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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
John Lyle Vian, Renton, WA (US);
Charles B. Spinelli, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
George Michael Roe, Seattle, WA (US);
Joshua Przybylko, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/40 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/50 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/80 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a location. Soil sensor units are deployed in the location in a forest from a group of aerial vehicles. Information is generated about a number of soil conditions in the location in the forest using the soil sensor units in the location. The information is transmitted from the soil sensor units to a remote location for analysis.