Hazardous materials information management system
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1. A system for managing the shipment of hazardous material goods, comprising:
- a storage device for storing data related to the shipment;
a processor for retrieving in near real-time and updating at least one data set in the storage module; and
an analysis module for analyzing the data and providing the results of the analysis to a user.
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Abstract
A method and system (10) for managing and assisting with shipment of hazardous materials from a source location to a destination location. Shipment data (72) containing information about the goods is obtained. Geographic positioning data about the location of the goods as they travel from the starting location to the distribution location is obtained. Geographic positioning data is used to select near real-time weather data (88) related to the location of the goods. The shipment is monitored to detect an emergency condition. A recommended response to potential and the detected emergency condition are calculated.
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1. A system for managing the shipment of hazardous material goods, comprising:
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a storage device for storing data related to the shipment;
a processor for retrieving in near real-time and updating at least one data set in the storage module; and
an analysis module for analyzing the data and providing the results of the analysis to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing a shipment of hazardous material goods, comprising:
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obtaining shipment data containing information about the goods;
determining optimal and alternate routes for transport of the goods;
obtaining geographic positioning data about the location of the goods as they travel from a starting location to a distribution location;
using the geographic positioning data to select weather data related to the location of the goods;
monitoring the shipment with regard to transport progress and to detect an emergency condition;
calculating a recommended response to a detected emergency condition; and
automatically notifying database-defined emergency response authorities. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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23. A method for management of shipment of hazardous materials, said method comprising:
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obtaining weather data, shipment data, and geographic positioning data related to the shipment;
sensing an emergency condition for the hazardous materials during the shipment;
calculating an emergency hazardous condition and extent based on the weather data, shipment data and geographic positioning data; and
wherein the emergency hazardous condition and extent is determined remotely based on the geographical position of the shipment.
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29. A management system for shipment of goods, the system comprising:
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a network for retrieving shipment data, geographical positioning data and near real-time weather data; and
an emergency assessment module for projecting emergency conditions likely to be created in the event of an emergency condition of the goods as a function of retrieved data and recommended alterations to the route based on these conditions.
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