Cartographic data using utility data

• US 10,101,162 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2016
• Issued: 10/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Arya, Vijay, Bandyopadhyay, Sambaran, Kota, Ramachandra, Mitra, Rajendu
• Primary Examiner(s): Eskridge, Cory
• Application Number:
  US14/991,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20170199042A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,012 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3807 characterised by the type of data
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 22/063 related to remote communication

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method for improving cartographic data using utility data, the method including: obtaining cartographic information; obtaining geo-location information associated with at least one utility asset; utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code that performs the steps of: generating, based on the geo-location information, a cartographic representation of the at least one utility asset; and modifying, based on the cartographic representation, the cartographic information. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims

1. A method for improving cartographic data using utility data, the method comprising:

obtaining cartographic information, wherein the cartographic information comprises existing map data;

obtaining geo-location information associated with a plurality of utility assets, wherein the geo-location information identifies a geospatial location of the each of the plurality of utility assets;

generating, based on the geo-location information, a cartographic representation of each of the plurality of utility assets with respect to the other utility assets and the geospatial location of each of the plurality of utility assets, wherein the generating comprises plotting latitude values and longitude values of each of the utility assets and associating each of the utility assets via generation of connectivity lines corresponding to utility installations;

comparing the generated cartographic representation with the obtained cartographic information; and

modifying, based on differences identified from the comparing, the cartographic information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one utility asset comprises a utility meter.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the utility meter is associated with a known address.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said modifying comprises modifying, based on the known address, the cartographic information.

5. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

identifying one or more street locations based on the cartographic representation;

wherein said modifying comprises modifying, based on the identified street location, the cartographic information.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising:

identifying one or more street dimensions based on the cartographic representation;

wherein said modifying comprises modifying, based on the identified street dimension, the cartographic information.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said modifying comprises identifying, based on the cartographic representation, missing information in the cartographic information.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said modifying comprises identifying, based on the cartographic representation, one or more errors in the cartographic information.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the one or more errors comprise at least one of:

one or more incorrect street names, one or more incorrect street dimensions, one or more incorrect locations, one or more incorrect classifications of locations, and one or more incorrect addresses.

10. An apparatus for improving cartographic data using utility data, the apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith and executable by the at least one processor, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code that obtains cartographic information, wherein the cartographic information comprises existing map data;

computer readable program code that obtains geo-location information associated with a plurality of utility assets, wherein the geo-location information identifies a geospatial location of the each of the plurality of utility assets;

computer readable program code that generates, based on the geo-location information, a cartographic representation of each of the plurality of utility assets with respect to the other utility assets and the geospatial location of each of the plurality of utility assets, wherein the generating comprises plotting latitude values and longitude values of each of the utility assets and associating each of the utility assets via generation of connectivity lines corresponding to utility installations;

computer readable program code that compares the generated cartographic representation with the obtained cartographic information; and

computer readable program code that modifies, based on differences identified from the comparing, the cartographic information.

11. A computer program product for improving cartographic data using utility data, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code that obtains cartographic information, wherein the cartographic information comprises existing map data;

computer readable program code that obtains geo-location information associated with a plurality of utility assets, wherein the geo-location information identifies a geospatial location of the each of the plurality of utility assets;

computer readable program code that generates, based on the geo-location information, a cartographic representation of each of the plurality of utility assets with respect to the other utility assets and the geospatial location of each of the plurality of utility assets, wherein the generating comprises plotting latitude values and longitude values of each of the utility assets and associating each of the utility assets via generation of connectivity lines corresponding to utility installations;

computer readable program code that compares the generated cartographic representation with the obtained cartographic information; and

computer readable program code that modifies, based on differences identified from the comparing, the cartographic information.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the at least one utility asset comprises a utility meter.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the utility meter is associated with a known address.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein said modifying comprises modifying, based on the known address, the cartographic information.

15. The computer program product according to claim 11, comprising:

computer readable program code that identifies one or more street locations based the cartographic representation;

wherein said modifying comprises modifying, based on the identified street location, the cartographic information.

16. The computer program product according to claim 11, comprising:

computer readable program code that identifies one or more street dimensions based the cartographic representation;

wherein said modifying comprises modifying, based on the identified street dimension, the cartographic information.

17. The computer program product according to claim 11, wherein said modifying comprises identifying, based on the cartographic representation, missing information in the cartographic information.

18. The computer program product according to claim 11, wherein said modifying comprises identifying, based on the cartographic representation, one or more errors in cartographic information.

19. The computer program product according to claim 18, wherein the one or more errors comprise at least one of:

one or more incorrect street names, one or more incorrect street dimensions, one or more incorrect locations, one or more incorrect classifications of locations, and one or more incorrect addresses.

20. A method for improving cartographic data using utility data, the method comprising:

utilizing at least one processor to execute computer code that performs the steps of;

obtaining cartographic information, wherein the cartographic information comprises existing map data;

obtaining geo-location information associated with a plurality of utility assets, wherein the geo-location information identifies a geospatial location of the each of the plurality of utility assets;

obtaining at least one characteristic associated with at least one of the plurality of utility assets;

generating, based on the geo-location information and at least one characteristic, a cartographic representation of each of the plurality of utility assets with respect to the other utility assets and the geospatial location of each of the plurality of utility assets, wherein the generating comprises plotting latitude values and longitude values of each of the utility assets, associating each of the utility assets via generation of connectivity lines corresponding to utility installations, and representing the at least one characteristic;

comparing the generated cartographic representation with the obtained cartographic information; and

modifying, based on differences identified from the comparing, the cartographic information.