Matching views between a three-dimensional geographical image and a two-dimensional geographical image

摘要

An apparatus determines a matching viewpoint for a geographical area displayed in three-dimensional geographical image and a corresponding two-dimensional geographical image. The apparatus may include a memory operative to store a two-dimensional geographical image and a three-dimensional geographical image. The memory may further store a transformation extension operative to interact with a host application to determine two-dimensional geographical image parameters for generating the two-dimensional geographical image from three-dimensional geographical image parameters for generating the three-dimensional geographical image. The apparatus may further include a processor operative to receive a geographical identifier for a geographical location, transmit the geographical identifier to receive two-dimensional geographical image instructions for displaying the three-dimensional geographical image, display the three-dimensional geographical image, and invoke the transformation extension to determine the two-dimensional geographical image parameters from the displayed three-dimensional geographical image. After invoking the transformation extension, the processor may then display the two-dimensional geographical image.