Patent ID: 8655629
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented land planning system designed to generate at least one conceptual cost-optimized solution to a user-defined nonlinear land development problem, said system comprising: means when executed by a computer for electronically creating at least one candidate solution to the nonlinear land development problem, said candidate solution comprising a plurality of interrelated engineering cost measurements applicable in development of an undeveloped land site, and said plurality of engineering cost measurements being selected from a group consisting of grading, site layout, and utilities; means when executed by a computer for employing an iterative, heuristic problem-solving strategy utilizing nonlinear processes to manipulate the engineering cost measurements of said candidate solution until at least one cost-optimized solution to the nonlinear land development problem is achieved, whereby a change to one of said plurality of engineering cost measurements for said candidate solution effects a change to another of said plurality of engineering cost measurements for that candidate solution; and means when executed by a computer for transmitting to a user output data illustrating said cost-optimized solution to the nonlinear land development problem.