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20080208473 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD, PROGRAM FOR CALCULATING ENVIRONMENTAL LOAD, AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING UNITS - A technology is provided in which it is not necessary to modify a system on a production side, and in which man-hours required for registering an environmental load value on a supplier side are not increased, in cases of an item having a mismatch between units, in a process of adding up the environmental load values of a post-production product. The technology includes generating correction information for calculating the environmental load that is registered by the supplier at design time, and calculating the environmental load value at design time by using the correction information. In cases of calculating the environmental load value of a product actually produced from a designed product, the environmental load value is calculated using the correction information generated at design time. | 08-28-2008 |
20080243391 | Information Managing/Providing System and Method - There is provided n information managing/providing system including a plurality of clients ( | 10-02-2008 |
20080243392 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING INDIVIDUAL PLANTS WHILE GROWING AND/OR AFTER HARVEST - An apparatus and method of tracking individual plants growing and/or taken from a growing location, such as a field, growing bed, plot or greenhouse. Machine-readable data related to selected individual plants is maintained in close association with corresponding plants while growing or if the plant is taken from the growing location. Information about each plant, e.g. traits, characteristics, genetic make-up, can be added to a database that correlates the information to the machine-readable data. Thus, individual plants can be tracked and information about the plant is available by maintaining the machine-readable data with the plant. The machine-readable data can be read by a machine operatively communicated with a computer on which is stored the database. Identity and information about the plant is therefore available, without keeping specific track of a plant. | 10-02-2008 |
20080270028 | PIXEL BASED INVERSION METHOD FOR SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASUREMENT - A method of determining the nature of a submarine or subterranean reservoir having an electromagnetic characteristic is described. The method comprises analyzing data associated with the application of a time varying electromagnetic field from above the reservoir using a data analysis methodology that does not utilize an estimate of the reservoir's geometry in determining one or more characteristics of the reservoir. | 10-30-2008 |
20080270029 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND REPORTING THE PRESENCE OF RED TIDE AT BEACHES - Human observers stationed on or near beaches gather subjective observations of one or more observable beach conditions associated with respiratory distress. Subjectively determined observations such as dead fish and audible coughing provide a better indication of the likelihood of respiratory distress than measurements made using scientific instruments. The observations may be sent to a remote central database using handheld communication devices. A beach status evaluation is determined based on stored observations, and may be provided to beachgoers through Internet web pages or by telephone or text-message to enable beachgoers to choose an alternative beach or alternative activity when respiratory distress is likely. | 10-30-2008 |
20090005990 | Method and system for estimating an agricultural management parameter - A system and method for estimating agricultural parameters for growing crops is well suited for promoting efficient utilization of agricultural inputs (e.g., water consumption). Sensors collect data via one or more vehicles equipped with location-determining receivers. A transmitter transmits the collected environmental data to a data processing system. The data processing system applies the collected environmental data to an agronomic model for determining an agricultural management parameter. A prescription is made available for application of an agricultural input (e.g., water) to a crop in a particular location consistent with the collected environmental data and the agronomic model. | 01-01-2009 |
20090018774 | Real time environmental measurement and reporting system for navigable waterways and method of use - COTS devices are integrated into a system employing custom software and custom hardware and software interfaces to collect and communicate data concerning current flows around fixed structure (e.g., inland locks, bridges, harbor structures, etc.) in various bodies of water (e.g., inland waterways, harbors, canals, etc.). Embodiments comprise: sensors and communications equipment, for example wireless systems that transmit sensor data to a lock house; lock house communications equipment that receive sensor data; a processor, e.g., a personal computer, with installed custom software and interface for processing data; an Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponder interfaced to the processor; an AIS installed in vessels to include an electronic vector chart display, such as may be installed in a towboat pilothouse; and an optional web-based database application for lock operators to record dam operation scenarios that may be used in research, investigations, and the like. | 01-15-2009 |
20090048781 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING - The present invention is related to an environmental monitoring and analyzing device. The device contains a plurality of sensors, a control unit and a display unit. The different types of sensor obtain values of different environmental parameters. The control unit receives the obtained values of the environmental parameters and compares the obtained values against predetermined standards and criteria which define parameter ranges of the different environmental parameters. A display unit displays a real-time air quality report comprising a user-friendly interpretation of the obtained values and recommendations in response to the obtained values. The present invention offers a method for environmental monitoring and analyzing. By implementing this invention into an embodiment, the environmental monitoring analyzing is carried out instantly by considering the interrelationship of the obtained values of the different environmental parameters. The analyzed results are therefore much more accurate. A real-time comprehensive and easily understood by non technical user air quality report is provided. | 02-19-2009 |
20090070040 | Sustainability Systems and Methods Directed to Food Compositions - A method of calculating the carbon or greenhouse gas footprint of a food composition includes determining the CO2 or greenhouse gas emission of each ingredient by associating a total energy value with the ingredient, determining the proportion of the total energy value contributed by each of at least one energy source, where each energy source has a characteristic CO2 or greenhouse gas emissions value, and then calculating a CO2 or greenhouse gas emission value for the ingredient based on the GHG emission values of each contributing energy source. Also, optimizing the CO2 or greenhouse gas emissions in the formulation of pet food employs this method. | 03-12-2009 |
20090076729 | Method for determining true meridian and device for its implementation - The present technical solution provided allows it to determine true meridian of any movable object. This solution is based on determining true meridian by zero value of linear acceleration induced created by changing the projection of the vector of linear velocity, caused by rotating any heavenly body, in particular, the terrestrial globe. The determination is implemented in compact variant only by the devices located on the movable object without any necessity of using induced radiations, quickly and accurately without any necessity of knowing the coordinates of location and the speed of movement irrespective of weather conditions, transverse accelerations, temperature changes and external magnetic fields influence. | 03-19-2009 |
20090132166 | Processing Measurement Data in a Deep Water Application - To process subterranean survey data, measurement data is collected by a receiver positioned in deep water, where the collected measurement data is responsive to signals emitted by at least one signal source located at or near an air-water interface of the body of water. The measurement data is processed to reduce a predetermined signal component. | 05-21-2009 |
20090210158 | Systems and methods to determine elastic properties of materials - The present invention provides systems and methods to use a measured driving-point response of a nonlinear material to determine one or more elastic properties of the material. The present invention takes advantage of the full information represented by the transient component, the steady-state component, the anharmonic components, and the nonlinear response components of a measured driving-point response of a real nonlinear material, without limitation in the use of large-amplitude forces. The elastic properties are determined by forming and solving a time-domain system of linear equations representing a differential equation model of the driving-point motions of the material. Based on a single, short duration, large-amplitude driving point measurement, both linear and nonlinear properties can be determined; both large-amplitude and near-zero amplitude properties can be determined; and elastic-wave speed and elastic moduli and their variation with depth can be determined. | 08-20-2009 |
20090222207 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PLUME CHARACTERIZATION - A method for mapping, in three dimensions, the contents of a plume within an area is described. The method includes distributing spectrally sensitive sensors on a first surface of a vehicle, distributing spectrally sensitive emitters on a second surface of a vehicle, causing the emitters to output a signal directed through the plume and towards the sensors, receiving at least a portion of the emitter output at the sensors, communicating an output of the sensors, the sensor output caused by the received optical emitter output, to a central processing unit, and analyzing the sensor outputs and time-based vehicle positions to characterize the plume and an area surrounding the plume in three dimensions over a period of time. | 09-03-2009 |
20090240433 | System for Determining Risk of Loss to Coastal Wetlands - In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a system for determining risk of loss to a wetland habitat is provided. The system comprises a computer, the computer configured to receive light detection and ranging data about a wetland habitat elevation and calculate the frequency distribution of the wetland habitat elevation based on the light detection and ranging data. The computer is further configured to calculate a skewness statistic based on the frequency distribution of the wetland habitat elevation, the skewness statistic being negative, zero, or positive. The computer is configured to calculate risk of loss to the wetland habitat by utilizing the skewness statistic. | 09-24-2009 |
20090326821 | EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM, PORTABLE TERMINAL, EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A detection of an anomaly of geomagnetism and a collection of data are performed by using portable telephones. Direction variations measured by geomagnetic sensors mounted to the portable telephones are collected via data transmission lines for portable telephones, and the variations are observed for each area. Earthquake occurrence warning information is transmitted to a portable terminal of a collaborator for geomagnetism information provision in an area in which a number of occurrences of the variations is significantly large. | 12-31-2009 |
20100030475 | SMART DATA SUBSURFACE DATA REPOSITORY SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A system, method and computer program product for source area contamination data acquisition, analysis and processing. The present invention leverages and expands direct sensing technology, knowledge and experience to provide detailed, real-time images of subsurface conditions. The latest technologies in sensors, digital processing, computation and 3D visualization are used to enable clients to work with a single contractor who can perform data acquisition, processing and analysis necessary to produce quantifiable, user-friendly 3D maps on a daily basis which can be delivered via the Internet and/or to mobile devices. This allows the owner and site project manager to make timely decisions as they guide investigation, remediation and monitoring efforts. | 02-04-2010 |
20100042324 | Method and apparatus using towed or autonomous marine laboratory - Vessels comprising towed array and an autonomous self propelled instrument array can be use to perform marine laboratory tests as well as other functions. Propulsion can be provided by diesel-electric hybrid engines, by a motion charging device and by an ocean current generator. Data can be collected by the onboard laboratory and transmitted to a central database accessible by remote users. The vessel can also be used to counter natural and man made threats in a marine environment. | 02-18-2010 |
