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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2005
Layne D. Tucker, Grande Prairie, CA;
John Lepper, Carpenteria, CA (US);
Daniel E. Colby, Newark, OH (US);
Page Tucker, Charlotte, NC (US);
Tom Y. Sawyer, Jr., Palisade, CO (US);
Layne D. Tucker, Grande Prairie, CA;
John Lepper, Carpenteria, CA (US);
Daniel E. Colby, Newark, OH (US);
Page Tucker, Charlotte, NC (US);
Tom Y. Sawyer, Jr., Palisade, CO (US);
Global Precision Solutions, LLP., Grand Junction, CO (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus, including software, for the development and operational use of precise utility location and utility asset management information. Field-usable data sets may be produced that meet standards of accuracy and usability that are sufficient for use by field operations personnel participating in damage prevention activities associated with ground penetrating projects (e.g., excavating, trenching, boring, driving, and tunneling) or other asset applications. Some embodiments relate to integrating utility asset data including coordinate location, and geographical information data using a consistently available and accurate coordinates reference for collecting the data and for aligning the geographical information data. Some embodiments relate to managing projects with equipment that provides real time images and the updating of the data as required with this desired accuracy.