Sensor-location system for locating a sensor in a tract covered by an earth-based sensor network
US8390444B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 27, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S1/68
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor-location system for locating sensors in a tract covered by an earth-based sensor network. The sensor-location system includes at least one sensor-identification device, and at least one sensor locator. The sensor-identification device is affixed to a respective sensor in the earth-based sensor network. The sensor locator is configured for use from on board of an aircraft. In addition, the sensor locator is configured to acquire geographic-location data of said sensor including an identifying signature from the sensor-identification device of the sensor in the tract covered by the earth-based sensor network.
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