Method, Apparatus, and System for Determining Accurate Location Data Related to Underground Installations
First Claim
1. A system for determining location data related to at least one underground installation, comprising:
- a non-invasive underground structure detection system configured to scan a survey area and transmit a first data set at least partially representative of the survey area, wherein the survey area includes at least one underground installation;
at least one analyzer mechanism configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with the at least one underground installation and transmit a second data set at least partially representative of the at least one measured physical characteristic; and
at least one computer having a computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which, when executed by a processor of the computer, causes the processor to implement the instructions, wherein the at least one computer is in communication with an input mechanism and a display unit, the at least one computer comprising programming instructions adapted to operate the processor to receive the first transmitted data and the second transmitted data and adapted to operate the processor to determine location data related to the at least one underground installation based at least in part on the first and second transmitted data sets.
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Abstract
A system for determining location data related to at least one underground installation includes a non-invasive underground structure detection system, at least one analyzer mechanism, and at least one computer. The non-invasive underground structure detection system is configured to scan a survey area and transmit a first data set at least partially representative of the survey area. The survey area includes at least one underground installation. The at least one analyzer mechanism is configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with the at least one underground installation and transmit a second data set at least partially representative of the at least one measured physical characteristic. The at least one computer receives the first transmitted data and the second transmitted data, and determines location data related to the at least one underground installation based at least in part on the first and second transmitted data sets.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for determining location data related to at least one underground installation, comprising:
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a non-invasive underground structure detection system configured to scan a survey area and transmit a first data set at least partially representative of the survey area, wherein the survey area includes at least one underground installation; at least one analyzer mechanism configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with the at least one underground installation and transmit a second data set at least partially representative of the at least one measured physical characteristic; and at least one computer having a computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which, when executed by a processor of the computer, causes the processor to implement the instructions, wherein the at least one computer is in communication with an input mechanism and a display unit, the at least one computer comprising programming instructions adapted to operate the processor to receive the first transmitted data and the second transmitted data and adapted to operate the processor to determine location data related to the at least one underground installation based at least in part on the first and second transmitted data sets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method on at least one computer having a computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by a processor of the computer, causes the processor to implement the method, comprising:
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receiving a first data set transmitted from a non-invasive underground structure detection system configured to scan a survey area that includes at least one underground installation, wherein the first data set is at least partially representative of the survey area; receiving a second data set transmitted from at least one analyzer mechanism configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with the at least one underground installation, wherein the second data set is at least partially representative of the at least one physical characteristic; and determining location data related to the at least one underground installation based at least in part on the first and second transmitted data sets. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium containing instructions that, if executed, enable a processor to:
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receive a first data set transmitted from a non-invasive underground structure detection system configured to scan a survey area that includes at least one underground installation, wherein the first data set is at least partially representative of the survey area; receive a second data set transmitted from at least one analyzer mechanism configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with the at least one underground installation, wherein the second data set is at least partially representative of the at least one physical characteristic; and determine location data related to the at least one underground installation based at least in part on the first and second transmitted data sets.
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22. An underground installation location determining software stored on a storage medium to analyze a pipeline, the software comprising programming instructions that, if executed, enable a processor to:
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receive a first data set transmitted from a non-invasive underground structure detection system configured to scan a survey area that includes at least one underground installation, wherein the first data set is at least partially representative of the survey area; receive a second data set transmitted from at least one analyzer mechanism configured to measure at least one physical characteristic associated with the at least one underground installation, wherein the second data set is at least partially representative of the at least one physical characteristic; and determine location data related to the at least one underground installation based at least in part on the first and second transmitted data sets.
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23. A method for determining location data related to at least one underground installation, comprising:
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scanning a survey area with a non-invasive underground structure detection system, thereby creating a scanned data set at least partially representative of the survey area; transmitting, from the non-invasive underground structure detection system, at least a portion of the scanned data set; measuring, by at least one analyzer mechanism, at least one physical characteristic of at least one underground installation, thereby creating a measurement data set at least partially representative of the at least one physical characteristic; transmitting, from the at least one analyzer mechanism, at least a portion of the measurement data set; receiving the transmitted scanned data set and measurement data set on at least one computer; and determining location data related to the at least one underground installation based at least in part on the scanned data set and the measurement data set. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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