SYSTEM, METHOD AND MONUMENT FOR LAND SURVEYING
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1. A monument for locating stationary geographical positions and assets comprising:
- a housing;
at least one permanent magnet provided on the housing and having a magnetic field of sufficient strength for a location of the at least one permanent magnet relative to a portable magnetic locator to be readily identified from outside the housing using the portable magnetic locator; and
at least one electronic marker coupled to a metal backing plate and provided on the housing, the at least one electronic marker for receiving and/or transmitting one or more radio frequency (RF) signals which include information unique to a geographical location and/or a functional property of a monument or an asset associated with the monument, wherein the at least one electronic marker is adapted to transmit and/or receive the one or more radio frequency (RF) signals in the presence of the magnetic field of the at least one permanent magnet.
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Abstract
A monument usable for locating stationary geographical positions and/or assets includes a housing, comprising a body and a cap; at least one permanent magnet mounted on or in the housing; and at least one electronic marker located on or in the housing. The magnet has a magnetic field of sufficient strength for its location to be readily identified from outside the housing using a portable magnetic locator and the electronic marker includes an electronic transceiver for receiving and/or transmitting electronic information unique to the geographical location and/or functional properties of the monument or an asset associated with the monument.
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1. A monument for locating stationary geographical positions and assets comprising:
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a housing; at least one permanent magnet provided on the housing and having a magnetic field of sufficient strength for a location of the at least one permanent magnet relative to a portable magnetic locator to be readily identified from outside the housing using the portable magnetic locator; and at least one electronic marker coupled to a metal backing plate and provided on the housing, the at least one electronic marker for receiving and/or transmitting one or more radio frequency (RF) signals which include information unique to a geographical location and/or a functional property of a monument or an asset associated with the monument, wherein the at least one electronic marker is adapted to transmit and/or receive the one or more radio frequency (RF) signals in the presence of the magnetic field of the at least one permanent magnet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of monument location and identification comprising:
- perceiving a magnetic field emitted by a permanent magnet of a monument;
locating the monument based on the perceived magnetic field; sending an electronic signal to an electronic tag of the monument, wherein the electronic tag is provided on a metal backing plate and the electronic signal is received by the electronic tag in the presence of the magnetic field emitted by the permanent magnet of the monument; receiving an electronic signal transmitted by the electronic tag in the presence of the magnetic field emitted by the permanent magnet of the monument, the electronic signal received representing information unique to the monument. sending a signal to a server, wherein the signal sent to the server is related to at least one of the signal received from the electronic tag and the information unique to the monument; querying a database of the server based on the signal sent to the server; and receiving information from the server based on the query to the database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- perceiving a magnetic field emitted by a permanent magnet of a monument;
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