VIRTUAL WHITE LINES FOR DELIMITING PLANNED EXCAVATION SITES
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. A digital image of a geographic area including the dig area is electronically received at a first user location remote from the dig area, and at least a portion of the received digital image is displayed on a display device at the first user location remote from the dig area. One or more indicators are added to the displayed digital image, via a user input device associated with the display device, to provide at least one indication of the dig area and thereby generate a marked-up digital image. Information relating to the marked-up digital image is electronically transmitted and/or electronically stored so as to facilitate the detection of the presence or the absence of the at least one underground facility within the dig area.
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87 Claims
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52. A method for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area may be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities, the method comprising:
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A) electronically receiving, at a first user location remote from the dig area, a digital image of a geographic area including the dig area, at least a portion of the received digital image being displayed on a display device at the first user location remote from the dig area; B) adding, via a user input device associated with the display device and at the first user location remote from the dig area, at least one indicator to the displayed digital image to provide at least one indication of the dig area and thereby generate a marked-up digital image; and C) electronically transmitting and/or electronically storing information relating to the marked-up digital image so as to facilitate the detection of the presence or the absence of the at least one underground facility within the dig area. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed on at least one processing unit, perform a method for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area may be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities, the method comprising:
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A) electronically receiving, at a first user location remote from the dig area, a digital image of a geographic area including the dig area; B) displaying at least a portion of the received digital image on a display device at the first user location remote from the dig area; C) receiving user input, via a user input device associated with the display device and at the first user location remote from the dig area; D) generating a marked-up digital image including at least one indication of the dig area based on the user input; and E) electronically transmitting and/or electronically storing information relating to the marked-up digital image so as to facilitate the detection of the presence or the absence of the at least one underground facility within the dig area.
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