ELECTRONIC MANIFEST OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE MARKS
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1. A method performed by a device, the method comprising:
- receiving first information regarding a particular geographic area including a dig area;
retrieving an aerial image of the particular geographic area including the dig area;
displaying the aerial image;
overlaying, on the displayed aerial image, second information concerning an approximate geographic location of a locate mark placed on a surface above an underground facility detected by a locate technician performing a locate operation in the dig area, the locate mark including at least one of a) paint, b) at least one flag, and c) at least one colored marker, denoting a presence of the underground facility; and
storing the aerial image and the second information concerning the approximate geographic location of the locate mark denoting the underground facility.
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Abstract
A method performed by a device may include receiving information regarding a particular geographic area; retrieving an aerial image of the particular geographic area; displaying the aerial image; determining an approximate geographic location of a mark denoting an underground facility; overlaying, on the displayed aerial image, information concerning the approximate geographic location of the mark denoting the underground facility; and storing the aerial image and the information concerning the approximate geographic location of the mark denoting the underground facility.
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1. A method performed by a device, the method comprising:
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receiving first information regarding a particular geographic area including a dig area; retrieving an aerial image of the particular geographic area including the dig area; displaying the aerial image; overlaying, on the displayed aerial image, second information concerning an approximate geographic location of a locate mark placed on a surface above an underground facility detected by a locate technician performing a locate operation in the dig area, the locate mark including at least one of a) paint, b) at least one flag, and c) at least one colored marker, denoting a presence of the underground facility; and storing the aerial image and the second information concerning the approximate geographic location of the locate mark denoting the underground facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device, comprising:
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a memory to store aerial images of a plurality of geographic areas; and a processing unit to; receive first information regarding a particular one of the geographic areas including a dig area, retrieve one of the aerial images from the memory based on the received first information, receive second information concerning an approximate geographic location of an underground facility locate mark including at least one of a) paint, b) at least one flag, and c) at least one colored marker, placed on a surface above an underground facility detected by a locate technician performing a locate operation in the dig area and located within the particular one of the geographic areas including the dig area, present, on the retrieved aerial image, the second information concerning the approximate geographic location of the underground facility locate mark, and store, in the memory, the retrieved aerial image and the second information concerning the approximate geographic location of the underground facility locate mark. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a central server to store a plurality of aerial images of a corresponding plurality of geographical locations; and a user device to; identify a particular geographic location including a dig area, determine whether the user device stores an aerial image corresponding to the particular geographic location including the dig area, retrieve the aerial image from the central server when the user device does not store the aerial image corresponding to the particular geographic location, retrieve the aerial image from a local memory when the user device stores the aerial image corresponding to the particular geographic location, display the aerial image, receive information regarding an approximate location of underground facility locate marks including at least one of a) paint, b) at least one flag, and c) at least one colored marker, located at the particular geographic location above an underground facility detected by a locate technician performing a locate operation, and present, on the displayed aerial image, a marking that identifies the approximate location of the underground facility locate marks.
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23. A method performed by a device, comprising:
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receiving first information regarding a particular geographic area including a dig area; retrieving an aerial image of the particular geographic area including the dig area; receiving, from a global positioning system (GPS)-enabled device, second information regarding an approximate location of underground facility locate marks including at least one of a) paint, b) at least one flag, and c) at least one colored marker, on a surface above one or more underground facilities detected by a locate technician performing a locate operation; displaying, as a combined image, the aerial image and the second information regarding the approximate location of underground facility locate marks; and storing the combined image.
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