ELECTRONIC MANIFEST OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE MARKS

• US 20170140562A1
• Filed: 10/17/2016
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Certusview Technologies LLC (Dycom Industries Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Certusview Technologies LLC (Dycom Industries Incorporated)
• Inventors: Nielsen, Steven, Chambers, Curtis
• Application Number:
  US15/295,363
• Publication Number:
  US 20170140562A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/08 Construction
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/62 Semi-transparency
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/422 Technical drawings; Geographical maps

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.

Claims

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.