Detection of incursion of proposed excavation zones into buried assets
First Claim
1. A method on a computing device for defining a buffer zone around a buried asset at an above-surface location, the method comprising:
- receiving and storing a plurality of buried asset data points, wherein each buried asset data point comprises a geographical coordinate and a precision data value corresponding to the geographical coordinate, wherein a precision data value is one of a set of ascending values of a level of precision of the geographical coordinate, and wherein the plurality of buried asset data points correspond to analog radio frequency signals that were detected and read from the buried asset at the above-surface location; and
generating a first data structure that represents a two dimensional area comprising a buffer zone at the above-surface location, wherein the first data structure is generated by defining an area around each geographical coordinate of the plurality of buried asset data points, and wherein a size of each area is based on the precision data values of the plurality of buried asset data points.
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Abstract
A method on a computing device for defining a buffer zone around a buried asset at an above-surface location is provided that solves the above-described problems. The method includes receiving and storing buried asset data points, wherein each buried asset data point comprises a geographical coordinate and a precision data value corresponding to the geographical coordinate, for a buried asset, wherein the buried asset data points correspond to signals that were detected and read from the buried asset at the above-surface location. The method further includes generating a first data structure that represents a two dimensional area comprising a buffer zone at the above-surface location, wherein the first data structure is generated by defining an area around each geographical coordinate, wherein a size of each area is based on the precision data values of the buried asset data points.
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20 Claims
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1. A method on a computing device for defining a buffer zone around a buried asset at an above-surface location, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing a plurality of buried asset data points, wherein each buried asset data point comprises a geographical coordinate and a precision data value corresponding to the geographical coordinate, wherein a precision data value is one of a set of ascending values of a level of precision of the geographical coordinate, and wherein the plurality of buried asset data points correspond to analog radio frequency signals that were detected and read from the buried asset at the above-surface location; and generating a first data structure that represents a two dimensional area comprising a buffer zone at the above-surface location, wherein the first data structure is generated by defining an area around each geographical coordinate of the plurality of buried asset data points, and wherein a size of each area is based on the precision data values of the plurality of buried asset data points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method on a server for defining a buffer zone around a buried asset, the server communicatively coupled with a communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing a plurality of buried asset data points, wherein each buried asset data point comprises a depth measurement data, a geographical coordinate and a precision data value corresponding to the geographical coordinate, wherein a precision data value is one of a set of ascending values of a level of precision of the geographical coordinate, and wherein the plurality of buried asset data points correspond to analog radio frequency signals that were detected and read from the buried asset at an above-surface location; and generating a first data structure that represents a three dimensional solid comprising a buffer zone, wherein the first data structure is generated by defining a three dimensional solid around the geographical coordinates of the plurality of buried asset data points, wherein a size of the three dimensional solid is based on the precision data values of the plurality of buried asset data points. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method on a server for defining a buffer zone around a buried asset at an above-surface location, the server communicatively coupled with a communications network, the method comprising:
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receiving and storing a plurality of buried asset data points, wherein each buried asset data point comprises a depth measurement data, electrical current measurement data, a geographical coordinate and a precision data value corresponding to the geographical coordinate, wherein a precision data value is one of a set of ascending values of a level of precision of the geographical coordinate, and, wherein the plurality of buried asset data points correspond to analog radio frequency signals that were detected and read from the buried asset at the above-surface location; and generating a first data structure that represents a two dimensional area comprising a buffer zone at the above-surface location, wherein the first data structure is generated by defining an area around each geographical coordinate of the plurality of buried asset data points, wherein a size of each area is based on the precision data values of the plurality of buried asset data points. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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