SPATIO-TEMPORAL AND CONTEXT-BASED INDEXING AND REPRESENTATION OF SUBTERRANEAN NETWORKS AND MEANS FOR DOING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A method for managing a multi-dimensional data system, comprising the steps of:
- collecting first pipe data of a first type at a first location and at a first time;
collecting second pipe data of a second type at a second location and at a second time;
processing said first and second data such that the first and second data have a common reference frame;
storing said processed data in a data store; and
analyzing said stored data.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and devices for indexing, archiving, analyzing and reporting pipe and other void network data. Specifically, multi-dimensional indexing and correlation of spatial, temporal, feature, environmental, uncertainty and/or context-based data is synchronized, indexed and analyzed across a wide variety of pipe networks at various times. The present invention preferably includes data represented at several different levels of reference including: referenced to the sensor with which it was collected; referenced to the robot or platform upon which the sensor is attached; and the world. The structure and functionality of the system provides for extensive querying, trouble-shooting and predictive analysis for pipe networks.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing a multi-dimensional data system, comprising the steps of:
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collecting first pipe data of a first type at a first location and at a first time;
collecting second pipe data of a second type at a second location and at a second time;
processing said first and second data such that the first and second data have a common reference frame;
storing said processed data in a data store; and
analyzing said stored data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing a multi-dimensional data system, comprising the steps of:
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gathering source data in spatial, temporal and contextual format related to a pipe segment;
synchronizing said gathered sensor data with existing data of another type;
indexing said synchronized data; and
analyzing said data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A data system, comprising:
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data capture means for capturing more than one distinct type of data about a void;
data processing means for processing said captured data such that all data is referenced to at least two distinct reference frames;
data analytic means for analyzing said processed data; and
at least one database for storing the captured data, processed data and analyzed data.
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