Geospatial Reprojection for Sewer Infrastructure Data Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sanitary sewer infrastructure management is inefficient due to outdated mapping systems, lack of standardized data formats, and ineffective coordination between inspection and repair processes, leading to increased raw sewage overflows and high maintenance costs.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing geospatial technology to re-project infrastructure assets from plane coordinate systems into geospatial coordinate systems, allowing for accurate data storage and adjustment, and integrating disparate data silos into a unified online platform for efficient workflow automation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional plane coordinate systems are used for mapping sewer infrastructure, then data storage and communication are simple, but accuracy and integration with modern geospatial technologies are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms coordinate system parameters from traditional plane coordinates to geospatial coordinates, enabling accurate integration with GPS and other modern geospatial technologies while maintaining data integrity through systematic transformation processes
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary data transformation layer that converts between different coordinate systems, allowing seamless integration of legacy infrastructure data with modern geospatial technologies without requiring complete system replacement
2Productivity
If disparate data silos are maintained for different infrastructure assets, then data management is simple and organized, but coordination and collaboration between inspection and repair processes are inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges previously separate data silos for infrastructure assets, inspection data, and repair workflows into a unified online platform, enabling real-time collaboration and coordination while maintaining organized data structures through standardized formats
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal online platform that serves multiple functions including data storage, inspection coordination, repair management, and stakeholder collaboration, replacing multiple separate systems with a single multi-functional solution
3Loss of time
If manual coordination methods are used between inspection and repair processes, then system complexity is low, but time consumption and inefficiency are high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical coordination processes with automated electronic workflows, using software-based systems to automatically coordinate inspection and repair activities, reducing time loss while managing automation complexity through user-friendly interfaces
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for managing a sanitary sewer infrastructure. In an embodiment, a plurality of representations of infrastructure assets are re-projected from a plane coordinate system into a geospatial coordinate system, such that each of the re-projected plurality of representations of infrastructure assets is associated with a geospatial coordinate. Each of the re-projected plurality of representations of infrastructure assets and its associated geospatial coordinate is stored in one or more databases. Subsequently, geospatial coordinates, collected in the field, may be received from one or more user devices, wherein each geospatial coordinate corresponds to a geospatial location of an infrastructure asset. A stored geospatial coordinate associated with one or more of the stored re-projected plurality of representations of infrastructure assets may then be adjusted based on the received geospatial coordinates.