Methods, systems, and computer readable media for combining pollution source information with geographic and/or temporal information for a land disturbing construction site

• US 10,706,484 B1
• Filed: 02/23/2017
• Issued: 07/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
• Original Assignee: Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
• Inventors: Murnock, Jason Michael, Whitacre, Matthew Evan
• Primary Examiner(s): Tan, Alvin H
• Application Number:
  US15/440,887
• Time in Patent Office: 1,230 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/08 Construction

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer readable media for combining pollution source information with geographic and/or temporal information for a land disturbing construction site are disclosed. One method includes providing pollution source information. The method also includes providing geographic and/or temporal information regarding one or more activities on a construction site. The method further includes combining the pollution source information with the geographic information geographic and/or temporal information.

Claims

1. A method for combining pollution source information with geographical and temporal information for a land-disturbing construction site, the method comprising:

providing pollution source information comprising a feature class storing data relating to a pollution source, the feature class selected from at least three feature classes for representing geographic natures of different pollution sources, wherein the at least three feature classes are used in determining whether a pollution source will be spatially represented as a point, a line, or a polygon;

providing geographic and temporal information regarding one or more activities on a construction site, wherein providing the geographic information comprises providing locations of one or more corrective actions associated with the pollution source information, wherein providing temporal information comprises providing an installation date, status updates, and a removal date of the one or more corrective actions;

combining the pollution source information with the geographic information and temporal information into an interactive map, wherein combining the pollution source information with the geographic information comprises;

georeferencing a site plan for the construction site, wherein the site plan is a digitalized version of a paper site plan including physical or geographical features associated with the construction site, wherein georeferencing the site plan comprises selecting at least two location discernible points on the site plan associated with one or more of the physical or geographical features, overlaying the site plan on a real world base map comprising satellite imagery, and aligning the site plan and the real world base map by matching the at least two location discernible points on the site plan and corresponding points on the real world base map, and spatially representing the pollution source of the feature class on the georeferenced site plan according to the pollution source information; and

displaying, on a display device associated with a computer, the interactive map, wherein the interactive map is configured to display corrective actions related to a location on the interactive map when the location is selected, wherein the interactive map includes a time slider widget for displaying the corrective actions based on statuses of the corrective actions during time periods selected using the time slider widget.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing pollution source information comprises providing a database, optionally wherein the database provides a prepopulated drop down menu with one or more predetermined description(s) of the pollution source information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein providing geographic information includes providing at least one of global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, a longitude, a latitude, an altitude, a street address, and a relationship to a known fixed position.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein combining the pollution source information with the geographic information comprises providing a location of a pollution source over time.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising graphically displaying, on the display device, a map that illustrates a geographic location on the construction site of a pollution source over time.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein displaying a map that illustrates the geographic location of the pollution source over time includes displaying one of a topological map, a topographical map, a 2-dimensional map, a 3-dimensional map, a street map, a satellite map, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein combining the pollution source information with the geographic information and temporal information comprises displaying a pollution source location on a map and tracking the pollution source location on a predetermined time interval.

8. A system for combining pollution source information with geographical and temporal information for a land-disturbing construction site, the system comprising:

a computing platform comprising;

at least one processor;

at least one memory;

a compliance management module implemented using the at least one processor and the at least one memory, wherein the compliance management module is configured for;

providing pollution source information comprising a feature class storing data relating to a pollution source, the feature class selected from at least three feature classes for representing geographic natures of different pollution sources, wherein the at least three feature classes are used in determining whether a pollution source will be spatially represented as a point, a line, or a polygon;

providing geographic and temporal information regarding one or more activities on a construction site, wherein providing the geographic information comprises providing locations of one or more corrective actions associated with the pollution source information, wherein providing temporal information comprises providing an installation date, status updates, and a removal date of the one or more corrective actions;

combining the pollution source information with the geographic information and temporal information into an interactive map, wherein combining the pollution source information with the geographic information comprises;

georeferencing a site plan for the construction site, wherein the site plan is a digitalized version of a paper site plan including physical or geographical features associated with the construction site, wherein georeferencing the site plan comprises selecting at least two location discernible points on the site plan associated with one or more of the physical or geographical features, overlaying the site plan on a real world base map comprising satellite imagery, and aligning the site plan and the real world base map by matching the at least two location discernible points on the site plan and corresponding points on the real world base map, and spatially representing the pollution source of the feature class on the georeferenced site plan according to the pollution source information; and

displaying, on a display device associated with a computer, the interactive map, wherein the interactive map is configured to display corrective actions related to a location on the interactive map when the location is selected, wherein the interactive map includes a time slider widget for displaying the corrective actions based on statuses of the corrective actions during time periods selected using the time slider widget.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein providing pollution source information comprises providing a database, optionally wherein the database provides a prepopulated drop down menu with one or more predetermined description(s) of the pollution source information.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the module for providing geographic information is configured for obtaining at least one of global positioning system (GPS) coordinates, a longitude, a latitude, an altitude, a street address, and a relationship to a known fixed position.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the data combining and mapping module is configured for providing a location of a pollution source over time.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the data combining and mapping module is configured for displaying a pollution source location on a map and tracking the pollution source location on a predetermined time interval.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the data combining and mapping module is configured to generate one of a topological map, a topographical map, a 2 dimensional map, a 3-dimensional map, a street map, a satellite map, or a combination thereof.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the data combining and mapping module is configured to generate a geographic location on the construction site of a pollution source over time.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the display device is configured for graphically displaying a map, optionally wherein the map illustrates a geographic location on the construction site of a pollution source over time.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the display device displays one of a topological map, a topographical map, a 2-dimensional map, a 3-dimensional map, a street map, a satellite map, or a combination thereof.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor of a computer cause the computer to perform steps comprising:

providing pollution source information comprising a feature class storing data relating to a pollution source, the feature class selected from at least three feature classes for representing geographic natures of different pollution sources, wherein the at least three feature classes are used in determining whether a pollution source will be spatially represented as a point, a line, or a polygon;

providing geographic and temporal information regarding one or more activities on a construction site, wherein providing the geographic information comprises providing locations of one or more corrective actions associated with the pollution source information, wherein providing temporal information comprises providing an installation date, status updates, and a removal date of the one or more corrective actions;

combining the pollution source information with the geographic information and temporal information into an interactive map, wherein combining the pollution source information with the geographic information comprises;

georeferencing a site plan for the construction site, wherein the site plan is a digitalized version of a paper site plan including physical or geographical features associated with the construction site, wherein georeferencing the site plan comprises selecting at least two location discernible points on the site plan associated with one or more of the physical or geographical features, overlaying the site plan on a real world base map comprising satellite imagery, and aligning the site plan and the real world base map by matching the at least two location discernible points on the site plan and corresponding points on the real world base map, and spatially representing the pollution source of the feature class on the georeferenced site plan according to the pollution source information; and

displaying, on a display device associated with a computer, the interactive map, wherein the interactive map is configured to display corrective actions related to a location on the interactive map when the location is selected, wherein the interactive map includes a time slider widget for displaying the corrective actions based on statuses of the corrective action during time periods selected using the time slider widget.