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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2012
Robert Bruce Carlson, Maysville, KY (US);
William C. Herter, Gastona, NC (US);
Robert Bruce Carlson, Maysville, KY (US);
William C. Herter, Gastona, NC (US);
CARLSON SOFTWARE, INC., Maysville, KY (US);
Abstract
A self-contained, hand-held, wireless engineering survey data collection system and method includes a survey data collector ruggedized to MIL-STD-810G, having a housing with a hand-held, tablet, form factor, and a processor, memory module, data storage, power source, and a full personal computer operating system. A user interface is supported by the housing and communicably coupled to the processor. A survey module configures the processor, memory module, data storage, and user interface to capture and store engineering survey data. Communications ports enable communication with peripheral devices. A survey-grade GNSS module configured for positioning accuracy within a margin of error of 3 cm, is supported by the housing and communicably couplable to the processor. An internal GNSS antenna is supported by the housing and communicably coupled to the GNSS module. The survey data collector is thus configured to capture engineering survey data including position data generated by the GNSS module.