Civil site information system

Claim 1

A method for designing a civil site information system model, the method comprising the steps of: generating a coordinate geometry digital spatial database representative of a civil site by the following steps: gathering physical civil site information in both digital and hard copy formats; reconciling the digital and hard copy information; defining a common coordinate system; generating a coordinate geometry property drawing indicative of property boundaries and storing said property drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry building drawing indicative of buildings on said property and storing said building drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry basemap drawing indicative of capital asset investments on said property and storing said basemap drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry topographic contour drawing indicative of contours on said property and storing said topographic contour drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating at least one coordinate geometry utility drawing indicative of utility easements and utility structures on said property and storing said utility drawing in a computer in a digital file; utilizing said common coordinate system in each of said property, building, basemap, topographic contour, and utility drawings; and generating a non-spatial database representative of elements in said civil site by the following steps: identifying spatial entities in said spatial database which have non-spatial attributes; defining said non-spatial attributes for each spatial entity; linking said non-spatial attributes to each spatial entity; storing said non-spatial attributes and said links in a computer in a database management system; and manipulating any of said spatial entities in said property, building, basemap, topographic contour, and utility drawings in said digital files to automatically update said links in said database management system.

Claim 2

A method for designing a civil site information system model, the method comprising the steps of: generating a coordinate geometry digital spatial database representative of a civil site by the following steps: gathering physical civil site information in both digital and hard copy formats; reconciling the digital and hard copy information; defining a common coordinate system; generating a coordinate geometry property drawing indicative of property boundaries and storing said property drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry building drawing indicative of buildings on said property and storing said building drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry basemap drawing indicative of capital asset investments on said property and storing said basemap drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry topographic contour drawing indicative of contours on said property and storing said topographic contour drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating at least one coordinate geometry utility drawing indicative of utility easements and utility structures on said property and storing said utility drawing in a computer in a digital file; utilizing said common coordinate system in each of said property, building, basemap, topographic contour, and utility drawings; and generating a non-spatial database representative of elements in said civil site by the following steps: identifying spatial entities in said spatial database which have non-spatial attributes; defining said non-spatial attributes for each spatial entity; linking said non-spatial attributes to each spatial entity; storing said non-spatial attributes and said links in a computer in a database management system; and manipulating any of said spatial entities in said property, building, basemap, topographic contour, and utility drawings in said digital files to automatically update said links in said database management system.

Claim 30

A method for designing a civil site information system model, the method comprising the steps of: generating a coordinate geometry digital spatial database representative of a civil site by the following steps: gathering physical civil site information in both digital and hard copy formats; reconciling the digital and hard copy information; defining a common coordinate system; generating a coordinate geometry property drawing indicative of property boundaries and storing said property drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry building drawing indicative of buildings on said property and storing said building drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry basemap drawing indicative of capital asset investments on said property and storing said basemap drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry topographic contour drawing indicative of contours on said property and storing said topographic contour drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating at least one coordinate geometry utility drawing indicative of utility easements and utility structures on said property and storing said utility drawing in a computer in a digital file; utilizing said common coordinate system in each of said property, building, basemap, topographic contour, and utility drawings; wherein said property, building, basemap, topographic contour, and utility drawings comprises the steps of: determining independent geometric vector entities from said spatial entities; entering each of said independent geometric vector entities on a single independent layer in said digital file; determining dependent geometric vector entities from said spatial entities; relating said dependent geometric vector entities to said independent geometric vector entities by specified angles and distances from at least one of said independent geometric vector entities; entering each of said dependent geometric vector entities on a single independent layer in said digital file; determining dependent polygon entities from said spatial entities; relating said dependent polygon entities to said independent geometric vector entities by specified angles and distances from at least one of said independent geometric vector entities; entering each of said dependent polygon entities on a single independent layer in said digital file; determining dependent text entities from said spatial entities; relating said dependent text entities to said independent geometric vector entities by specified angles and distances from at least one of said independent geometric vector entities; entering each of said dependent text entities on a single independent layer in said digital file; determining independent text entities; relating said independent text entities to said independent geometric vector entities by specified angles and distances from at least one of said independent geometric vector entities; entering each of said independent text entities on a single independent layer in said digital file; and creating a survey control monumentation network on said site; running a traverse through said survey control monuments; and conducting a field verification of the position of independent geometric vector entities and dependent geometric vector entities with respect to said survey control monumentation network; and adjusting the position of independent geometric vector entities and dependent geometric vector entities with respect to said survey control monumentation network reflect the designer's original intent and the field verification findings; adding dependent polygons, dependent text, and independent text entities to said digital files upon completion of said adjustment of said independent geometric vector entities and dependent geometric vector entities to reflect a designer's original intent and field verification findings; and generating a non-spatial database representative of elements in said civil site by the following steps: identifying spatial entities in said spatial database which have non-spatial attributes; defining said non-spatial attributes for each spatial entity; linking said non-spatial attributes to each spatial entity; storing said non-spatial attributes and said links in a computer in a database management system.

Claim 31

A method for designing a civil site information system model, the method comprising the steps of: generating a coordinate geometry digital spatial database representative of a civil site by the following steps: gathering physical civil site information in both digital and hard copy formats; reconciling the digital and hard copy information; defining a common coordinate system; generating a coordinate geometry property drawing indicative of property boundaries and storing said property drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry building drawing indicative of buildings on said property and storing said building drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry basemap drawing indicative of capital asset investments on said property and storing said basemap drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating a coordinate geometry topographic contour drawing indicative of contours on said property and storing said topographic contour drawing in a computer in a digital file; generating at least one coordinate geometry utility drawing indicative of utility easements and utility structures on said property and storing said utility drawing in a computer in a digital file; utilizing said common coordinate system in each of said property, building, basemap, topographic contour, and utility drawings; wherein said property, building, basemap, topographic contour, and utility drawings comprises the steps of: determining independent geometric vector entities from said spatial entities; entering each of said independent geometric vector entities on a single independent layer in said digital file; determining dependent geometric vector entities from said spatial entities; relating said dependent geometric vector entities to said independent geometric vector entities by specified angles and distances from at least one of said independent geometric vector entities; entering each of said dependent geometric vector entities on a single independent layer in said digital file; determining dependent polygon entities from said spatial entities; relating said dependent polygon entities to said independent geometric vector entities by specified angles and distances from at least one of said independent geometric vector entities; entering each of said dependent polygon entities on a single independent layer in said digital file; determining dependent text entities from said spatial entities; relating said dependent text entities to said independent geometric vector entities by specified angles and distances from at least one of said independent geometric vector entities; entering each of said dependent text entities on a single independent layer in said digital file; determining independent text entities; relating said independent text entities to said independent geometric vector entities by specified angles and distances from at least one of said independent geometric vector entities; entering each of said independent text entities on a single independent layer in said digital file; and creating a survey control monumentation network on said site; running a traverse through said survey control monuments; and conducting a field verification of the position of independent geometric vector entities and dependent geometric vector entities with respect to said survey control monumentation network; and adjusting the position of independent geometric vector entities and dependent geometric vector entities with respect to said survey control monumentation network reflect the designer's original intent and the field verification findings; adding dependent polygons, dependent text, and independent text entities to said digital files upon completion of said adjustment of said independent geometric vector entities and dependent geometric vector entities to reflect a designer's original intent and field verification findings; and generating a non-spatial database representative of elements in said civil site by the following steps: identifying spatial entities in said spatial database which have non-spatial attributes; defining said non-spatial attributes for each spatial entity; linking said non-spatial attributes to each spatial entity; storing said non-spatial attributes and said links in a computer in a database management system.