20100076687 | DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT CALCULATOR - Systems and methods for measuring an environmental footprint for a printing device. A system for measuring an environmental footprint for a printing device may include a processor communicating with an output device and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor. The computer-readable storage medium may contain one or more programming instructions for providing at least one value for a measurement factor pertaining to the printing device, selecting one or more environmental footprint outputs based on a total impact of creation, usage and disposal of the printing device, determining an estimated emissions profile regarding one or more selected environmental footprint outputs including an amount of emissions to air and/or emissions to water, and causing a difference between the estimated emissions profile and an initial emissions profile to be displayed on the output device. | 03-25-2010 |
20100100327 | ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING AND COMMUNICATION - One apparatus embodiment includes an electronic assembly, equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition. The assembly includes a logic circuit coupled to: one or more environmental sensors, memory that provides data storage, and a wireless communicator. The logic circuit is configured to perform time measurement, perform environmental measurement with the one or more environmental sensors, store time-stamped environmental data in the memory, and communicate with particular other electronic assemblies, equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition, via the wireless communicator. The logic circuit is also coupled to a power source that provides power to at least one of the logic circuit and the wireless communicator. | 04-22-2010 |
20100106420 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING OPTIMIZED PERIMETER SURVEILLANCE - A method for forming a virtual tripwire through a subregion of an area of interest. The method may involve performing a geometric analysis of terrain in the subregion, the geometric analysis determining a location for each one of a pre-designated plurality of candidate sensors that may potentially be used in forming the virtual tripwire. A viewshed for each candidate sensor is determined. Each viewshed represents a coverage region for its associated candidate sensor. A geometric beginning point and a geometric end point within the subregion are each defined for the virtual tripwire. The viewsheds are analyzed to determine a number of the candidate sensors required to form a path for the virtual tripwire from the beginning point to the end point. | 04-29-2010 |
20100121578 | Data analysis system for determining coating conditions of a buried pipeline - A data analysis program operable for displaying at least one representation of a buried pipeline in a geographical area and associated on-pipe current values at various locations along the pipeline. The data analysis program is storable in a memory device and executable by a processor to generate a display on a display device. The data analysis program includes instructions for displaying a digital map representing at least a portion of the buried pipeline extending across the geographical area being surveyed. The program further includes instructions for displaying a current plot of current values associated with the various locations in the geographical area, and instructions for displaying a table having a plurality of fields including the leakage current values and associated geographical coordinates where the current values were measured in the geographical area being surveyed. | 05-13-2010 |
20100145619 | COMPUTATION OF ENERGY VALUES FOR ZODIAC DEGREES - A personal computer including a CPU, storage disk, software program and arithmetic logic circuits are used for computing the amount of energy in each degree of the zodiac using the longitudinal positions of various planetary bodies and their angular separations for astrology purposes, cosmology purposes and financial market trading purposes. | 06-10-2010 |
20100191468 | Estimating Photospheric Velocities for Space-Weather Prediction - A computer-implemented method for accurately estimating plasma velocities on the photosphere based on magnetic field data from vector magnetograms. Spatial and temporal derivatives of the magnetic field components are computed and a structure tensor containing terms that specifically include the horizontal magnetic field components is constructed. The structure tensor is convolved with a window function and a least-squares solution based on the convolved structure tensor is found. The solution includes the plasma velocities in the horizontal and vertical directions at the center of the window. | 07-29-2010 |
20100241356 | PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR DEEP GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL - A performance assessment system for deep geologic repository for radioactive waste disposal is introduced to integrate a number of independent sub-system to perform the repository assessments in a systematic way under computer-based environment. Basically, the sub-system includes the input data file preparation sub-system for near-field/far-field multiple running, the near-field/far-field multiple running sub-system and the uncertainty and sensitivity analysis sub-system. With the system, the assessment for the deep geologic repository for radioactive waste disposal in many aspects can be achieved more completely and precisely. | 09-23-2010 |
20100280755 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT - Systems and devices for assessment of an impact by an event on an environment are disclosed. Processes for automated impact assessment are also disclosed. An impact assessment can be performed in computer-generated environments which include data regarding the environment impacted and data regarding the event impacting the environment. Environment data may be represented as a geospatial layer. | 11-04-2010 |
20100286914 | CO2 concentration correcting apparatus and CO2 concentration correcting method | 11-11-2010 |
20100305859 | PORTABLE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING INSTRUMENT - A portable environmental monitoring instrument comprising: a housing comprising a main body and a cap; a display mounted to the housing; a processing circuit disposed within the main body, the processing circuit electrically connected to the display; a light sensor mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the processing circuit; a humidity sensor electrically connected to the processing circuit; and a probe member extending from the main body and exposed to the environment by opening the cap, the probe member carrying a temperature sensor at a distal end thereof and part of an electrical connection between the temperature sensor and the processing circuit, the processing circuit arranged to process signals received from the light sensor, the humidity sensor and the temperature sensor to obtain an environmental measure indicative of the affect of the environment and control the display to display data indicative of the environmental measure. | 12-02-2010 |
20100318296 | IDENTIFYING VEGETATION ATTRIBUTES FROM LIDAR DATA - Aspects of the present invention are directed at using LiDAR data to identify attributes of vegetation. In this regard, a method is provided that identifies the location of individual items of vegetation from raw LiDAR data. In one embodiment, the method includes selecting a coordinate position represented in the LiDAR data that generated a return signal. Then, a determination is made regarding whether the selected coordinate position is inside a geographic area allocated to a previously identified item of vegetation. If the selected coordinate position is not within a geographic area allocated to a previously identified item of vegetation, the method determines that the selected coordinate position is associated with a new item of vegetation. In this instance, a digital representation of the new item of vegetation is generated. | 12-16-2010 |
20110004407 | REFRACTIVITY RETRIEVAL VIA DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF GNSS BENDING ANGLE - A method and system for taking direct measurements of GNSS signal's arrival angle to remotely measure the atmospheric variables used for weather prediction. More specifically, an improved method and system for obtaining and processing accurate information regarding the weather and other atmospheric changes by measuring the total refractive bending angle of the GNSS signal. For mobile platforms on which receivers are mounted, phased array receivers are used to allow precise measurements of GNSS arrival angles. By measuring the refractive bending angle, more accurate and cost-efficient measurements of atmospheric changes are obtained, thereby resulting in more accurate predictions of the weather. | 01-06-2011 |
20110035151 | SUBSURFACE NUCLEAR MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS - Methods and related systems are described for use for making subterranean nuclear measurements. The system can include a plurality of elongated scintillator members each generating optical signals in response to ionizing radiation. Optical detector units can be optically coupled to at least one end of each elongated scintillator member so as to detect optical signals from each elongated scintillator member. The system can be suitable for permanent or semi-permanent deployment downhole. For example, the system can operate for more than six months in a subterranean deployment measuring cosmic radiation. The system can be suited to monitor density changes in subterranean regions of interest, for example, density changes brought about by steam injection as part of a steam assisted gravity drainage operation. | 02-10-2011 |
20110060525 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING, DETERMINING, AND REPORTING DIRECTIONAL SPECTRA OF OCEAN SURFACE WAVES IN NEAR REAL-TIME FROM A MOORED BUOY - A moored buoy floating at the ocean surface and anchored to the seafloor precisely measures acceleration, pitch, roll, and Earth's magnetic flux field of the buoy over a limited sampling period. The system includes: 1) A buoy, 2) A mooring system, 3) An electronic data logger controlling communications between the system and the on-board remote telecommunications system, 4) an embedded computer for data input/output, temporary or permanent data storage, and algorithms to convert the measured time series data into surface ocean wave spectra and quality assurance statistics and encode the results for transfer to the data logger, 5) Sensors include one or three acceleration sensors, three orthogonal angular rate sensors, and three orthogonal magnetometers to measure the Earth's magnetic flux field, 6) A telecommunications system that links the buoy data logger and a shoreside processing system, and 7) A shoreside processing system that decodes the transmitted data, performs, quality control, and computes derived wave parameters. | 03-10-2011 |
20110137563 | ELECTRONIC GARDENING TOOL AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING THE SAME - The tools and methods disclosed herein can convert an analog signal from the soil sensor probes into a digital format that can be read by a low cost digital microcontroller which acts on the digital data with formulae and tables so that the displayed information is the same or nearly the same as the readings in the same soil from the analog meters. To provide accurate readings, the described tools can apply either of a fixed or floating calibration method to set a reference of the measured soil pH and moisture measure. The floating calibration method also permits adjustment of the measure reference to correct calibration imprecision induced by fluctuation in the battery voltage. | 06-09-2011 |
20110153213 | Method to evaluate plants and soils to optimize conditions for phytoremediation - Phytoremediation is an economical method to remove contaminants from soils. Understanding the mechanisms that control adsorption of a contaminant to a soil particle is the first step in designing a phytoremediation project in order to optimize removal of said contaminant. To characterize soil conditions, the following data were collected: a) historical land use information, b) evaluating on-site soils and plants for contaminant identity and concentrations, c) particle size analysis of soil samples, d) estimate total organic matter of soil samples, e) conducting batch adsorption experiments to determine Kd values, varying pH levels and concentrations of standard solutions, g) testing on-site pH of soils, h) testing pH levels of standard solutions prior to and after contact with soils used for batch adsorption experiments, i) conducting alkalinity/hardness tests. Once the conditions are known, experiments can be designed manipulating conditions to find optimal conditions to maximize the removal of a contaminant. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161008 | LAND SETTLEMENT MEASURING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - Provided are a land settlement measuring apparatus and a land settlement measuring system. The land settlement measuring apparatus includes a magnetic field detection unit, a microprocessor, and a containing unit. The magnetic field detection unit includes a plurality of magnetic field detection sensors that are separated from each other in a predetermined interval. The microprocessor calculates a differential settlement amount based on a magnetic field detection signal transmitted from the magnetic field detection unit, in the case where a change in the magnetic field is detected by the sensor. The containing unit contains the magnetic field detection unit and the microprocessor. The land settlement measuring system includes a magnetic field generation unit, a land settlement measuring apparatus, and a data logger. The magnetic field generation unit is disposed at a predetermined position of a ground to be adjacent to a hole which is perforated down to an unmovable layer. The land settlement measuring apparatus passes through the hole so that the one end thereof is fixed to the unmovable layer, the land settlement measuring apparatus measuring a differential settlement amount according to a change in the position of the magnetic field generation unit. The data logger stores a result of the measurement transmitted from the land settlement measuring apparatus. According to the configuration, it is possible to collectively measure a differential settlement amount of a surface of a settling layer and a differential settlement amount of the settling layer in one system and to obtain a more accurate value of the measurement. | 06-30-2011 |
