Patent Document ID: 20100088164
Application ID: 12571356
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. In a computer comprising at least one hardware processor, at least one tangible storage medium, and at least one input/output (I/O) interface, a method for evaluating a quality of a locate and/or marking operation to identify a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility at a work site, the method comprising: A) comparing first information relating to the locate and/or marking operation to second information obtained from at least one facilities map; B) automatically generating, based on A), at least one indication of a quality assessment of the locate and/or marking operation; and C) electronically storing on the at least one tangible storage medium, and/or electronically transmitting via the at least one I/O interface, the at least one indication of the quality assessment so as to provide an electronic record of the quality assessment.