Methods and apparatus for analyzing locate and marking operations with respect to environmental landmarks
US8612271B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/08
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus and systems including a computer comprising at least one hardware processor, at least one tangible storage medium (memory), and at least one input/output (I/O) interface for evaluating a quality of a locate and/or marking operation. First information relating to the locate and/or marking operation is compared to second information relating to one or more environmental landmarks. One or more indications of a quality assessment of the locate and/or marking operation is automatically generated based on such a comparison, and the one or more indications of the quality assessment are electronically stored on the at least one tangible storage medium, and/or electronically transmitted via the at least one I/O interface, so as to provide an electronic record of the quality assessment.
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