20110246073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING TREES IN LIDAR DATA USING VIEWS - A method and apparatus for identifying individual trees in LiDAR data based on the view of a LiDAR data point. In one embodiment, those LiDAR data points that do not have neighboring LiDAR data points that block the local view at a defined angle are considered to be in a central part of a tree canopy. In one embodiment, those LiDAR data points that are in a central part of a tree canopy are added to an output file that stores clusters of data points for each tree canopy detected. The central part of the tree canopy area can be analyzed to predict one or more characteristics of the tree. | 10-06-2011 |
20110307177 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VOLUMETRIC SOIL WATER CONTENT - The present invention relates to a method that obtains emissivity or reflectivity based on ratios of the brightness temperature measured by a satellite and the land surface temperature, calculates two reflectivity using polarizing features of a microwave according to surface characteristics, and measures a volumetric soil water content of a land surface considering that water has different physical characteristics from those of soil. In particular, it may be possible to measure volumetric soil water contents on territories of other countries as well as regions which have many limitations and troubles in direct measurement of the volumetric soil water contents. Accordingly, valuable materials in terms of nation economy may be produced together with substantial contribution to industrial fields that have direct effects on agriculture and disaster prevention. | 12-15-2011 |
20110313666 | METHOD FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CROP CULTIVATION - The invention relates to a method, a system, apparatus, and software to be used for the method for the determination of the environmental impact of the production of cultivation plants and for increasing or maximizing a positive environmental impact. In the method, production parameters for cultivation are selected and cultivation procedures are performed, crop yieldhus produced is harvested, and a representative sample of the crop yield is delivered to reception analysis with the appendant information for the analysis of energy and carbon dioxide factors. An environmental impact index reflecting the environmental impact of the production of said cultivation plant is determined on the basis of this data and the appendant information. The index thus provided is utilized for the production of cultivation plants in an environmentally friendlier manner. | 12-22-2011 |
20110320124 | VISIBILITY DETERMINATION IN ENVIRONMENTS CONTAINING AIRBORNE DUST PARTICLES - Determining optical visibility in an environment that may contain airborne dust particles is described. In one aspect, a method determines an ambient relative humidity in the environment. A near infrared wave is transmitted through a portion of the environment. An optical visibility in the environment is calculated based on the ambient relative humidity and attenuation of the near infrared wave during transmission through the environment. Various contrast thresholds are employed in the determination of optical visibility in the environment. | 12-29-2011 |
20120004847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING TREES IN LIDAR DATA USING VIEWS - A method and apparatus for identifying individual trees in LiDAR data based on the view of a LiDAR data point. In one embodiment, the number of trees represented by a LiDAR data point cluster is estimated based on a calculated value related to the exposure to the sky of a LiDAR data point in the LiDAR data point cluster. | 01-05-2012 |
20120004848 | DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE OF A DYNAMIC CONE PENETROMETER FOR EVALUATING SOIL COMPACTION - The present invention includes a device and method for more particularly evaluating the compaction of soil by automating the use of a prior art dynamic cone penetrometer such that user error and error caused by field conditions are eliminated. Recordation of penetrometer data previously not recorded is made more precise by the present invention such that standardized measurement results. The device further includes means for facilitating the determination of compaction of soils through keyhole openings and a means for automating the collection and processing of the generated compaction data. | 01-05-2012 |
20120035850 | METHOD OF MEASURING THE FLUX OF A SOIL GAS - A method for determining a flux of a gas contained in a medium through a boundary of the medium comprises 1) measuring at least twice with a probe a concentration C of the gas over a time interval Δt and 2) determining the flux of the gas using the following mathematical equation: (I) where F is the gas flux, D is the diffusivity value and ΔC is a variation in the gas concentration during the time interval Δt. The probe is placed proximate the boundary. The probe has a gas inlet, a cavity, a gas concentration sensor and a membrane. Each element is in fluid communication with each other so that the gas flows from the gas inlet through the membrane and contacts the gas concentration sensor. | 02-09-2012 |
20120078515 | Engineering design and construction of earthen fills - The invention is a composite of interdependent engineering methods for earthen fill engineering and construction. The invention provides a computer method for correlation of the combination-specific energy values with all physical and engineering properties of all soil types and amended soil types in the compacted state that correspond to and are the product of the specific combination of field variables. In addition to interdependent utilization of the energy and corresponding engineering properties in method development, the energy and corresponding engineering properties are cross-tabulated or integrated with curve intercepts within data-based cross-matrices of all field combinations for use in engineering design, laboratory compaction testing, and construction controls including site-specific moisture-density curve location. The cross-matrix values are related or intercepted in a manner that permits determining values for additional field combinations that have not been tested on a full scale. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078516 | WATER QUALITY MEASURING METHOD, WATER QUALITY MEASURING DEVICE, AND WATER QUALITY MEASURING PROGRAM FOR MARINE SURFACE LAYERS - In order to enable measurement of salinity and a water temperature in a marine surface layer using data obtained by a marine radar, a deviation ΔS′ between effect of an ocean wave on received power RSI | 03-29-2012 |
20120089332 | System for Detecting Oil Spills and Method Thereof - Disclosed are systems and methods of detecting oil spills on the sea surface at night. According to some embodiments, implementations herein involve detection of the polarized reflectivity and the refractive index of the water and the oil using the polarization properties of the electromagnetic waves based on satellite data to accurately and quantitatively detect the position of the oil band spread on the sea. | 04-12-2012 |
20120095683 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OIL SPILL DETECTION - The invention relates to a method for detecting the presence of hydrocarbons near an unmanned offshore oil platform. The method steps include monitoring reflected atmospheric and thermal radiation, detecting the presence of hydrocarbons, and generating an alert based on the presence of hydrocarbons. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095684 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING - The present invention is related to an environmental monitoring and analyzing device. The device contains a plurality of sensors, a control unit and a display unit. The different types of sensor obtain values of different environmental parameters. The control unit receive the obtained values of the environmental parameters and compare the obtained values against predetermined standards and criteria which define parameter ranges of the different environmental parameters. A display unit display a real-time air quality report comprising a user-friendly interpretation of the obtained values and recommendations in response to the obtained values. By implementing this invention into an embodiment, the environmental monitoring analyzing is carried out instantly by considering the interrelationship of the obtained values of the different environmental parameters. The analyzed results are therefore much more accurate. A real-time comprehensive and easily understood by non-technical user air quality report is provided. | 04-19-2012 |
20120101729 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING GROUND DISPLACEMENT - Ground displacement detecting method and system are invented to save lives and properties. The system and method are quick, reliable, and cost-effective. | 04-26-2012 |
20120123681 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSIS OF STRESS AND DISEASE IN HIGHER PLANTS - The present invention relates to a method, apparatus and a system of fast diagnosis of stresses and diseases in higher plants. The proposed methodology is based on the hypothesis of that when a plant is in imbalance; there are changes in its metabolism that render an alteration of the chemical composition of its organs. This chemical alteration leads to a change in the physical properties, such as the fluorescence of the leaves. Due to the complexity of the material of the leaves, the present method proposes that the signal be treated with statistical methods and that the classification is made through softwares based on machine learning. As an example of the application of the invention, the results are shown for the Greening disease in citrus. Currently, Greening is the most severe citrus disease since there is no treatment available for it and due to its high dissemination rate and the fact that it affects all varieties of orange trees, being the diagnosis performed through visual inspection, which renders high subjectivity, high error percentage and the disease is only diagnosed after the expression of the symptoms (˜8 months). During the asymptomatic phase, the infected tree is a source of dissemination of the disease. The present invention can perform the asymptomatic diagnosis of Greening disease from the leaf with a percentage of correct diagnosis higher than 80%. | 05-17-2012 |
20120130639 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING FLUID DISTRIBUTION IN A SUBTERRANEAN RESERVOIR - A system and method for determining fluid distribution in subterranean reservoirs including determining a water saturation in macroporosity from the capillary pressure data representative of the macroporosity using a saturation height function, correcting capillary pressure data representative of microporosity to have an entry pore value equivalent to a pore size defining the microporosity, determining a water saturation in the microporosity from the corrected capillary pressure data representative of the microporosity, and using the macroporosity water saturation and the microporosity water saturation to estimate fluid distribution within the subterranean reservoir. The system and method may also include the estimation of hydrocarbon reserves. | 05-24-2012 |
20120143506 | Simultaneous Source Inversion for Marine Streamer Data With Cross-Correlation Objective Function - Method for simultaneous full-wavefield inversion of gathers of source (or receiver) encoded ( | 06-07-2012 |
20120150445 | RESERVOIR GRID CONVERSION FOR SCALING STRAIN - One or more computer-readable media include computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to, for a given time, solve the elastic wave equation in tensorial form for a geological reservoir model subject to stated conditions; and adjust a grid associated with the geological reservoir model based on solution of the elastic wave equation in tensorial form for the given time. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 06-14-2012 |
