Emerson Electric Company

Jay P Gatz

Larry F Babb

Clifford Duff

Scott Aiello

Timothy Montbach

Paul W Gress

Raymond Earl Garvey, Iii

Justin Daw

Methods are provided for conducting surveys of regions of interest, points of interest, and objects of interest. The methods typically involve using a survey instrument with programmed logic. The programmed logic may include one or more base of knowledge in an electronically accessible format, and may include statistical analysis software. The survey instrument generally includes a display and one or more sensors. The sensors may include a visible image or an infrared image sensor. The program logic may be used to guide an operator through a survey.

Method and apparatus for surveying with a feature location

A method is provided for reporting location of a buried object detected by a utility locator device. The method includes: determining location of a buried object using electromagnetic field emissions emitted from a utility locator device, determining global coordinates for the location of the buried object using a global positioning system (GPS), determining an accuracy measure for the global coordinates using the accuracy of the location determined by the locator and the accuracy of the GPS; and reporting the global coordinates for the buried object, along with the accuracy measure, to an operator of the utility locator device. An operator of the locator may be notified when the accuracy measure for the global coordinates exceeds a tolerance for reporting the location of the buried object.

Systems and methods for determining locations of buried objects

Display housing for a remote visual inspection device

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Avon Lake, OH, United States of America

Jay P Gatz