INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT, MODEL, AND DELIVERABLE CREATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

• US 20160071059A1
• Filed: 09/08/2015
• Published: 03/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Shafer, Kline & Warren, Inc.
• Inventors: Petering, Ronald D., Sosinski, Timothy M., Loudon, Kurt W., Hamilton, Todd W., Collins, Thomas R.
• Application Number:
  US14/848,049
• Publication Number:
  US 20160071059A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/103 Workflow collaboration or project management

Abstract

A project management system for automatically consuming input data to be used for tracking project statuses and generating maps and other deliverables used for infrastructure and other construction projects. The project management system is primarily used for generating project deliverables from field survey data and crew reports in the field, which is then checked and corrected by technicians in the office, after which the management system automatically generates as-built maps and tables used as final deliverables.

Claims

1. An infrastructure deliverables generating system comprising:

a central server computer including a master database for storing recorded field data and processed office data;

a field computer configured to receive said field data including geospatial positioning system data points associated with construction of a piece of infrastructure;

said field computer configured to transmit said data to said central server and to an office computer located remotely from said field computer;

said office computer configured to process said field data and transform said field data into deliverable data; and

final deliverables generated by said central server based upon said field data and said office data, wherein said deliverables include at least an automatically generated map of said piece of infrastructure.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

said map comprising a plurality of points, wherein said points refer to features of said infrastructure as built; and

said points indicating a status associated with each of said features.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

said map comprising indication lines designating regions of said map, wherein said indication lines designate regions selected from the list comprising;

property ownership boundaries;

environmental areas;

archeological sites;

crossings;

preliminary pipeline center-line;

line list;

control points; and

section corners.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

said final deliverables further including a table of infrastructure features; and

said table being automatically populated from said field data and said deliverable data by said central server computer.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said table comprises a line list including data selected from the list comprising:

property owners;

tract identification numbers;

status fields;

right-of-way status;

environmental assessment status; and

archaeological assessment status.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein said table comprises a pipe tally including features associated with an as-built pipeline, the features selected from the list comprising:

project identification number;

joint number;

heat number;

weld number;

length;

manufacturer;

wall thickness;

pipe grade;

pipe coating; and

coating thickness.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

survey equipment including a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna and receiver configured to provide accurate positioning coordinates;

said survey equipment automatically recording and storing said positioning coordinates;

said survey equipment automatically sending said positioning coordinates to said central server computer; and

wherein said positioning coordinates are used by said central server computer to generate said map.

8. An infrastructure deliverables generating system for a pipeline, the system comprising:

a central server computer including a master database for storing recorded field data and processed office data and a software platform configured for data input and viewing;

a field computer configured to receive said field data including geospatial positioning system data points associated with construction of a piece of infrastructure;

said field computer configured to transmit said data to said central server and to an office computer located remotely from said field computer;

said field data comprising preliminary data including a line list comprising property data, an initial land survey comprising property boundaries, and an environmental survey comprising features and boundaries;

said field data further comprising construction data including bore attributes, pipeline data, and connections data;

said field data further comprising as-built data including an as-built line list comprising property data, an as-built pipeline survey comprising pipeline attribute data, and a pipe tally comprising inventory and accounting data;

said office computer configured to process said field data and transform said field data into deliverable data;

final deliverables generated by said central server based upon said field data and said office data, wherein said deliverables include an automatically generated map of said piece of infrastructure and a corresponding table of infrastructure features;

said map comprising a plurality of points corresponding with an as-built pipeline; and

said table comprising said deliverable data.

9. A computer-implemented method for managing an infrastructure project and producing final deliverables, comprising executing on a processor the steps of:

receiving field data corresponding with a piece of infrastructure as constructed at a work site in a central server computer having a master database and a software platform configured for data input, data reviewing, and generating final deliverables;

storing said field data in said master database;

accessing said field data with an office computer having data storage and software configured for reviewing said field data;

generating deliverable data with said office computer from said field data and storing said deliverable data on said master database; and

generating a final deliverable with said central server computer, said final deliverable comprising an automatically generated map of said piece of infrastructure and a corresponding table of infrastructure features, said map comprising a plurality of points corresponding with said infrastructure as built.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps:

generating and storing coordinate data of said infrastructure with survey equipment comprising a GNSS antenna and a GNSS receiver;

storing said coordinate data on said master database as part of said field data; and

generating said map with said coordinate data using said central server computer.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein said map comprises indication lines designating regions of said map, wherein said indication lines designate regions selected from the list comprising:

property ownership boundaries;

environmental areas;

archeological sites;

crossings;

preliminary pipeline center-line;

line list;

control points; and

section corners.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein:

said final deliverables further including a table of infrastructure features; and

said table being automatically populated from said field data and said deliverable data by said central server computer.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein said table comprises a line list including data selected from the list comprising:

property owners;

tract identification numbers;

status fields;

right-of-way status;

environmental assessment status; and

archaeological assessment status.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein said table comprises a pipe tally including features associated with an as-built pipeline, the features selected from the list comprising:

project identification number;

joint number;

heat number;

weld number;

length;

manufacturer;

wall thickness;

pipe grade;

pipe coating; and

coating thickness.