20120179372 | Collecting Control Source Electromagnetic Signals - Concurrently measuring, correlating, and processing magnetic and electric field data includes measuring base band signals, and then up-converting those band signals to a higher frequency for filtering, while at the same time preserving phase and amplitude information. All timed elements in the system are rigorously synchronized. The increased data set results in improved signal-to-noise ratio and information correlation. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179373 | METHOD FOR MEASURING TOTAL PHOSPHORUS USING MULTI-PARAMETER WATER QUALITY DATA - Provided are a method and a system for measuring total phosphorus that may predict total phosphorus of a river valley using multi-parameter water quality that are measured in real time through a multi-parameter water quality measuring unit and the like, and may increase the accuracy thereof. The total phosphorus measuring method according to the present disclosure includes: computing a correlation between the multi-parameter water quality and the total phosphorus using multi-parameter water quality data and total phosphorus data measured for a predetermined period; selecting upper parameters having a high correlation from among the multi-parameter water quality based on the computation result; generating a total phosphorus prediction model through a regression analysis between the upper parameters and the total phosphorus; measuring the multi-parameter water quality; and predicting the total phosphorus by replacing the total phosphorus prediction model with the measured multi-parameter water quality. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179374 | ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING AND COMMUNICATION - One apparatus embodiment includes an electronic assembly, equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition. The assembly includes a logic circuit coupled to: one or more environmental sensors, memory that provides data storage, and a wireless communicator. The logic circuit is configured to perform time measurement, perform environmental measurement with the one or more environmental sensors, store time-stamped environmental data in the memory, and communicate with particular other electronic assemblies, equipped to sense one or more changes in an environmental condition, via the wireless communicator. The logic circuit is also coupled to a power source that provides power to at least one of the logic circuit and the wireless communicator. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185170 | Profile Apparatus for In Situ Measurement of Sediment Oxygen Demand and Method of Using the Same - A profile apparatus that is useful in measuring sediment oxygen demand and methods utilizing the same. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191349 | LANDFILL GAS SURFACE MONITOR AND METHODS - Embodiments of the invention provide systems, devices, and method for monitoring gas emissions within a geographic area. A method for monitoring gas emissions may include providing a gas-monitoring device configured to be moved within the geographic area. The method may also include determining geographic locations of the device as the device is moved within the geographic area, determining a quantity of one or more gases in the air as the device is moved within the geographic area, and associating the geographic locations with the quantity of gases to provide gas emissions data for the geographic area. The gas emissions data may be communicated to one or more external devices, sources, and/or systems for analysis, documentation, and/or compliance reporting. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197526 | PROCEDURE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF EFFECTIVE AND TOTAL POROSITY OF CARBONATED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS, AND MORPHOLOGY CHARACTERIZATION OF THEIR MICRO AND NANOPORES - The present invention is concerned with a procedure to quantitatively determine both, total and effective porosity of carbonated sedimentary rocks, and is based on the elaboration of molds of the rock pores-structure and on the determination of the volumetric and gravimetric properties of the rock and its mold. | 08-02-2012 |
20120209525 | METHOD FOR GEO-ELECTRICAL PROSPECTION - A geophysical method for searching and prospecting minerals is based on the 3D inversion of electrical prospection data. The conductivity of a medium is determined based on the measurement results on a basic observation system, generating a preliminary 3D model based such data carrying out a 3D calculation and calculating the offset relative to the measured data while excluding irregularities and selecting 3D objects having epicenters located under points of the basic observation system. This results in a precise 3D mode locating conductivity anomalies. Further measurements along the profiles extending through centers of the isolated anomalies can be effected, and used to correct the existing 3D model after which the presence of conductivity anomalies is confirmed or rejected and the parameters thereof are determined. The dimensions of the anomalies can be estimated and measurements made based thereon to obtain final geo-electrical 3D model of the medium being studied. | 08-16-2012 |
20120215445 | Automated Control of Analytical Sampling with Environmental Monitoring System - A new and improved environmental field monitor station is disclosed. A novel and analytical sampling control device with a removable analytical sample collection device is described. Also a novel field station having the analytical sampling control device with the removable analytical sample collection device is described. Methods of using and controlling the analytical sampling control device, both within in a field station and from a base station, are described. | 08-23-2012 |
20120226441 | Sensor Network for Detecting Riverbed Scour - A riverbed scour detection system, comprising a wireless sensor network embedded in areas of potential scour. The scour detection network has one or more vertical stacks of sensor nodes placed in the riverbed at known locations. The sensors detect each other, and non detection of a sensor indicates its removal by scour activity. | 09-06-2012 |
20120232797 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND MAPPING SUBSURFACE RESISTIVITY ANOMALIES - A method for detecting a subterranean anomaly is provided. The method includes receiving signal data derived from a plurality of transmitters and at least one receiver; calculating a relationship for selected combinations of measurements provided by the signal data; estimating weighting factors for each transmitter, for a condition where there is a substantially equivalent potential across each of the transmitters; applying the weighting factors to the data; and identifying the anomaly in weighted data. Apparatus are also provided. | 09-13-2012 |
20120239298 | Geological Stress Inversion Using Fault Displacement and Slip Tendency - A computer-implemented method of determining the stress state associated with a geological fault is described. The source data comprises measured fault displacement values, or proxy displacement values, associated with the fault. An error function calculates error as a function of normalized fault displacement and normalized slip tendency. Candidate stress states are used to determine slip tendency values, which are used in the error function to calculate an error value. This value is minimized to determine the “best” candidate stress state. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239299 | Computer-Automated Spatial Analysis - Some embodiments of the present invention automatically measure the impact of natural conditions and/or deliberate interventions on crop yields. Other embodiments automatically predict the impact of natural conditions and/or deliberate interventions on crop yields. By eliminating the need for human intervention, judgment, or discretion from the processes of measuring and predicting impact on yield, embodiments of the present invention enable such measurements and predictions to be made significantly more accurately, quickly, and inexpensively than has been possible with preexisting techniques. | 09-20-2012 |
20120253673 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL DYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS IN WATER SYSTEM - Techniques are disclosed for measuring one or more physical properties of a water system. For example, in one embodiment, a method comprises the following steps. A measurement platform is positioned at a first location of a given water system, wherein the measurement platform comprises a plurality of sensor devices distributed over a three dimensional space and configured to acquire data relating to one or more physical properties of the water system. A first set of measurement data is acquired from the water system at the first location via at least a portion of the plurality of sensor devices of the measurement platform. The measurement platform is moved along a predetermined path to at least a second location in the water system. At least a second set of measurement data is acquired from the water system at the second location via at least a portion of the plurality of sensor devices of the measurement platform. The method may further comprise generating an image based on the first set of measurement data and the at least a second set of measurement data, wherein the image represents the one or more physical properties of the water system. | 10-04-2012 |
20120290205 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING GHG EMISSIONS IN BIOPRODUCT PRODUCTION PROCESSES - The method & system hereby described allows the calculation and determination of GHG emissions produced during the generation of bioproduct from different source materials. The method comprises capturing, processing and handling different parameters and data related to GHG emissions associated to every single process needed to produce bioproduct, in order to generate a total GHG emissions value by means of applying formulae to the captioned and processed isolated data referred to GHG emissions of every process. | 11-15-2012 |
20120303276 | SCOUR MONITORING SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for the monitoring of scour in a streambed at a site. The apparatus has a support member and at least one float sensor attached to the support member. The at least one float sensor is buried in the streambed and has a switch device, with the switch device being movable between a first position and a second position. As a scour event occurs which causes the streambed to be eroded beyond the at least one float sensor, the at least one float sensor will rise causing the switch device to be moved from the first position to the second position. | 11-29-2012 |
20120316785 | RTM SEISMIC IMAGING USING COMBINED SHOT DATA - A system, method and computer program product for seismic imaging implements a seismic imaging algorithm utilizing Reverse Time Migration technique requiring large communication bandwidth and low latency to convert a parallel problem into one solved using massive domain partitioning. Several aspects of the imaging problem are addressed, including very regular and local communication patterns, balanced compute and communication requirements, scratch data handling and multiple-pass approaches. The partitioning of the velocity model into processing blocks allows each sub-problem to fit in a local cache, increasing locality and bandwidth and reducing latency. The RTM seismic data processing utilizes data that includes combined shot data, i.e., shot data selected from amongst a plurality of shots that are combined at like spatial points of the volume. | 12-13-2012 |
20120316786 | RTM SEISMIC IMAGING USING INCREMENTAL RESOLUTION METHODS - A system and method implementing a hierarchical approach to RTM (Reverse Time Migration) seismic imaging at different granularity in space and time. An RTM seismic imaging algorithm utilizes RTM technique to convert a parallel problem into one solved using massive domain partitioning. In the method, a coarse-grain grid for the 3D volume of the geological subsurface structure under investigation is initially processed, permitting the RTM imaging process to be performed faster and produces lower level seismic image for inspection. Criteria are then applied to the first level of seismic image to determine whether to reject the image or whether a finer resolution seismic imaging is needed. In the case of finer resolution is needed, RTM resolution for the target volume is adjusted accordingly and RTM imaging process is applied with the new resolution. The process is repeated until either the image is accepted or rejected. | 12-13-2012 |
20130018585 | METHOD OF REAL TIME SUBSURFACE IMAGING USING ELECTROMAGNETIC DATA ACQUIRED FROM MOVING PLATFORMS - A method for the real time volume imaging of geological structures and/or man-made objects having electrical conductivity is described, using electromagnetic (EM) sources and/or EM sensors mounted from at least one moving platform. The EM sources may include natural EM sources and/or man-made inductive sources and/or man-made galvanic sources. The EM sensors may measure at least one component of the EM field at the at least one sensor position. The EM fields measured for each combination of EM source and EM sensor may be volume imaged in real time using a moving sensitivity domain that captures the finite spatial sensitivity of each combination of EM sources and EM sensors. At least one desired property, such as conductivity, dielectric permittivity and/or induced polarization parameters, may be derived from the volume image, providing a reconstruction or classification of the physical properties of the geological structures and/or man-made objects. | 01-17-2013 |
20130046468 | NITROGEN POTENTIAL INDEX - Embodiments of a method for assessing potential nitrogen concentration of plant available nitrogen in soil comprises collecting soil samples, analyzing one or more of the soil samples to compute the amount of nitrate and the amount of ammonium, analyzing one or more of the soil samples to compute the amount of mineralizable nitrogen using a soil respiration method, obtaining a total plant available nitrogen value in the soil samples by summing the computed nitrate value, the computed ammonium value, and the computed mineralizable nitrogen value, and calculating a potential nitrogen assessment value by subtracting from the total plant available nitrogen value an amount of nitrogen applied at time of planting not represented within the soil sample and further subtracting an amount of nitrogen required to achieve the crop yield goal multiplied by the yield crop goal. | 02-21-2013 |
