Environmental Survey Matching for Automated Surveyor and Tool Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing environmental survey technologies are inefficient and time-consuming, particularly when collecting data over wide or remote areas, due to the need for manual data collection by experts using various apparatuses and tools, which limits data acquisition.
Innovation Solution
An environmental survey matching apparatus and method that includes a survey request receiving unit, a surveyor selecting unit, and a surveying means selecting unit to quickly and efficiently select suitable surveyors and tools based on user requests, using data matching and automated processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual data collection by experts using various apparatuses and tools is used, then data quality and reliability are improved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the environmental survey process into distinct functional modules: surveyor management module, surveying means management module, request reception module, and data collection module. This segmentation allows automated matching and assignment of specific surveyors and tools to survey requests, reducing manual coordination time while maintaining data quality through systematic process management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (the environmental survey system) that acts as a mediator between survey requests and surveyor/resources. This intermediary automatically matches survey requirements with suitable surveyors and surveying means, eliminating the need for manual expert coordination while ensuring appropriate expertise is applied to each survey task.
2Measurement precision
If manual data collection by experts is used, then measurement precision is improved, but productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal platform that can handle multiple types of environmental surveys simultaneously. The system manages diverse surveying means (sensors, drones, satellites) and multiple surveyors through a single integrated system, enabling parallel processing of multiple survey requests and significantly increasing overall data acquisition rate while maintaining precision through standardized protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-registering surveyors, their expertise, and available surveying means in the system database before actual survey requests are made. This preliminary organization allows for rapid automated matching and deployment when survey requests arrive, eliminating setup time and enabling immediate high-productivity data collection while ensuring appropriate expertise is assigned.
3Productivity
If automated matching and selection processes are used, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical processes (expert review, manual assignment, coordinate logistics) with automated electronic information processing. The system uses computer-based algorithms to match survey requests with surveyors and resources, automatically generating assignments and coordinating logistics. This substitution dramatically increases productivity while the modular software architecture manages system complexity through standardized interfaces and protocols.
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AI summary
An environmental survey matching apparatus capable of quickly and efficiently collecting environmental data is provided. In an environmental survey matching apparatus according to the present disclosure, a survey request receiving unit receives an environmental survey request from a user. A surveyor selecting unit selects a surveyor suitable for the environmental survey request based on a result of matching between a factor included in the environmental survey request and a factor included in data on a surveyor stored in advance. A surveying means selecting unit selects surveying means including at least one of an apparatus and a tool suitable for the environmental survey request. A survey instruction unit supplies a survey instruction including a list of the selected surveying means to the selected surveyor