Systems and methods for monitoring and reporting
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1. A method for monitoring a groundwater well comprising:
- generating a work order at a first location, the work order;
identifying a groundwater well to be inspected at a site located remote from the first location; and
defining an inspection plan for collecting well inspection information;
assigning the work order to a portable computing system;
transmitting the work order from a base-station system at the first location to the portable computing system at a time when the portable computing system is located at the first location;
receiving well inspection information collected pursuant to the inspection plan from the portable computing system at a time when the portable computing system is located at the first location;
storing the collected well inspection information in a database accessible by the base-station system;
importing additional well inspection information from a secondary information source into the database; and
generating a report, a portion of the report derived from at least one of the collected well inspection information or the additional well inspection information stored in the database.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring and reporting data collected from a remote location are disclosed. A work order, defining a target to be inspected at a remote site and including an inspection plan for collecting target inspection information, is generated on a base-station system and transferred to a portable computing system. Inspection data is collected pursuant to the inspection plan on the portable computing system. Inspection data is transferred from the portable computing system to the base-station system for storage and the generation of related reports.
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1. A method for monitoring a groundwater well comprising:
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generating a work order at a first location, the work order;
identifying a groundwater well to be inspected at a site located remote from the first location; and
defining an inspection plan for collecting well inspection information;
assigning the work order to a portable computing system;
transmitting the work order from a base-station system at the first location to the portable computing system at a time when the portable computing system is located at the first location;
receiving well inspection information collected pursuant to the inspection plan from the portable computing system at a time when the portable computing system is located at the first location;
storing the collected well inspection information in a database accessible by the base-station system;
importing additional well inspection information from a secondary information source into the database; and
generating a report, a portion of the report derived from at least one of the collected well inspection information or the additional well inspection information stored in the database. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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2. A method comprising:
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generating a work order at a first location, the work order;
identifying a target to be inspected at a site located remote from the first location; and
defining an inspection plan for collecting target inspection information;
assigning the work order to a portable computing system; and
transmitting the work order from a base-.station system at the first location to the portable computing system. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving a work order on a portable computing system, the work order;
identifying a target to be inspected at a remote site; and
defining an inspection plan for collecting target inspection information;
collecting target inspection information at the remote site with the portable computing system pursuant to the inspection plan; and
transmitting the collected target inspection information from the portable computing system to a base-station system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer-readable medium comprising logic configured to:
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generate a work order at a first location, the work order;
identifying a target to be inspected at a site located remote from the first location; and
defining an inspection plan for collecting target inspection information;
assign the work order to a portable computing system; and
transmit the work order from a base-station system at the first location to the portable computing system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer-readable medium comprising logic configured to:
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receive a work order on a portable computing system, the work order;
identifying a target to be inspected at a remote site; and
defining an inspection plan for collecting target inspection information;
collect target inspection information at the remote site with the portable computing system pursuant to the inspection plan; and
transmit the collected target inspection information from the portable computing system to a base-station system. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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