20130046469 | DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE INFRARED FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROSCOPY FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF EARTH MATERIALS - The subject disclosure relates to the evaluation of lithology, mineralogy and organic content of earth materials. More particularly, the subject disclosure relates to evaluating lithology, mineralogy and organic content of earth materials using diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS). | 02-21-2013 |
20130060470 | GEOMAGNETISM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - In a geomagnetism measurement apparatus, a magnetic sensor detects magnetic data, and a storage unit stores the magnetic data sequentially output from the magnetic sensor. An ellipsoid generation unit calculates each ellipsoidal central point of first, second and third ellipsoids each of which has in the vicinity thereof a plurality of the magnetic data stored in the storage unit. An ellipsoidal central point decision unit decides whether or not a distance between respective ellipsoidal central points is equal to or less than a threshold value. A correction value generation unit calculates an ellipsoidal correction matrix for converting coordinates on an ellipsoid into coordinates on a sphere based on a coefficient matrix representing a shape of one of the first, second and third ellipsoids according to the decision result. | 03-07-2013 |
20130066556 | Pore Parameters and Hydraulic Parameters From Electric Impedance Spectra - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for estimating electrical impedance spectra and pore parameters. The method may include estimating electrical impedance spectra using an estimated average ion concentration in pores within an earth formation. The method may also include estimating electrical impedance information about the earth formation; and estimating at least one parameter of interest by comparing the electrical impedance information with the estimated electrical impedance spectra. The apparatus may include at least one processor. The apparatus may also include an electrical impedance tool configured for use in a borehole. | 03-14-2013 |
20130073205 | USABILITY OF STANDS MARKED FOR CUTTING IN TIMBER SUPPLY TO FACTORIES - A data system and a method for determining the harvestability and transportability of a stand marked for cutting, the method comprising: maintaining data on the properties of the soil of the stand; determining a value for the harvestability and transportability of the stand, which value is dependent on said properties; defining said value also on the basis of such conditions of said stand which affects said properties; maintaining data on the harvestability and transportability defined for the stand. Said property is one or more of the following: soil type, auxiliary attributes of the soil type, other permanent factors. Said conditions are one or more of the following: snow depth, frost depth, soil moisture content, temperature, amount of rainfall, quantity of growing stock, relations between tree species, other variable factors. | 03-21-2013 |
20130080057 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING LiDAR DATA - A programmed computer or non-transitory computer readable storage media has instructions that are executable by a processor to identify LiDAR data points associated with items of vegetation or other objects. Each LiDAR data point is tested to determine if it lies within the value of a closed surface defined for higher LiDAR points. If so, the LiDAR point is grouped with the LiDAR points associated with a previously identified item of vegetation. If not, a new item of vegetation is identified. | 03-28-2013 |
20130110398 | TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY FOR CHARACTERIZING SOILS | 05-02-2013 |
20130116925 | WAVELET-TRANSFORM BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING CHARACTERISTICS OF A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION - A method for analyzing characteristics of a geological formation includes obtaining at a processor data representative of at least one of stratigraphic, structural, or physical characteristics of the geological formation, applying at the processor a wavelet transform to at least a portion of the obtained data or data interpreted or derived from the obtained data to derive one or more wavelet transform coefficients representative of the obtained data, segmenting at the processor at least one or more of the obtained data or data interpreted or derived from the obtained data into segments, determining at the processor a measure of variability of the obtained data or the data interpreted or derived from the obtained data over each segment at one or more scales of the wavelet transform. | 05-09-2013 |
20130138346 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RAPID DETERMINATION OF TARGET DEPTH AND TRANSVERSE RESISTANCE - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for determining characteristics of a target region which is embedded in background material below a body of water. In accordance with one embodiment, a resistivity background is determined. In addition, characteristics of an electric dipole due to the target region are determined. A resistance for the target region is then computed using the characteristics of the electric dipole and the resistivity background. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed. | 05-30-2013 |
20130144527 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONAL HEALTH MONITORING BASED ON MULTITUDE-POINTS ENVIRONMENTAL DATA - A device, system and method for personal health monitoring based on multitude-points environmental data is disclosed. a plurality of indoor sensing devices and a plurality of outdoor sensing devices may be connected to a network to allow bidirectional communication between the sensing devices and a central server, and between the sensing devices themselves, over a communication network such as the internet. According to one method of the disclosed invention, a source of pollutions may be detected by comparing the levels of pollution sensed by different neighboring sensing devices and recommendations as to how to reduce the exposure to sensed pollutants may be sent to end users. | 06-06-2013 |
20130151153 | METHOD FOR MEASURING CROP CULTIVATION FREQUENCY OF SOIL AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING PRODUCTION REGION DECEPTION - Disclosed is a method for testing soil by means of biological methods using microorganisms that inhabit the soil to be tested. In addition, the authenticity of the production region of an agricultural product is determined from the soil adhered thereto. Specifically disclosed is a method for measuring the crop cultivation frequency of soil, which comprises a sample generation step for generating a suspension of soil to be measured as a micro-organism sample; a dropping step for dropping the suspension, which is the generated microorganism sample, into a plurality of nutrient sources in which the consumption rates of at least a portion thereof differ depending on the microorganism species; and an observation step for observing the cumulative consumption rate of each nutrient source by the microorganisms after dropping. In addition, the authenticity of the production region label is assessed by comparing the soil adhered to the agricultural product to soil from the production region on the label. | 06-13-2013 |
20130173162 | FIELD DETECTING DEVICE - A field detecting device includes at least one detecting module, a server module and a power module. Each of the detecting module, the server module and the power module has a casing. A first fixing structure and a first connecting pin are provided on the upper surfaces, and a second fixing structure and a connecting second pin are provided on the lower surface. The power module is capable of powering the detecting module and the server module. The server module is capable of driving the at least one detecting module according to the environment detecting program, so as to receive the environment detecting signals. Therefore, the assembling order of the detecting modules, the server module and the power module can be changed. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173163 | METHOD OF SUBSURFACE IMAGING USING SUPERPOSITION OF SENSOR SENSITIVITIES FROM GEOPHYSICAL DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS - Volume imaging of geological structures and/or man-made objects having physical property using geophysical field sources and/or sensors mounted from at least one data acquisition system. The sources may include natural field sources and/or man-made sources. The sensors may measure at least one component of the geophysical field. The subsets of the geophysical survey formed by the at least one source of geophysical data are selected, and the integrated sensitivity subdomains for selected subsets of the survey are determined by determining the volumes where the integrated sensitivity of the subset is greater than a predetermined threshold. The total sensitivity is determined as the superposition of the sensitivities from all of the integrated sensitivity subdomains. The fields measured for each combination of source and/or sensors may be volume imaged where | 07-04-2013 |
20130204531 | Methods and Systems for Analyzing Samples - This disclosure relates to a method for analyzing a sample of material. The method includes (a) converting a portion of the sample into a plasma multiple times; (b) recording a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted in response to each of the sample conversions to define a sequence of spectra for the sample, in which each member of the sequence corresponds to the spectrum recorded in response to a different one of the sample conversions; (c) using an electronic processor to compare the sequence of spectra for the sample to a sequence of spectra for each of at least one reference sample in a reference library; and (d) using the electronic processor to determine information about the sample based on the comparison to the reference samples in the library. | 08-08-2013 |
20130211721 | Forest Inventory Assessment Using Remote Sensing Data - Methods and systems are provided that inventory a plot of trees based on data including one or more (e.g., all) of radar images of the plot, spectral images of the plot (e.g., high resolution images taken by satellite), other data (e.g., elevation, slope, aspect), and actual tree survey data physically collected about the plot and/or another plot having similar characteristics. Although the actual tree survey data collected is typically less than the amount of actual survey data used by prior approaches, the present systems and methods are still capable of inventorying the entire plot with a high degree of confidence (e.g., at least 95% confidence). | 08-15-2013 |
20130218471 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID ASSESMENT - Systems and devices for assessment of an impact by an event on an environment are disclosed. Processes for automated impact assessment are also disclosed. An impact assessment can be performed in computer-generated environments which include data regarding the environment impacted and data regarding the event impacting the environment. Environment data may be represented as a geospatial layer. | 08-22-2013 |
20130289878 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING COASTAL UNDERGROUND WATER - A system for monitoring coastal underground water is disclosed. The system includes a freshwater/saltwater interface position tracking device that is inserted into an observation well used for observing coastal underground water and can move on a freshwater/saltwater interface according to a change of buoyancy; and a first measuring sensor that is inserted into the observation well so as to be placed at a position above the freshwater/saltwater interface position tracking device and has a distance measuring unit used for measuring a first distance between the freshwater/saltwater interface position tracking device and the first measuring sensor, wherein the first measuring sensor has a first signal output unit used for outputting a signal indicative of the measured first distance. | 10-31-2013 |
20130325346 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring agricultural products. In particular, the present invention relates to monitoring fruit production, plant growth, and plant vitality. | 12-05-2013 |
