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LOCATE APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO DETECT OUT-OF-TOLERANCE CONDITIONS IN CONNECTION WITH UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE OPERATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS

  • US 20100253511A1
  • Filed: 06/18/2010
  • Published: 10/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A locate receiver for performing a locate operation to detect a presence or absence of an underground facility, the locate receiver comprising:

  • at least one receiver antenna configured to detect a magnetic field from the underground facility;

    an input device to provide an output signal indicative of at least one environmental condition of an environment in which the locate receiver is located;

    a memory to store processor-executable instructions, and a target value or range of values; and

    at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the input device to receive the output signal from the input device wherein, upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the processor;

    A) compares the output signal to the target value or the range of values to determine if an out-of-tolerance condition exists.

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