Patent ID: 8830265
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method for assessing at least one aspect relating to a marking operation performed by a locate technician, the method based on an electronic visual representation of the marking operation, the method comprising: A) digitally representing, on a display device, at least one physical locate mark so as to generate the electronic visual representation of the marking operation, the marking operation having been previously performed prior to the generation of the electronic visual representation via the digitally representing of the at least one physical locate mark on the display device, wherein: B) determining, by at least one processor, a length associated with at least a portion of the digitally represented at least one physical locate mark; and C) based at least in part on the length determined in B), automatically assessing, via the at least one processor, the at least one aspect relating to the marking operation; wherein B) comprises determining an approximate length associated with the at least one physical locate mark; and wherein B) further comprises determining a distance between first and second points of the digitally represented at least one physical locate mark based at least in part on first geographic coordinates associated with the first point and second geographic coordinates associated with the second point.