information related to a structure installed at a specific position, and in particular, the position information of the place where the structure is installed, the height of the structure, the usage of the structure, etc. The present invention relates to a structure information providing system that can provide information related to a structure that is associated with attribute information based on the attribute of the object according to the application.

  With the advancement of computers and peripheral devices, the residential property search system that checks the desired residential property can input the conditions such as distance from a predetermined location such as a station, time, price, age, etc. with a terminal device etc. In addition, residential property information including image information and map information can be provided instantaneously (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, a building information management system has been proposed in which building attribute information such as location, age, material, and the like is managed by computer for building maintenance and the like, making it easy to access necessary information (for example, Patent Document 2). reference).
□ Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-203075 JP 2001-357114 A

  According to Patent Document 1, it is possible to search for housing property information associated with map information, a range within a distance from specified position information, a range that can be moved by a predetermined method within a predetermined time, a predetermined fee The residential property information within the range that can be moved by a predetermined method can be obtained together with the image.

  Furthermore, according to the above-mentioned patent document 2, building attributes such as building age, construction method, floor number, and the like can be easily retrieved in association with position information.

  However, these are all used to search for location information and attribute information related to housing properties, and their use is limited to information acquisition for new purchases and information acquisition for home renovation business.

  That is, not only residential buildings, but also commercial and public buildings, as well as structural attribute information such as the height and structure of structures such as power transmission towers and chimneys, together with their location information, for example, mobile phone antennas and traffic information monitoring cameras Although it contains a lot of information that is indispensable for the installation of billboards, the installation of billboards, etc., it is not being used effectively.

  In addition, in sky sports such as skydiving and gliders, it is indispensable to secure information on the attributes and position of structures in the flight area. Information is not provided effectively.

  An object of the present invention is to provide attribute information such as the height of a structure in association with position information indicating the installation location.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem by storing in a database structure information in which position information of a structure and its attribute information are associated with each other, and providing structure information according to a search condition. is there.

  That is, in order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes structure information in which structure attribute information such as the height and type of a structure is associated with position information indicating the installation location of the structure. A structure having a stored structure information database, a transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving information to / from a user terminal, and a structure information search means for searching for the structure information stored in the structure information database The structure information providing system, wherein the structure information search means is a structure corresponding to the structure information stored in the structure information database based on a search condition received by the transmission / reception means from the user terminal. The structure information providing system is characterized in that information is retrieved and the transmitting / receiving means transmits the corresponding structure information to the user terminal.

  Thus, when the search condition of the user terminal, for example, the location condition of “O prefecture Oto-shi”, the height condition of “height of 30 m or more” and the content condition of “available on the roof in a commercial building” are input The structure information corresponding to this condition is searched, and the corresponding structure information is transmitted to the user terminal. In the structure information, the position information of the structure (for example, location, latitude, longitude) and attribute information (the height of the structure, the type of structure, the surrounding environment, the arrangement position, etc.) are further detailed for each structure. Since it is described, information necessary for installing an advertising tower and selecting a place for installing a mobile phone antenna can be obtained. By setting the range of the position condition by latitude and longitude and inputting the height condition and the like, it is also possible to discover in advance a structure that causes an obstacle to the flight of sky sports.

  Further, the structure information providing system further includes a map information database for storing map information having coordinates corresponding to the position information of the structure stored in the structure information database on the map, and the position information of the structure The map information search means for searching the map information database for the map information displaying the position corresponding to the coordinates of the map and its surroundings, and the map information searched by the map information search means is displayed on the map displayed on the map. Symbolizing means for superimposing information for symbolizing and displaying the corresponding position on the map information, the map information formed by superimposing the information symbolized by the symbolizing means on the user by the transmitting / receiving means It is preferable to transmit to the terminal.

  In this way, the use of the structure information can be further promoted by symbolizing the corresponding structure in addition to the structure information and displaying it on the map.

  The structure information providing system further includes an image information database for storing image information of the structure associated with the structure information stored in the structure information database, and an association from the image information database to the structure information. Image information search means for searching for image information of the structure obtained, and transmitting the image information of the structure searched by the image information search means to the user terminal by the transmission / reception means. preferable.

  By providing image information, the use of structure information can be further promoted. The image information preferably includes an image around the structure in addition to the information related to the structure.

  It is preferable that the structure information providing system further includes data input means for inputting information corresponding to any one of the structure information, map information, and image information to a corresponding database. In addition to data on new structures, additional data of structures already input as data can be stored, so that each database is updated and enriched. In addition, the search conditions can be expanded by increasing the types of data, and utilization from various fields can be promoted.

  According to the present invention, the structure information that associates the attribute information such as the height of the structure with the position information indicating the installation location can be provided according to the search condition. It can be used as information.

