Apparatus and method for displaying subsurface anomalies and surface features
First Claim
1. A method of combining data to arrive at a composite graphical representation of a construction site comprising, the steps of:
- providing subsurface mapping data;
creating a subsurface model of subsurface features from the subsurface mapping data;
creating a wire frame model of an above surface feature;
overlaying the wire frame model with a pictorial representation of the above surface feature; and
combining the wire frame model with the subsurface model to produce the composite graphical representation.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of combining various types of data and software in order to arrive at a composite graphical representation of a construction site, including surface and subsurface features. A 2-D or 3-D graph of subsurface contoured surfaces is created. A 3-D wire-frame model of surface and subsurface features is created. Aerial photographs of the site can be incorporated and the aerial photographs contoured surfaces and wire-frame model are to produce a complete Visual Reduction Modeling Language (VRML) model of both surface and subsurface features. The VRML model allows the user to identify and visualize a relationship between sub-surface features and above ground features.
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65 Claims
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1. A method of combining data to arrive at a composite graphical representation of a construction site comprising, the steps of:
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providing subsurface mapping data; creating a subsurface model of subsurface features from the subsurface mapping data; creating a wire frame model of an above surface feature; overlaying the wire frame model with a pictorial representation of the above surface feature; and combining the wire frame model with the subsurface model to produce the composite graphical representation. - 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, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A 3-dimensional model of a construction site comprising:
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a graphical model of subsurface mapping data; a spatial model of an above ground object; and a 2-dimensional image of the above ground object superimposed on the spatial model and spatially synchronized with the graphical model of resistivity data. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method of creating a graphical model comprising the steps of:
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testing to determine subsurface mapping data; enhancing the data; constructing a wire frame model of an above ground structure; providing a pictorial representation of a plan view of the above ground structure; combining the pictorial representation with the wire frame model; aligning the subsurface mapping data with the combined pictorial representation and wire frame model; and merging the subsurface mapping data with the combined pictorial representation and wire frame model. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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