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Image-based mapping locating system

  • US 9,465,129 B1
  • Filed: 11/16/2010
  • Issued: 10/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A locating system, comprising:

  • at least one electromagnetic sensing antenna;

    a display;

    a processor;

    a data storage device operatively connected to the processor;

    programming at least partially stored in the data storage device for enabling the processor to determine the location of a buried utility based on signals generated by the sensing antenna and to generate buried utility positional data that can be viewed on the display;

    an image sensor operatively connected to the processor for generating signals representing images captured by the image sensor during a locating process to substantially include an area being mapped; and

    a second processor remote from the processor, a communications link for transmitting the buried utility positional data to the second processor and programming for enabling the second processor to combine at least one of the images captured by the image sensor with the buried utility positional data to form at least one composite image of the area being mapped, wherein the composite image has a perspective selected from the group consisting of a bird'"'"'s eye view and an aerial view.

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