  A structure information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration and peripheral devices of a structure information providing system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The structure information providing system 1 includes a structure information database 2 that stores structure information, a map information database 3 that stores map information, an image information database 5 that stores image information, and a user terminal 16. Transmitting and receiving means 7 for transmitting and receiving information, structure information searching means 8 for searching for structure information stored in the structure information database 2, and map information searching means for searching for map information stored in the map information database 3 9, image information search means 10 for searching image information stored in the image information database 5, symbolizing means 11 for encoding the position of the structure and superimposing it on the map information, structure information, map information or image information And data input means 12 for inputting information corresponding to any of the above into a corresponding database.

  The structure information providing system 1 can be configured by a server including a general-purpose device such as a workstation or a personal computer as its hardware configuration. However, the present invention is not limited to the general-purpose device, and can be a dedicated device. The server may be a peripheral device such as an external storage device having a large capacity.

  The structure information system 1 is connected to at least one user terminal 16 through a communication line 15. The communication line 15 may be a general line such as a telephone line or an optical communication line, or a dedicated line, and the user terminal 16 may be either a fixed type or a mobile type.

  The structure information database 2 stores structure information formed by position information indicating the installation location of the structure and attribute information associated with the position information. A concrete representation of this structure information is the structure input information of FIG. The position information includes numerical information of latitude (northern latitude) and longitude (east longitude) where the structure is located as information for specifying the position of the structure. In addition to the position information, location information indicating the location of the structure is also stored. The attribute information stores the name of the structure, the height, type, use of the structure, the surrounding environment where the structure is located, regional conditions, and other information. The position information and the attribute information are associated with each other by a structure code number assigned to each structure. This structure code number is used not only for association with map information and image information of the structure described later, but also for association with additional data additionally inputted by the data input means 12.

  The map information database 3 stores map information in which coordinates indicating the position of the structure are incorporated. As described above, latitude (northern latitude) and longitude (east longitude) are input as the position information of the structure, and in order to identify the structure having this position information on the map, each latitude, The vertical axis contains information that is subdivided for each longitude.

  In addition to the appearance of the structure, the image information database 5 stores information such as an image of the surroundings of the structure, and other images inside the structure as necessary. In this image, for example, an image taken with a digital camera or the like is stored as electronic information in association with a structure code number.

  The structure information database 2, the map information database 3, and the image information database 5 correspond to a hard disk device of a server, an external storage device with a large storage capacity, or the like as a hardware configuration.

  The transmission / reception means 7 is a device that transmits / receives information to / from the user terminal 16 that uses the structure information provided by the structure information providing system 1. The search condition information from the user terminal 16 is transmitted via the communication line 15. Are received and sent to the structure information search means 8 or the like. Then, the search result by the structure information search means 8 and the like, and further the structure information, map information, and image information are transmitted to the user terminal 16. The hardware corresponds to a modem that exchanges data with a server that operates with predetermined communication software.

  The structure information search means 8 searches for a structure having corresponding information based on the search condition input from the user terminal 16 and creates a search result indicating the corresponding structure. The hardware configuration corresponds to a CPU and a RAM that are operated by basic software and a predetermined search application program to perform arithmetic processing.

  The map information search means 9 searches the map information database 3 for map information displaying the corresponding structure and its surroundings. When searching, the map information having the position information as coordinates is searched based on the position information (latitude, longitude) of the structure. Similar to the structure information search means 8 described above, the hardware configuration corresponds to a CPU and a RAM that operate with basic software and a predetermined search application program to perform arithmetic processing.

  The symbolization means 11 incorporates the symbolization information into the map information so as to symbolize the structure to be searched into a predetermined symbol and display the symbolized information at the corresponding coordinate position on the map. The hardware configuration is the same as that of the structure information search means 8.

  The image information search means 10 searches the image information database 5 for image information on the corresponding structure. The hardware configuration is the same as that of the structure information search means 8 with basic software and a predetermined search application program. This corresponds to a CPU and a RAM that operate and process.

  The data input means 12 is used to input structure attribute information, image information, and the like as additional information to the structure information providing system 1. The structure input information shown in FIG. 2 is an example of structure information already stored in the structure information database 2, and when there is additional information on related structures, the structure information database is displayed by the data input means 12. 2 is input. As additional data becomes abundant, the search conditions become wider and information can be searched with higher accuracy. Even if there is a structure that has not been input yet, a structure code number is newly given by being input by the data input means 12, and is stored in a predetermined database together with position information and attribute information. The information input by the data input means 12 is not limited to the structure information described above, and map information and image information are also added or newly input. Similarly to the structure information search means 8, the hardware configuration corresponds to a CPU and a RAM that operate with basic software and a predetermined search application program.

  Hereinafter, operation | movement of the structure information provision system 1 of this embodiment is demonstrated, referring drawings. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the order of operations of the structure information providing system 1. The structure information providing system 1 is started by receiving a search condition from the user terminal 16 (S1).