20140012503 | DETECTING, LOCATING AND TRACING OF BURIED ASSETS USING MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE INTEGRATED WITH ANTENNA ACCESSORY WAND - A system for detecting buried assets includes a locator apparatus comprising a compartment for storing a mobile computing device, one or more sensors for reading analog signals from buried assets and an amplifier for amplifying the signals. The locator apparatus further includes an encoder for encoding the signals and a transmitter for transmitting the encoded signals to a mobile computing device. The system also includes a mobile computing device secured within the compartment of the locator apparatus, the mobile computing device comprising a radio frequency receiver for receiving the encoded signals, a decoder for decoding the encoded signals, a processing unit configured for converting the analog signals to digital signals, and executing digital signal processing algorithms upon the digital signals so as to produce buried asset data corresponding to the analog signals that were read, and a display for displaying the buried asset data. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012504 | QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF SOIL CONTAMINANTS, PARTICULARLY HYDROCARBONS, USING REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY - Apparatus and method for efficiently assessing the results of reflectance spectroscopy on a soil sample to determine the presence of contaminants in the soil, by constructing a model based on analysis of known samples. The model may be constructed using an all possibilities approach and data mining techniques, on a range of samples, for example of different kinds of soil without pollutants and with different levels of pollutants. The Disclosure relates both to the construction of the model and to its use in the field in analyzing soil contaminants. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012505 | MULTI-COMPONENT ELECTROMAGNETIC PROSPECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Systems and methods are provided for the detection of conductive bodies using three-component electric or magnetic dipole transmitters. The fields from multiple transmitters can be combined to enhance fields at specific locations and in specific orientation. A one- two- or three-component receiver or receiver array is provided for detecting the secondary field radiated by a conductive body. The data from multiple receivers can be combined to enhance the response at a specific sensing location with a specific orientation. Another method is provided in which a three-component transmitter and receiver are separated by an arbitrary distance, and where the position and orientation of the receiver relative to the transmitter are calculated, allowing the response of a highly conductive body to be detected. | 01-09-2014 |
20140019047 | MULTI-INFORMATION COUPLING PREDICTION METHOD OF COAL AND GAS OUTBURST DANGER - Disclosed in the invention is a multi-information coupling prediction method of coal and gas outburst danger, which is achieved by establishing a multi-index coupling prediction model to detect indexes including original gas pressure of a coal layer, the original rock stress, the critical burst gas pressure of a coal sample, the mechanical performance of coal body, the exploit influence, the drilling cutting gas desorption index, the drilling cutting quantity index and the like, therefore to coupling predict the coal and gas outburst danger. By the multi-information coupling prediction method, the information of the coal and gas outburst danger can be fully complemented; the gas and crustal stress outburst danger prediction is carried out; the defects of insufficient complementation information of a single-index and inaccurate prediction are overcome; and the accuracy of the coal and gas outburst danger prediction is improved. | 01-16-2014 |
20140025300 | MOISTURE MEASURING APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to provide a moisture measuring apparatus which, when the body of the apparatus for measuring a state of moisture in a measurement target object is mounted into the measurement target object, provides a user with a mounting state as to whether the moisture measuring apparatus has been appropriately mounted. In the present invention, the CPU of a moisture measuring apparatus determines the mounting state of the moisture measuring apparatus in soil that is a measurement target object (judges whether or not there is a gap between a sensor electrode and soil) based on the state of moisture (moisture amount) measured by a soil moisture amount sensor, and informs a result of the judgment. | 01-23-2014 |
20140052375 | Directional Filter for Processing Full Tensor Gradiometer Data - A directional filter for processing full-tensor gradiometer data is described. The filter processes input data using a method comprising receiving geophysical data collected based on characteristics of geographic features in an environment, and applying a directional filter to the received geophysical data in a first instance so as to provide first filtered data. A filtering direction of the directional filter is determined based on properties in the received geophysical data. The method also includes updating the filtering direction based on properties in the first filtered data, applying the directional filter to the received geophysical data in a subsequent instance using the updated filtering direction so as to provide subsequent filtered data, and based on the updated filtering direction having a subsequent update less than a threshold, outputting directionally filtered data. The subsequent update is determined due to properties in the subsequent filtered data output from the subsequent instance. | 02-20-2014 |
20140058676 | DIGITAL ROCK ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT RELIABLY PREDICT A POROSITY-PERMEABILITY TREND - The pore structure of rocks and other materials can be determined through microscopy and subjected to digital simulation to determine the properties of fluid flows through the material. To determine a porosity-permeability over an extended range even when working from a small model, some disclosed method embodiments obtain a three-dimensional pore/matrix model of a sample; measure a distribution of porosity-related parameter variation as a function of subvolume size; measure a connectivity-related parameter as a function of subvolume size; derive a reachable porosity range as a function of subvolume size based at least in part on the distribution of porosity-related parameter variation and the connectivity-related parameter; select a subvolume size offering a maximum reachable porosity range; find permeability values associated with the maximum reachable porosity range; and display said permeability values as a function of porosity. | 02-27-2014 |
20140067268 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring a Subsea Environment - Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring an oceanic environment for hazardous substances. One system includes one or more subsea equipment arranged in an oceanic environment, and at least one optical computing device arranged on or near the one or more subsea equipment for monitoring the oceanic environment. The at least one optical computing device may have at least one integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the oceanic environment and thereby generate optically interacted light. At least one detector may be arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the oceanic environment. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067269 | UNDISTURBED FRACTURE ORIENTATION - A method can include providing fault geometry data and fracture data for a fracture; estimating a parameter value of a far field stress based at least in part on the fault geometry data and the fracture data; and determining an undisturbed parameter value for the fracture. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 03-06-2014 |
20140095074 | Soil Sample Tracking System and Method - A system and method for performing soil analysis is disclosed. The method comprises generating a plurality of soil sample containers each having a unique identifier associated therewith. Pulling at least one soil sample from a field and placing the at least one soil sample in a respective one of the plurality of soil sample containers. Scanning the unique identifier associated with the soil sample container containing the at least one soil sample with a remote terminal. Obtaining a geographic coordinate reading associated with a location in the field from where the soil sample is obtained and associating the soil sample with the unique identifier and the geographic coordinate reading. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095075 | METHOD FOR MONITORING SEAFLOOR MOVEMENTS - Seafloor movements are monitored by measuring the ambient seawater pressure at a plurality of locations adjacent to the seafloor using asynchronous pressure signals generated by a plurality of pressure sensors mounted at different locations on the seafloor over a prolonged period of time(t), wherein harmonic tide-related pressure variations on the asynchronous pressure signals are corrected by an algorithm comprising a mathematical equation that models spatial and temporal pressure variations in an objective function. The method is unconstrained with regard to the synchronicity of depth and/or pressure measurements and does not require additional stationary short tem local reference measurements. | 04-03-2014 |
20140121969 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING OBJECTS SUCH AS MINES - A device for detecting objects such as mines placed in a zone to be explored, the device being placed on a vehicle moving at a velocity V and including a panel on which a radiation set is arranged to transmit signals at an illumination frequency and to receive signals reflected from the zone, and a processing circuit to provide information about the presence of the objects after processing of the reflected signals, wherein the radiation set includes an alignment of antennas arranged transverse to the velocity V of displacement of the vehicle. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129145 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DATA ACQUIRED IN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY - The current application is directed to methods and systems for processing EM-survey data in order to extract accurate earth-response curves from the raw EM-survey data. The more accurate earth-response curves are obtained as a result of a generally non-linear decimation, or parameterization, of the earth-response curves, the non-linear parameterization generally applied to extraction of earth responses from raw EM-survey data collected by multiple EM sensors. Parameterization of the earth-response curves and data allows for greater accuracy in estimating the earth-response curves from raw EM-survey data due to use of estimation methods based on processing over-determined raw EM-survey data. In addition, parameterization of earth-response curves may lead to a decrease in computational complexity and an increase in computational efficiency in subsequent intermediate-stage and final-stage processing operations. | 05-08-2014 |
20140142853 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING MINIMUM POROSITY FOR PRESENCE OF CLATHRATES IN SEDIMENT - Methods and systems for determining whether conditions exist for presence of clathrates are disclosed. One method includes determining a thickness of a clathrate stability zone based, at least in part, on a depth at which a temperature reaches a three-phase equilibrium temperature of the clathrates. The method also includes calculating a temperature and a three-phase equilibrium temperature for a range of depths in the clathrate stability zone, and determining a minimum pore size at each of the depths in the range of depths, the minimum pore size permitting a predetermined saturation level of clathrates and based at least in part on the temperature and three-phase equilibrium temperature. The method further includes converting the minimum pore size at each of the depths to a minimum porosity. | 05-22-2014 |
20140149037 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SURVEYING A DISTRIBUTION OF CHARGEABILITY IN A VOLUME OF EARTH - A method for surveying a distribution of chargeability in a volume of earth includes inducing polarization in the volume of earth by applying first and second primary magnetic fields to the volume of earth, with the first and second primary magnetic fields respectively oscillating at a first and second frequencies. First and second secondary magnetic fields emitted by the volume of earth in response to application of the primary magnetic fields are measured, with the first and second frequencies being selected such that the induction number of the volume of earth is less than unity, and, in one example, such that the imaginary portions of the secondary magnetic fields depend approximately linearly upon frequency. Distribution of chargeability can be determined for the volume of earth from a linear combination of the first and second secondary magnetic fields. | 05-29-2014 |
20140163883 | SEDIMENTARY BASIN DEVELOPMENT METHOD USING STRATIGRAPHIC SIMULATION COUPLED WITH AN ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION AND DEGRADATION MODEL - The invention is a method of developing a sedimentary basin wherein the distribution and the quality of the organic matter in the sedimentary basin are determined using stratigraphic modelling representing the evolution of the sedimentary basin. The method is based on the coupling of a stratigraphic model with an organic matter production, transport and degradation model. The sedimentary basin is then developed according to the distribution and the quality of the organic matter. | 06-12-2014 |
20140207379 | UNCERTAINTY-BASED FREQUENCY-SELECTED INVERSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC GEOPHYSICAL DATA - Disclosed are methods and apparatus using frequency-selected electromagnetic inversion to obtain sub-surface geophysical characteristics. One embodiment relates to a computer-implemented method for inverting an electromagnetic geophysical data signal to obtain an earth response. The method involves computing uncertainties associated with an electromagnetic geophysical data signal and selecting subset of frequencies based on the uncertainties. The electromagnetic geophysical data signal may then be inverted for the subset of the frequencies to determine the earth response. Other embodiments, aspects, and features are also disclosed. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207380 | Evaluating Surface Data - Systems, methods, and instructions encoded in a computer-readable medium can perform operations related to evaluating surface data. Geodetic data for a plurality of surface locations are received. The geodetic data may include surface gradient information and/or surface elevation information for multiple surface locations. A set of constraining relationships is generated based on the geodetic data. The set of constraining relationships relates undetermined values of surface elevation movement and/or undetermined values of surface gradient movement to measured surface elevation changes and/or measured surface gradient changes. Some or all of the constraining relationships include multiple undetermined values. Particular values for surface elevation movements and/or particular values for surface gradient movements are calculated for multiple surface locations based on determining a solution to the set of constraining relationships. In some implementations, a minimum curvature surface may be generated deterministically based on the geodetic data and the particular values identified using the constraining relationships. | 07-24-2014 |
