System for power facility navigation
US8473203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/047
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for power facility navigation is disclosed. For rapid dispatch in the field service including power failure recovery and maintenance, the destination location can be set using various items such as pole numbers, computerization codes, customer names, trade names, equipment numbers and GIS coordinates. Destination location setting and path finding can be performed in order of priorities assigned to these items and in consideration of characteristics of field service activities. Location coordinates are received through a GPS receiver, coordinate conversion is performed according to a facility GIS coordinate system, and map matching is processed when GPS coordinates do not match facility GIS coordinates. The road network database is composed of linear array structures and the structure of a link is configured to include information regarding all other links connected to the start node and end node in a manner that link information and node attributes are integrated together.
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