  FIG. 4 shows a search condition input screen, in which the user inputs conditions related to the structure to be obtained as the provided information in the corresponding fields. The input conditions include a range specification based on position information based on latitude and longitude, a location specification for inputting location conditions, and an attribute specification for inputting attribute information such as the height of the structure.

  It is not necessary to input all of these input conditions, and a search is performed by appropriately inputting the corresponding conditions. For example, in the location designation, when only “XX prefecture” is input, a structure located in “XX prefecture” is searched. In the attribute designation, it is not necessary to input all the input fields, and the input conditions can be input as AND and OR conditional expressions. The items that can be designated by the attribute are predetermined in relation to the stored data, but the types of conditions that can be designated are expanded by the enrichment of the data by the data input means 12 described above.

  As an example of the search, when it is desired to install an advertising billboard on the roof of a building, the structure information providing system 1 can be used to search for the corresponding structure. In this case, it is possible to specify the range, but simply enter “○ prefecture ○ city” in the location specification, and the attribute specification “height 30m or more”, “environmental commercial zone”, “type commercial building” and user When input is made from the terminal 16, the search condition is sent to the transmission / reception means 7 via the communication line 15 and further sent to the structure information search means 8. The structure information search means 8 searches the structure information database 2 for a structure corresponding to the input condition, and displays a search result such as a list of code numbers of the corresponding structure on the screen of the user terminal 16 (S2). .

  FIG. 5 shows a search result display screen, in which code numbers of the corresponding structures are listed. When the user requests display of structure information for the listed structures, the user checks the detailed display column. When a map display of the corresponding structure is requested, a check is made in the map display column, and when an image display is required, a check is put in the image display column. When the input column is checked, click the “Display” column to request display. When it is desired to input the search condition again, the user can return to the condition input by clicking the “return condition input” field (S3).

  When the corresponding column is checked and the “display” column is clicked, the corresponding information is displayed. When the display of the structure information, that is, the detailed display is obtained, the structure input information shown in FIG. 2 is displayed. When the map display is requested, a map displaying the corresponding structure with symbols as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed (S4). In FIG. 6, the position of the structure A is displayed on the map with a star symbol. Although not shown in FIG. 6, the scale of the map can be changed by inputting it into a predetermined display field (not shown). Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the position information, location information, and structure code number of the structure displayed as symbols on the map are displayed below the map.

  In this way, when you want to search for the rooftop of the building where the advertising signboard is located in “○ prefecture ○ city”, you can search for information on the corresponding structure by specifying the location and attribute, and the corresponding structure Information, map information, and image information can be obtained.

  The search is not limited to the above-mentioned location of the advertisement signboard, but the search for the location of the antenna for the mobile phone, the search for the location of the camera for traffic and crime prevention, and the search for structures suitable for nature observation such as bird watching. In addition, it can be used to confirm high structures in the flight range in order to perform sky sports safely. The structures are not limited to buildings and houses, but also include chimneys, bridges, power transmission facilities, communication facilities, and the like.

Explanatory drawing showing the structure and peripheral device of the structure information provision system 1 which concern on embodiment of this invention. Schematic which showed the list of structure input information. The flowchart which showed the order of operation | movement of the structure information provision system 1. FIG. Schematic showing a search condition input screen. Schematic of search result display. A map showing the structure with symbols.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Structure part information provision system 2 Structure information database 3 Map information database 5 Image information database 7 Transmission / reception means 8 Structure information search means 9 Map information search means 10 Image information search means 11 Symbolization means 12 Data input means

Claims (4)

A structure information database storing structure information in which structure attribute information such as the height and type of the structure is associated with position information indicating the installation location of the structure;
A transmission / reception means for transmitting / receiving information to / from the user terminal;
A structure information providing system for searching for the structure information stored in the structure information database;
The structure information search means searches the corresponding structure information from the structure information stored in the structure information database based on the search condition received by the transmission / reception means from the user terminal,
The transmission / reception means transmits the corresponding structure information to the user terminal. A map information database for storing map information having coordinates corresponding to position information of structures stored in the structure information database on a map;
Map information search means for searching the map information database for map information indicating the position corresponding to the coordinates of the position information of the structure and its surroundings;
Symbolizing means for superimposing information for symbolizing and displaying the corresponding position of the structure on the map displayed by the map information searched by the map information searching means;
2. The structure information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the map information formed by superimposing information symbolized by the symbolizing means is transmitted to the user terminal by the transmitting / receiving means. An image information database for storing image information of a structure associated with the structure information stored in the structure information database;
Image information retrieval means for retrieving image information of the structure associated with the structure information from the image information database,
The structure information providing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the image information of the structure searched by the image information search means is transmitted to the user terminal by the transmission / reception means. Data input means for inputting information corresponding to any one of structure information, map information or image information to any one of the structure information database, the map information database, or the image information database The structure information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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