20140214323 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIO-OPTICAL ENVIRONMENTAL RECONNAISSANCE - System for collecting ocean data includes a trawl-resistant bottom mooring having a base unit and profiler on board. Method for collecting ocean data includes steps for receiving and executing a configuration file in the base unit and the profiler, collecting data, transmitting the data to a receiving station, and transferring to and archiving the data in the base unit. | 07-31-2014 |
20140249753 | Atmospheric Density Correlation Technique - A computer-implemented sequence analysis method is provided for calculating atmospheric density. The method includes determining an altitude Z within an altitude range band such that Z(i)≦Z≦Z(i+1); identifying factor A(i) and exponential B(i) coefficients that correspond to said altitude range; and applying said factor and exponential coefficients to density equation ρ(Z(i)=A(i)e | 09-04-2014 |
20140278106 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO BUILD SEDIMENTARY ATTRIBUTES - A method and system for computing and visualizing sedimentary attributes may include receiving, by a processor, paleo-geographic coordinates representing predicted approximate positions of particles of sediment deposited at a time period when a layer was originally formed. The processor may numerically compute or determine a sedimentation rate that varies laterally along the layer. The processor may determine a sedimentary attribute based on the lateral variation of the sedimentation rate along the layer with respect to the paleo-geographic coordinates. A monitor or display may display the sedimentary attribute of the layer in the present-day geological space. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288833 | METHOD OF EVALUATING FINAL EQUILIBRIUM PH OF CONTAMINATED SOIL ON SITE BY USING PASTE PH - Disclosed is a method of evaluating a final equilibrium pH of a contaminated soil on site by using a paste pH. The method includes measuring the paste pH by adding a solution to the contaminated soil, and evaluating the final equilibrium pH according to an initial pH by applying the paste pH to Equation 1, Final equilibrium pH=(paste pH+1)×exp(−1/initial pH)−exp(−1(paste pH+1)/initial pH), in which the initial pH is a predetermined integer in a range of 1 to 10. | 09-25-2014 |
20140297186 | Rock Classification Based on Texture and Composition - A methodology provides improved rock classification. The rock classification may be based on characteristics such as texture and composition. Initially, data is obtained on rock in a given subterranean region. The data is processed to derive a material behavior and/or material properties in the subterranean region based on texture and/or composition of the rock. | 10-02-2014 |
20140324347 | DETERMINING THE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OF METALS - A method of determining the geographic origin of a metal can comprise measuring a first isotope and a second isotope of the metal by high-resolution mass spectrometry; calculating a ratio of the first isotope and the second isotope; comparing the ratio to native ratios of isotopes of the metal of native samples from a plurality of geographic locations using a database; and matching the ratio to a geographic location. | 10-30-2014 |
20140330518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE GEOCHEMICAL DATA - Systems, media, and methods for determining relative geochemical data are provided. Measurement data may be received that is indicative of relative yields of a plurality of chemical components in a rock formation. First absolute yields of at least a portion of the plurality of chemical components in a presence of 100% of a first volumetric component in the rock formation may be determined. Second absolute yields of at least a portion of the plurality of chemical components in a presence of 100% of a second volumetric component in the rock formation may also be determined. A volume of the first volumetric component, a volume of the second volumetric component, and a sum of yields of the plurality of chemical components may be determined using the first and second absolute yields and the relative yields. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330519 | Method to identify multivariate anomalies by computing similarity and dissimilarity between entities and considering their spatial interdependency - A method is presented for identifying anomalies based on the dissimilarity and similarity between multivariate samples. A step like procedure applies Dissimilarity- and Similarity computation in a sequenced fashion that considers variable variance, variable correlation and variable distribution pattern of the samples. The spatial interdependency of samples is assessed to deduce the nature of the anomaly. Similarity computation of samples is used to identify weak anomalies that are difficult to detect by conventional exploration methods. | 11-06-2014 |
20140358440 | System and Method For Characterizing Geological Systems Using Statistical Methodologies - Geological systems are automatically categorized based on one or more characteristics. Datasets from one or more sources related to a space of a geological system are transformed, cropped and analyzed using lacunarity-based statistical methodologies. The one or more analyzed datasets describe characteristics of the transformed dataset within the space of the geological system. The characteristics of the distribution of the transformed dataset are compared with one or more characteristics of one or more previously categorized geological systems. The space within the geological system is categorized based upon an indication that the characteristics of the transformed data set of the space within the geological system is similar to the characteristics of one or more previously categorized geological systems. | 12-04-2014 |
20140379262 | METHOD OF QUANTIFYING HYDROTHERMAL IMPACT - Methods for quantifying a hydrothermal impact on a stratigraphic unit are disclosed herein. In particular, the described methods may be used to quantify hydrothermal anomalies of a stratigraphic unit of a geological reservoir, where porosity reduction in the stratigraphic unit would have been accelerated some point or points in the past. Embodiments of the method generally comprise (a) receiving first data indicative of a reservoir temperature associated with the stratigraphic unit, (b) receiving second data indicative of estimates of the trapping temperatures associated with a plurality of fluid inclusions in a sample of the stratigraphic unit, (c) generating comparison data indicative of a comparison between the first data and the second data, and (d) generating based on the comparison data an impact parameter indicative of a hydrothermal impact on the stratigraphic unit. | 12-25-2014 |
20150019133 | ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF BLOCK CAVING - Apparatus is provided featuring a signal processing module configured to receive signaling containing information about detected acoustic emissions related to ore being mined from a block cave in a block caving process, including falling ore that creates unique acoustic signatures; and determine information about the ore being mined from the block cave in the block caving process, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processing module may receive the signaling from an array of acoustic sensors placed around the block cave, including where the array of acoustic sensors surrounds the block cave in both vertical and horizontal directions. The signal processing module may provide corresponding signaling containing corresponding information about the ore being mined from the block cave in the block caving process, including where the corresponding information includes information about a distribution and size of the ore being mined from the block cave in the block caving process. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025804 | Device And Method For Measuring Wave Motion - Embodiments are directed towards a wave measuring electronics device that is integrated within a buoy and the buoy is moored in an ocean. The wave measurement device performs a computer-implemented method for estimating wave motion, including receiving 3D sensor data from each of an accelerometer and a gyroscope, determining, an absolute orientation of the buoy based on said 3D sensor data; and estimating, the true earth acceleration of the buoy over a specified time interval. | 01-22-2015 |
20150046090 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING ROCK PROPERTIES USING TERAHERTZ-BAND DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS - A method of analyzing physical properties of a sample includes obtaining the sample and obtaining an electromagnetic spectrum of the sample using terahertz spectroscopy. A sample complex permittivity is computed from the electromagnetic spectrum of the sample. The method further includes estimating the constituents and the constituent fractions and computing an estimated effective complex permittivity based upon a model and the constituent fractions. The method further includes comparing the computed sample complex permittivity with the estimated effective complex permittivity in order to determine the physical properties the sample. | 02-12-2015 |
20150066369 | Method for Analysis of Relevance and Interdependencies in Geoscience Data - A computer-implemented method for evaluating a geoscience data analysis question. The user inputs the question to the computer through a graphical user interface or a text command interface ( | 03-05-2015 |
20150081219 | COHERENT TRANSMIT AND RECEIVER BI-STATIC ELECTROMAGNETIC GEOPHYSICAL TOMOGRAPHY - Devices and processes provide for geophysical oil, gas, or mineral prospecting and subsurface fluid monitoring, using a controlled source electromagnetic system that transmits a designed probe wave to create images of sub-surface structures and fluids either statically or while in motion. | 03-19-2015 |
20150127261 | AUTOMATED CALIBRATION OF A STRATIGRAPHIC FORWARD MODELLING (SFM) TOOL USING A NEIGHBORHOOD ALGORITHM WITH EXPLICIT ESCAPE CLAUSES - A modified direct search Neighborhood Algorithm (NA), similar to genetic or evolutionary algorithms, is used for automatic calibration of Stratigraphic Forward Models (SFM) to data constraints. The modified NA comprises explicit escape clauses from local minima and admissible solutions, thereby preventing a natural tendency of conventional NAs to converge and oversample a single minimum. The density of models in parameter space is used to define local minima. Admissible solutions are defined by considering error thresholds taking into account that SFM may be imperfect and that calibration constraints may be uncertain. The modified NA algorithm obtains a plurality of geological scenarios that agree with the data, and which can be used for further analysis and prediction. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127262 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMATION TESTER DATA INTERPRETATION WITH DIVERSE FLOW MODELS - Improved systematic inversion methodology applied to formation testing data interpretation with spherical, radial and/or cylindrical flow models is disclosed. A method of determining a parameter of a formation of interest at a desired location comprises directing a formation tester to the desired location in the formation of interest and obtaining data from the desired location in the formation of interest. The obtained data relates to a first parameter at the desired location of the formation of interest. The obtained data is regressed to determine a second parameter at the desired location of the formation of interest. Regressing the obtained data comprises using a method selected from a group consisting of a deterministic approach, a probabilistic approach, and an evolutionary approach. | 05-07-2015 |
