Patent ID: 9189821
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a digital-media-enhanced electronic record of a locate and/or marking operation performed by a locate technician, the locate and/or marking operation comprising locating and/or identifying, using at least one physical locate mark applied by the locate technician on ground, pavement, or other surface, a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, the method comprising: A) receiving a locate request ticket identifying the dig area; B) electronically rendering, on a display device, a location of the at least one underground facility that was located and/or identified during performance of the locate and/or marking operation and/or the at least one physical locate mark that was applied during performance of the locate and/or marking operation so as to generate an electronic visual representation of the locate and/or marking operation, wherein the locate and/or marking operation is performed after generation of and pursuant to the locate request ticket relating to the dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area is planned to be excavated or disturbed during prospective excavation activities, the locate and/or marking operation further comprising: C) electronically rendering, on the display device, at least one digital media file representation of a corresponding digital media file relating to at least one aspect of the locate and/or marking operation or an environment of the dig area so as to generate a digital-media-annotated representation of the locate and/or marking operation; and D) electronically transmitting and/or electronically storing information relating to the digital-media-annotated representation of the locate and/or marking operation so as to generate the digital-media-enhanced electronic record of the locate and/or marking operation, wherein the at least one digital media file representation includes at least one of: