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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2014
William Gale, Palm Coast, FL (US);
Alicia Farag, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Robert J. Marros, Chicago, IL (US);
William Gale, Palm Coast, FL (US);
Alicia Farag, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Robert J. Marros, Chicago, IL (US);
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for creating GIS features and populating a GIS feature attribute with information obtained from a bar code or similar identifier, for example but not limited to pipelines. The method of this invention includes scanning a code on a component to be installed or repaired, converting the code into attributes which describe the component, obtaining additional characteristics of the components, associating the component with a location of installation and placing the geometric feature onto the GIS map.