Patent ID: 8484059

Claim:
A method, comprising: generating and causing display of a graphical mapping of facilities information overlaid onto a map of roads as a graphical user interface; defining an outer perimeter of a geographic area in the graphical user interface; displaying the outer perimeter in the graphical user interface; receiving a selection of a facility displayed in the graphical user interface; generating loop make-up information for the facility; graphically displaying the loop make-up information as a path overlaid onto the map of roads in the graphical user interface; emphasizing the path in the graphical user interface for ease of reference; generating a bill of materials that corresponds to the outer perimeter; outputting the bill of materials; receiving a second selection in the graphical user interface to create a survey of facilities; receiving a third selection in the graphical user interface of a facilities item needing repair; associating an action to the facilities item needing repair; and creating an electronic survey file that describes the facilities item needing repair.