System, method, and computer program product for weather and terrestrial vegetation-based water renovation and management forecasting

• US 7,031,927 B1
• Filed: 04/12/2000
• Issued: 04/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Planalytics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Strategic Weather Services
• Inventors: Fox, Frederic D., Penny, David, Beck, Steven, Campbell, Sam D., Randtke, Stephen J., deNoyelles, Frank, Egbert, Stephen L.
• Primary Examiner(s): MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M
• Application Number:
  US09/547,791
• Time in Patent Office: 2,197 Days
• Field of Search: 705/7, 705/8, 705/9, 705/10, 700/2, 700/4, 700/284, 702/2, 702/136, 702/3, 703/10, 708/9
• US Class Current: 705/7.24
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/008 Control or steering systems not provided for elsewhere in subclass C02F
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0631 Resource planning, allocation, distributing or scheduling for enterprises or organisations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06314 Calendaring for a resource
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 10/37 using solar energy

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product for weather and/or terrestrial vegetation-based water renovation and management forecasting are described herein. The system includes a water renovation and management forecast system that acts as an analysis engine, where the analysis engine executes a request for the evaluation of water. The system may also include a front end system that preferably provides a graphical user interface to the users of the present invention to access the water renovation and management forecast system. In addition, a database stores both past (i.e., history) and future (i.e., forecast) weather and/or terrestrial vegetation data that are used by the water renovation and management forecast system in the analysis of the water. Data in the database are passed in via the front end system, collected by the water renovation and management forecast system, or derived by the water renovation and management forecast system.

Claims

1. A weather and terrestrial vegetation-based system for forecasting renovation and management for a body of water, comprising:

means for accessing a database having stored therein data for analyzing the body of water, wherein said database includes weather history data, weather forecast data, terrestrial vegetation history data, terrestrial vegetation forecast data, body of water history data, a list of observable problems, and a list of fundamental problems; and

a renovation system to execute a request to analyze the body of water for renovation and management by using said weather history data, said weather forecast data, said terrestrial vegetation history data, said terrestrial vegetation forecast data, and said body of water history data to determine potential problems for the body of water and potential solutions for said potential problems;

wherein said list of observable problems includes information about at least one of a fish activity within the body of water, a density of terrestrial vegetation within a vicinity of the body of water, a taste of the body of water, and an odor of the body of water; and

wherein said list of fundamental problems includes information about at least one of a density of nutrients within a soil within said vicinity of the body of water and a distribution of thermal energy within the body of water;

wherein the body of water is one of a lake, a reservoir, and a pond.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said database data are one of passed in via a front end system, collected by said renovation system, and derived by said renovation system.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a front end system to receive a request to analyze the body of water for renovation and management, wherein said front end system is a web server.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said renovation system comprises:

processing modules for performing processing functions;

administration modules for performing administration functions; and

background modules for performing background functions required by said processing modules and said administration modules.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said renovation system comprises:

an analyzer module to determine an impact said weather history data and said terrestrial vegetation history data had on actual observable problems of the body of water;

a diagnosis module to determine actual fundamental problems for the body of water based on said actual observable problems; and

a remedy module to estimate an impact said weather forecast data and said terrestrial vegetation forecast data will have on said actual fundamental problems based on the impact said weather history data and said terrestrial vegetation history data had on said actual observable problems, and then to determine, based on the impact said weather forecast data and said terrestrial vegetation forecast data will have on said actual fundamental problems, and at least one solution for said actual fundamental problems.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

a compliance module to determine compliance for a solution of said at least one solution; and

a cost module to determine for said solution of said at least one solution a list of factors that will aid in the renovation and management of the body of water;

wherein said list of factors includes at least one of an estimated cost, years to complete, a possible funding, and a timing of implementation.

7. A terrestrial vegetation-based system for forecasting renovation and management for a body of water, comprising:

means for accessing a database having stored therein data for analyzing the body of water, wherein said database includes at least one of terrestrial vegetation history data, terrestrial vegetation forecast data, body of water history data, a list of observable problems, a list of fundamental problems, and a list of solutions;

a front end system to receive a request to analyze the body of water for renovation and management; and

a renovation system to execute said request by using at least one of said terrestrial vegetation history data, said terrestrial vegetation forecast data, said body of water history data, said list of problems, and said list of solutions to determine potential problems for the body of water and potential solutions for said potential problems;

wherein said list of observable problems includes information about at least one of a fish activity within the body of water, a density of terrestrial vegetation within a vicinity of the body of water, a taste of the body of water, and an odor of the body of water; and

wherein said list of fundamental problems includes information about at least one of a density of nutrients within a soil within said vicinity of the body of water and a distribution of thermal energy within the body of water;

wherein the body of water is one of a lake, a reservoir, and a pond.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said database data are one of passed in via said front end system, collected by said renovation system, and derived by said renovation system.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein said front end system is a web server.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein said renovation system comprises:

processing modules for performing processing functions;

administration modules for performing administration functions; and

background modules for performing background functions required by said processing modules and said administration modules.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein said renovation system comprises:

an analyzer module to determine an impact said terrestrial vegetation history data had on actual observable problems of the body of water;

a diagnosis module to determine actual fundamental problems for the body of water based on said actual observable problems; and

a remedy module to estimate an impact said terrestrial vegetation forecast data will have on said actual fundamental problems based on the impact said terrestrial vegetation history data had on said actual observable problems, and then to determine, based on the impact said terrestrial vegetation forecast data will have on said actual fundamental problems, and at least one solution for said actual fundamental problems.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a compliance module to determine compliance for a solution of said at least one solution; and

a cost module, wherein said cost module determines for said solution of said at least one solution a list of factors that will aid in the renovation and management of the body of water;

wherein said list of factors includes at least one of an estimated cost, years to complete, a possible funding, and a timing of implementation.

13. A computer-based weather and terrestrial vegetation-based method for forecasting renovation and management for a body of water, comprising the steps of:

accessing a database having stored therein data for analyzing the body of water, wherein said database includes weather history data, weather forecast data, terrestrial vegetation history data, terrestrial vegetation forecast data, body of water history data, a list of observable problems, and a list of fundamental problems, and wherein said database is coupled to a computer system; and

executing on the computer system a request to analyze the body of water for renovation and management by using said weather history data, said weather forecast data, said terrestrial vegetation history data, said terrestrial vegetation forecast data, and said body of water history data to determine potential problems for the body of water and potential solutions for said potential problems;

wherein said list of observable problems includes information about at least one of a fish activity within the body of water, a density of terrestrial vegetation within a vicinity of the body of water, a taste of the body of water, and an odor of the body of water; and

wherein said list of fundamental problems includes information about at least one of a density of nutrients within a soil within said vicinity of the body of water and a distribution of thermal energy within the body of water;

wherein the body of water is one of a lake, a reservoir, and a pond.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said database data are one of passed in via a front end system, collected by a renovation system, and derived by said renovation system.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said front end system is a web server.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein said executing step comprises the steps of:

performing processing functions;

performing administration functions; and

performing background functions required by said performing processing functions step and said performing administration functions step.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein said executing step comprises the steps of:

determining an impact said weather history data and said terrestrial vegetation history data had on actual observable problems of the body of water;

determining actual fundamental problems for the body of water based on said actual observable problems;

estimating an impact said weather forecast data and said terrestrial vegetation forecast data will have on said actual fundamental problems based on the impact said weather history data and said terrestrial vegetation history data had on said actual observable problems; and

determining at least one solution from said potential solutions based on said estimated impact said weather forecast data and said terrestrial vegetation data will have on said actual fundamental problems.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said executing step further comprises the steps of:

determining a compliance for a solution of said at least one solution; and

determining a list of factors for said solution of said at least one solution that will aid in the renovation and management of the body of water;

wherein said list of factors includes at least one of an estimated cost, years to complete, a possible funding, and a timing of implementation.

19. A computer-based terrestrial vegetation-based method for forecasting renovation and management for a body of water, comprising the steps of:

accessing a database having stored therein data for analyzing the body of water, wherein said database includes at least one of terrestrial vegetation history data, terrestrial vegetation forecast data, body of water history data, a list of observable problems, a list of fundamental problems, and a list of solutions, and wherein said database is coupled to a computer system;

receiving on the computer system a request to analyze the body of water for renovation and management; and

executing on the computer system said request by using at least one of said terrestrial vegetation history data, said terrestrial vegetation forecast data, said body of water history data, said list of problems, and said list of solutions to determine potential problems for the body of water and potential solutions for said potential problems;

wherein said list of observable problems includes information about at least one of a fish activity within the body of water, a density of terrestrial vegetation within a vicinity of the body of water, a taste of the body of water, and an odor of the body of water; and

wherein said list of fundamental problems includes information about at least one of a density of nutrients within a soil within said vicinity of the body of water and a distribution of thermal energy within the body of water;

wherein the body of water is one of a lake, a reservoir, and a pond.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein said database data are one of passed in via a front end system, collected by a renovation system, and derived by said renovation system.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said front end system is a web server.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein said executing step comprises the steps of:

performing processing functions;

performing administration functions; and

performing background functions required by said performing processing functions step and said performing administration functions step.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein said executing step comprises the steps of:

determining an impact said terrestrial vegetation history data had on actual observable problems of the body of water;

determining actual fundamental problems for the body of water based on said actual observable problems;

estimating an impact said terrestrial vegetation forecast data will have on said actual fundamental problems based on the impact said terrestrial vegetation history data had on said actual observable problems; and

determining at least one solution from said potential solutions based on said estimated impact said terrestrial vegetation data will have on said actual fundamental problems.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said list of factors includes at least one of an estimated cost, years to complete, a possible funding, and a timing of implementation.