Water erosion management incorporating topography, soil type, and weather statistics
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1. A method of water erosion management comprising:
- receiving, by a computer system, topographic data indicating the topography of a defined area;
receiving, by said computer system, data indicating a soil composition found at said defined area;
creating a model, by said computer system, predicting a water runoff pattern for said defined area based upon said topographic data and said soil composition at said defined area;
receiving, by said computer system, an indication of a terraforming operation to be performed at said defined area;
modifying, by said computer system, said soil composition within said model; and
generating by said computer system a second model based upon said indication of said terraforming operation and said modifying said soil composition within said model.
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Abstract
A method of water erosion management comprises receiving a topographic datum indicating the topography of a defined area. Data is received indicating a soil composition found at the defined area. A model is created predicting a water runoff pattern for said defined area based upon the topography of the defined area and the soil composition of the defined area.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of water erosion management comprising:
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receiving, by a computer system, topographic data indicating the topography of a defined area; receiving, by said computer system, data indicating a soil composition found at said defined area; creating a model, by said computer system, predicting a water runoff pattern for said defined area based upon said topographic data and said soil composition at said defined area; receiving, by said computer system, an indication of a terraforming operation to be performed at said defined area; modifying, by said computer system, said soil composition within said model; and generating by said computer system a second model based upon said indication of said terraforming operation and said modifying said soil composition within said model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for management of water erosion, said system comprising:
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a first reporting source configured to report a plurality of topographic data defining a location and an elevation of a plurality of sites at a defined area; a second reporting source configured to report a soil composition data of at least one of said plurality of sites within said defined area; and a model generator implemented by a processor and configured to generate a model which conveys a three-dimensional (3-D) map of said defined area based upon said plurality of topographic data, variations of said soil composition across said defined area based upon said soil composition data, and predicts a water runoff pattern at said defined area based upon said plurality of topographic data and said soil composition data, said model generator further configured to generate a second model comprising modified soil composition data of at least one of said plurality of sites in response to receiving an indication of a terraforming operation to be performed at said defined area. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method of water erosion management, said method comprising:
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receiving a topographic datum indicating the topography of a defined area; receiving data indicating a soil composition found at said defined area; creating a model predicting a water runoff pattern for said defined area based upon said topographic data and said soil composition at said defined area; receiving an indication of a terraforming operation to be performed at said defined area; modifying said soil composition within said model; and generating a second model based upon said indication of said terraforming operation and said modifying said soil composition within said model. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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