METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND RESPONDING TO LAND USE ACTIVITIES
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1. An apparatus for monitoring land use, comprising:
- at least one processor executing instructions for identifying a site to be monitored, wherein boundaries of said site do not necessarily align with boundaries of a legal description of a property;
said processor monitoring ongoing land use activities in connection with said site in view of at least one land use restriction which limits how said site can be used;
said processor accessing alert criteria to identify when an alert should be generated in response to detection by said processor, during said monitoring of land use activities within said site, of at least one land use activity that violates said at least one land use restriction at said site; and
said processor generating an alert when a land use activity is detected that matches said alert criteria.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and apparatus for monitoring the use of land. More specifically, the invention monitors the use of land at a specified site, as well as at adjacent sites. The invention answers the question of how to manage risks resulting from external activities and how to intervene proactively.
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1. An apparatus for monitoring land use, comprising:
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at least one processor executing instructions for identifying a site to be monitored, wherein boundaries of said site do not necessarily align with boundaries of a legal description of a property; said processor monitoring ongoing land use activities in connection with said site in view of at least one land use restriction which limits how said site can be used; said processor accessing alert criteria to identify when an alert should be generated in response to detection by said processor, during said monitoring of land use activities within said site, of at least one land use activity that violates said at least one land use restriction at said site; and said processor generating an alert when a land use activity is detected that matches said alert criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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