Patent ID: 9311614
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q,G08B

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing access to an electronic record of a locate operation, the locate operation performed by a locate technician in response to at least one work order and comprising locating and applying, by the locate technician, at least one physical locate mark on ground, pavement, or other surface to indicate a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility at a jobsite, wherein at least a portion of the jobsite is planned to be excavated or disturbed by an excavator during excavation activities, the method comprising: acquiring, by locate equipment used by the locate technician to perform the locate operation, electronic data related to performance of the locate operation by the locate technician to locate and mark the presence or the absence of the at least one underground facility; transmitting, by the locate equipment, the acquired electronic data to a data repository for storage in the electronic record of the locate operation, the electronic record comprising at least one of: providing a site-specific access mechanism that establishes a link to the electronic record of the locate operation, the access mechanism configured for use at the jobsite by an authorized person to access the electronic record of the locate operation.