Patent ID: 8930836
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G01C,G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing on a display device an electronic rendering of a performance of a locate operation and/or a marking operation to detect and/or mark a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within an area of interest, wherein at least a portion of the area of interest is planned to be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities, the method comprising: A) electronically categorizing, into a plurality of display layers of the electronic rendering, marking information and at least one of locate information and landmark information from the performance of the locate operation and/or the marking operation; B) providing for independent enabling or disabling for display of at least some display layers of the plurality of display layers via at least one user interface; and C) displaying in a display field of the display device only enabled display layers of the plurality of display layers so as to provide the electronic rendering of the performance of the locate operation and/or the marking operation, wherein: