Contour interval control for an aquatic geographic information system
First Claim
1. A method of processing geo-statistical data, the method comprising:
- piloting a first watercraft on a water body, the first watercraft including a monitoring system;
taking a first plurality of measurements of a depth of the water body using the monitoring system;
taking a second plurality of measurements of a position of the watercraft using the monitoring system;
aligning the first plurality of measurements with the second plurality of measurements;
creating a first contour map with a first plurality of depth ranges from the first plurality of measurements and the second plurality of measurements wherein each of the first plurality of depth ranges are separated by a first interval; and
creating a second contour map with a second plurality of depth ranges from the first plurality of measurements and the second plurality of measurements wherein each of the second plurality of depth ranges are separated by a second interval that is different from the first interval.
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Abstract
A method of processing geo-statistical data includes piloting a watercraft with a monitoring system on a water body, taking measurements of a depth of the water body using the monitoring system, and taking measurements of the position of the watercraft using the monitoring system. The method also includes aligning the depth measurements with the position measurements, creating a first contour map with a first set of depth ranges from the depth and position measurements wherein each of the first set of depth ranges are separated by a first interval; and creating a second contour map with a second set of depth ranges from depth and position measurements wherein each of the second set of depth ranges are separated by a second interval that is different from the first interval.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of processing geo-statistical data, the method comprising:
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piloting a first watercraft on a water body, the first watercraft including a monitoring system; taking a first plurality of measurements of a depth of the water body using the monitoring system; taking a second plurality of measurements of a position of the watercraft using the monitoring system; aligning the first plurality of measurements with the second plurality of measurements; creating a first contour map with a first plurality of depth ranges from the first plurality of measurements and the second plurality of measurements wherein each of the first plurality of depth ranges are separated by a first interval; and creating a second contour map with a second plurality of depth ranges from the first plurality of measurements and the second plurality of measurements wherein each of the second plurality of depth ranges are separated by a second interval that is different from the first interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A geographic information system comprising:
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a monitoring system comprising; a depth measurement device for measuring a depth of a water body wherein the monitoring system is configured to record depth data points; and a position measurement device for measuring a position of the monitoring system wherein the monitoring system is configured to record coordinate data points; a data link connected to the monitoring system; a network connected to the data link; a server connected to the network; a database connected to the network; and a user computer connected to the network; wherein the server is configured to receive the depth data points and the coordinate data points, align the depth data points with the coordinate data points, create a first contour map of the water body having a first plurality of depth ranges at a first interval, and create a second contour map with a second plurality of depth ranges at a second interval that is different from the first interval. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of processing geo-statistical data, the method comprising:
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receiving by a server from a water body monitoring system a first plurality of depth data points that represent values of a water body depth and a second plurality of coordinate data points that represent a plurality of coordinates from which the first plurality of depth data points were measured; aligning by the server the first plurality of depth data points with the second plurality of coordinate data points; extracting by the server depth data points and coordinate data points; creating by the server a first contour map with a first plurality of depth ranges from the first plurality of depth data points and the second plurality of coordinate data points wherein each of the first plurality of depth ranges are separated by a first interval; and creating by the server a second contour map with a second plurality of depth ranges from the first plurality of depth data points and the second plurality of coordinate data points wherein each of the second plurality of depth ranges are separated by a second interval that is different from the first interval. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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