Elevation adjustment for an aquatic geographic information system
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1. A method of processing geo-statistical data, the method comprising:
- piloting a first watercraft on a water body, the first watercraft including a first monitoring system;
measuring a first plurality of depths of the water body using the first monitoring system;
measuring a first plurality of elevations of the first watercraft using the first monitoring system;
measuring a first plurality of positions of the first watercraft using the first monitoring system;
aligning the first plurality of depths and the first plurality of elevations with the first plurality of positions;
creating a first average elevation using the first plurality of elevations;
creating a first contour map from the first plurality of depths, the first plurality of positions, and the first average elevation;
piloting a second watercraft on a water body, the second watercraft including a second monitoring system;
measuring a second plurality of depths of the water body using the second monitoring system;
measuring a second plurality of elevations of the second watercraft using the second monitoring system;
measuring a second plurality of positions of the second watercraft using the second monitoring system;
aligning the second plurality of depths and the second plurality of elevations with the second plurality of positions;
creating a second average elevation using the second plurality of elevations; and
comparing the first average elevation to the second average elevation to create an elevation difference; and
adjusting by the elevation difference at least one of each of first plurality of depths and each of the second plurality of depths to compute at least one of an adjusted first plurality of depths and an adjusted second plurality of depths.
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Abstract
A method of processing geo-statistical data includes piloting a watercraft with a monitoring system on a water body, measuring depths of the water body, elevations of the watercraft, and positions of the watercraft using the monitoring system. The method also includes aligning the depths and the elevations with the positions, creating an average elevation using the elevations, and creating a contour map from the depths, positions, and the first average elevation.
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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 first monitoring system; measuring a first plurality of depths of the water body using the first monitoring system; measuring a first plurality of elevations of the first watercraft using the first monitoring system; measuring a first plurality of positions of the first watercraft using the first monitoring system; aligning the first plurality of depths and the first plurality of elevations with the first plurality of positions; creating a first average elevation using the first plurality of elevations; creating a first contour map from the first plurality of depths, the first plurality of positions, and the first average elevation; piloting a second watercraft on a water body, the second watercraft including a second monitoring system; measuring a second plurality of depths of the water body using the second monitoring system; measuring a second plurality of elevations of the second watercraft using the second monitoring system; measuring a second plurality of positions of the second watercraft using the second monitoring system; aligning the second plurality of depths and the second plurality of elevations with the second plurality of positions; creating a second average elevation using the second plurality of elevations; and comparing the first average elevation to the second average elevation to create an elevation difference; and adjusting by the elevation difference at least one of each of first plurality of depths and each of the second plurality of depths to compute at least one of an adjusted first plurality of depths and an adjusted second plurality of depths. - 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 first monitoring system comprising; a first depth measurement device for measuring a depth of a water body wherein the first monitoring system is configured to record first depth data points; a first position measurement device for measuring a position of the monitoring system wherein the first monitoring system is configured to record first coordinate data points; and a first elevation measurement device for measuring an elevation of the monitoring system wherein the first monitoring system is configured to record first elevation data points; a first data link connected to the first 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 first depth data points, the first coordinate data points, and the first elevation data points, align the first depth data points and the first elevation data points with the first coordinate data points, create a first average elevation, create a contour map of the water body from the first depth data points, the first coordinate data points, and the first average elevation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of processing geo-statistical data, the method comprising:
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receiving by a server from a first water body monitoring system a first plurality of depth data points, a first plurality of elevation data points, and a first plurality of coordinate data points from where the first plurality of depth data points and first plurality of elevation data points were measured; receiving by the server from a second water body monitoring system a second plurality of depth data points, a second plurality of elevation data points, and a second plurality of coordinate data points from where the second plurality of depth data points and second plurality of elevation data points were measured; aligning by the server the first plurality of depth data points and the first plurality of elevation data points with the first plurality of coordinate data points; aligning by the server the second plurality of depth data points and the second plurality of elevation data points with the second plurality of coordinate data points; extracting by the server the first plurality of elevation data points; extracting by the server the second plurality of elevation data points; creating by the server a first average elevation from the first plurality of elevation data points; creating by the server a second average elevation from the second plurality of elevation data points; comparing the first average elevation to the second average elevation to create an elevation difference; and adjusting by the elevation difference at least one of each of data point of the first plurality of depth data points and the second plurality of depth data points. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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