System and method of land marking
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1. An aerial land marking system, the system comprising:
- a) an aircraft capable of hovering above a selected area on the ground;
b) a land-marking device capable of being suspended from the aircraft, the land-marking device capable of marking a survey point on the ground;
c) a GPS (global positioning system) receiver capable of being suspended from the aircraft and situated above the land-marking device when thus suspended, the GPS receiver being capable of receiving position data; and
d) a computer communicatively connected to the GPS receiver and the land-marking device for calculating and storing coordinates of the marked survey point.
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Abstract
A system for an aerial land marking and surveying is disclosed. The system comprises an aircraft carrying a GPS receiver and a land marking device capable of physically marking a point on the ground identified by a computer program. A new method of an aerial land marking and surveying and a land-marking device for carrying out the method are also disclosed.
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1. An aerial land marking system, the system comprising:
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a) an aircraft capable of hovering above a selected area on the ground;
b) a land-marking device capable of being suspended from the aircraft, the land-marking device capable of marking a survey point on the ground;
c) a GPS (global positioning system) receiver capable of being suspended from the aircraft and situated above the land-marking device when thus suspended, the GPS receiver being capable of receiving position data; and
d) a computer communicatively connected to the GPS receiver and the land-marking device for calculating and storing coordinates of the marked survey point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of aerial land marking, said method comprising the steps of:
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flying an aircraft carrying a land-marking device to a position above a location on the ground, lowering the land-marking device to a point proximate to the location on the ground, securing a marker from the land-marking device at a point on the ground, calculating and recording coordinates for the point on the ground. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of aerial land marking, the method comprising steps of:
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a) positioning a land-marking device and a GPS receiver over a survey area by means of an aircraft;
b) lowering the land-marking device and the GPS receiver such that the GPS receiver is situated above the land-marking device;
c) activating the GPS receiver whereby the latter receives position data;
d) securing a marker at or near a survey point of the survey area by using the land-marking device; and
e) calculating and recording coordinates of the marked survey point. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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