Spatio-temporal and context-based indexing and representation of subterranean networks and means for doing the same
First Claim
1. A method, implemented at least in part by a computing device having one or more processors, for managing a multi-dimensional data system, the method comprising the steps of:
- collecting first pipe data of a first type at a first location and at a first time;
collecting second pipe data of a second type at a second location and at a second time;
processing said first and second data such that the first and second data have a common 3-dimensional spatio and temporal reference frame, wherein said processing is performed by the computing device;
storing said processed data in a data store; and
analyzing said stored data.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and devices for indexing, archiving, analyzing and reporting pipe and other void network data. Specifically, multi-dimensional indexing and correlation of spatial, temporal, feature, environmental, uncertainty and/or context-based data is synchronized, indexed and analyzed across a wide variety of pipe networks at various times. The present invention preferably includes data represented at several different levels of reference including: referenced to the sensor with which it was collected; referenced to the robot or platform upon which the sensor is attached; and the world. The structure and functionality of the system provides for extensive querying, trouble-shooting and predictive analysis for pipe networks.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, implemented at least in part by a computing device having one or more processors, for managing a multi-dimensional data system, the method comprising the steps of:
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collecting first pipe data of a first type at a first location and at a first time; collecting second pipe data of a second type at a second location and at a second time; processing said first and second data such that the first and second data have a common 3-dimensional spatio and temporal reference frame, wherein said processing is performed by the computing device; storing said processed data in a data store; and analyzing said stored data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, implemented at least in part by a computing device having one or more processors, for managing a multi-dimensional data system, the method comprising the steps of:
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gathering source data in spatial, temporal and contextual format related to a pipe segment; synchronizing said gathered sensor data with existing data of another type, wherein the synchronizing is performed by the computing device; multi-dimensionally indexing said synchronized data; and analyzing said data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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