20150149089 | DETERMINING RESERVES OF A RESERVOIR - This disclosure provides embodiments of computer implemented methods, computing apparatuses, and other methods for determining reserves of a reservoir. For example, an embodiment of the computer implemented method includes receiving field data for a field that comprises a reservoir, wherein the field data includes pressure data and cumulative production data. The embodiment further includes generating normalized pressure values for a plurality of timestamps using time, the pressure data, and the cumulative production data. The embodiment further includes generating a normalized pressure graph, wherein the normalized pressure graph includes a normalized pressure curve of the generated normalized pressure values. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149090 | LIVING PLANT MONITORING SYSTEMS - A plant monitoring system for the monitoring of environmental parameters that affect growing plants and that is capable of producing audible and visible alerts when the health of the plant is threatened. In some embodiments, the plant monitoring system is configured to produce calibrated alerts specific to the type of plant being monitored based upon information stored in an on-line database. In still other embodiments, plants are remotely monitored by web-enabled devices which further allow for additional calibration settings to be entered by the user. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149091 | Apparatus and Method for Determining the Quality or Accuracy of Reported Locations - Provided is a process of ascertaining the accuracy of geolocations in a collection of location histories, the process including: obtaining a collection of location histories describing user geolocations, each location history including: a location-history identifier distinguishing the respective location history from other location histories among the collection of location histories, and time-stamped geolocation coordinates specifying geographic locations associated with a respective mobile computing device, the collection of location histories describing geolocations of a plurality of mobile computing; analyzing the collection of location histories by, at least in part, calculating one or more quality attributes of the collection of location histories indicative of differences between the collection of location histories and other collections of location histories known to be of adequate quality; calculating one or more quality scores based on the one or more quality attributes; and storing the one or more quality scores in memory. | 05-28-2015 |
20150301011 | Monitoring and Control of Soil Conditions - Various methods and systems are provided for monitoring and control of soil conditions. In one example, among others, a method includes obtaining aqueous samples from suction probes within a soil substrate and analyzing the aqueous samples to determine a chemical composition of the soil substrate. Amounts of an additive may be determined to adjust the chemical composition of the soil substrate. In another example, a method includes installing a suction probe within a soil substrate; drawing a vacuum to induce hydraulic conduction of aqueous solutions from the soil substrate; extracting an aqueous sample; and analyzing the aqueous sample to determine a chemical composition of the soil substrate. In another example, a method includes obtaining a composition of a fertilizer solution (FS) supplied to a soil substrate and a chemical composition within the soil substrate; determining nutrient utilization, and providing an amount of additive to produce a subsequent FS for supply. | 10-22-2015 |
20150313199 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING FISHING DATA - A system for monitoring and communicating fishing data that includes equipment for measuring and transmitting ambient atmospheric condition data, measuring and transmitting ambient aquatic condition data, a global positioning system (GPS) for obtaining and reporting a GPS position, and a fishing lure having fishing lure information storage for storing and reporting fishing lure information. The system further includes a control unit communicably coupled to the equipment which measures and transmits the ambient atmospheric condition data, ambient aquatic condition data, the GPS, and the fishing lure, and which is operably associated with a database configured for receiving, storing, and reporting the data and information associated therewith. Moreover, the system further includes a display communicably coupled to the control unit and configured for displaying one or more of the ambient atmospheric condition data, the ambient aquatic condition data, the GPS position, and fishing lure information reported by the database. | 11-05-2015 |
20150323322 | Automated Vessel Navigation Using Sea State Prediction - Systems and methods for sea state prediction and autonomous navigation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes a method of predicting a future sea state including generating a sequence of at least two 3D images of a sea surface using at least two image sensors, detecting peaks and troughs in the 3D images using a processor, identifying at least one wavefront in each 3D image based upon the detected peaks and troughs using the processor, characterizing at least one propagating wave based upon the propagation of wavefronts detected in the sequence of 3D images using the processor, and predicting a future sea state using at least one propagating wave characterizing the propagation of wavefronts in the sequence of 3D images using the processor. Another embodiment includes a method of autonomous vessel navigation based upon a predicted sea state and target location. | 11-12-2015 |
20150323699 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS - A system, apparatus and method for automatic environmental data collection and analysis are provided, including a server comprising: a processor and a communication interface, the processor configured to: receive, using the communication interface, a geographic survey request from a first computing device; translate the geographic survey request into mission data for collecting geographic survey data; transmit, using the communication interface, the mission data to a second computing device associated with a geographic survey entity; receive, using the communication interface, the geographic survey data collected by the geographic survey entity using the mission data; analyze the geographic survey data to generate processed geographic survey data; and, transmit, using the communication interface, the processed geographic survey data to the first computing device. | 11-12-2015 |
20150346179 | METHOD OF ASSESSING AT LEAST ONE PETROLEUM CHARACTERISTIC OF A ROCK SAMPLE - The invention is a Method of assessing at least one petroleum characteristic of a rock sample. Starting from a temperature ranging between 50° C. and 120° C., the temperature of a rock sample is raised to a temperature ranging between 180° C. and 220° C. which is maintained for a predetermined time duration. The temperature of the sample is increased to a temperature ranging between 330° C. and 370° C. which is maintained for a predetermined time duration. The temperature of the sample is then raised to a temperature ranging between 630° C. and 670° C. Three quantities representative of the amount of hydrocarbon compounds released during the temperature change stages are measured and at least one petroleum characteristic of the sample is deduced from these quantities. | 12-03-2015 |
20150355152 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING SNOW STRUCTURE AND STABILITY - The present inventions relate generally to methods, apparatus and systems for measuring snow stability and structure which may be used to assess avalanche risk. The disclosed apparatus includes a sensing unit configured to sense a temperature of a layer of snow as the sensing unit is being driven into the layer of snow. The disclosed apparatus may also be configured to take other environmental measurements, including resistance to penetration, humidity, grain size, slope aspect and inclination. Methods and apparatus are also disclosed for generating a profile of snow layer temperature according to depth based on the sensed temperature. Systems and apparatus are also disclosed for sharing the generated profiles among a plurality of users via a central server, and for evaluating an avalanche risk at a geographic location. | 12-10-2015 |
20150355158 | PREDICTING SEDIMENT AND SEDIMENTARY ROCK PROPERTIES - Systems and methods are disclosed to analyze sediment and sedimentary rock properties. Example systems and methods transform data representing physical particles and burial histories into a three-dimensional representation of solids and pores in sediments and sedimentary rocks by analyzing effects of deposition, grain rearrangement, compaction, and chemical reactions. Resulting output may include three-dimensional representations which may be the basis of physical objects or media for laboratory tests. In an example, output may provide a basis for evaluating present-day properties for areas where sample material is unavailable, reconstructing properties for times in the geologic past, and forecasting the effects of engineering and industrial activities on properties. | 12-10-2015 |
20150355214 | System and Method for Isolating Inertial and Non Inertial Velocities in the Ocean - System and method for partitioning a time series of velocity fields into inertial and non-inertial components to account for the variation of the inertial period over the range of latitudes within the field and to maintain the fidelity of non-inertial variability over both shorter and longer time scales. The system and method can facilitate flow interpretations and drift predictions by separating the less-reliable inertial components from the more-reliable non-inertial background. | 12-10-2015 |
20150355375 | METHODS AND COMPUTING SYSTEMS FOR GEOSCIENCES AND PETRO-TECHNICAL COLLABORATION - Computing systems and methods for geosciences collaboration are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for geosciences collaboration includes obtaining a first set of geosciences information from a first computer system of the plurality of computer systems; distributing the first set of geosciences information from the first computer system to at least a second computer system; receiving a user input from the second computer system of the plurality of computer systems, the user input entered manually by a user; providing the user input to the first computer system; in response to providing the user input to the first computer system, receiving a revised set of geosciences information from the first computer system; and repeating the receiving a user input, the providing the user input, and the receiving the revised set of geosciences information until the revised set of geosciences information is determined to satisfy accuracy criteria. | 12-10-2015 |
20150362616 | BURIED ASSET DETECTION INCLUDING PORTABLE TRANSMITTER HOOKUP LOGGING - A method on a server for logging and recalling data gathered from a buried asset location procedure is disclosed. The method includes receiving a group of buried asset data points corresponding to a particular buried asset, receiving at a different time a portable transmitter hookup definition associated with the group of buried asset data points, searching for buried asset data points that match, within predefined parameters, the portable transmitter hookup definition, storing the portable transmitter hookup definition in association with the matching points, creating a buffer zone around the portable transmitter hookup, and transmitting to a mobile device the buffer zone for the portable transmitter hookup. | 12-17-2015 |
20150377952 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RATING SOLAR CELLS - A method for providing an environmental impact rating for a solar cell includes acquiring power generation data and thermal exchange data regarding the solar cell using a data acquisition device, transmitting the power generation data and the thermal exchange data to a controller, and generating the environmental impact rating based on the power generation data and the thermal exchange data using the controller, wherein the environmental impact rating provides an indication of an environmental impact of using the solar cell. | 12-31-2015 |
20150378053 | METHOD OF MODELLING A SUBSURFACE VOLUME - Disclosed is a method of monitoring the behaviour of a subsurface volume. The method comprises transforming a single discrete parameter or an ensemble of discrete parameters describing an attribute of the subsurface volume, each discrete parameter having N possible discrete values with N ≧2, into N indicator parameters each having 2 possible discrete values; for each of the two value classes of each indicator parameter, determining the anisotropic distance to a value transition interface; transforming each of the indicator parameters into a corresponding continuous parameter using the determined anisotropic distance to the value transition interface; and using the continuous parameters in a history matching process. | 12-31-2015 |
20160011333 | REGIONAL STRESS INVERSION USING FRICTIONAL FAULTS | 01-14-2016 |
20160018556 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING STRATIGRAPHIC LOCATION AND AREAL EXTENT OF TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON USING AN INTEGRATED STRATIGRAPHIC APPROACH - An integrated stratigraphic method for determining total organic carbon (TOC) in a rock formation is provided, The method includes performing a geochemical analysis method to create a geochemical dataset; performing a chronostratigraphic method to create a chronostratigraphic dataset; performing a graphic correlation of the chronostratigaphic dataset from at least one location in the rock formation; determining a sequence stratigraphic model based on the graphic correlation; and generating a palaeogeographic reconstruction at one or more time periods by integrating the sequence stratigraphic model with the geochemical dataset to construct a predictive depositional model and determine a location and areal extent of total organic carbon within the rock formation, | 01-21-2016 |
20160029540 | AGRICULTURAL DEVICE FOR RESTORING SOIL FERTILITY - This agricultural device introduces an innovative approach to soil treatment that restores the fertility of depleted soils, which currently depend on chemical fertilizers to keep up with global food production needs. The new technology is based upon the concept of bioenergetics, whereby soil is conceived as the main factor that needs to be balanced in order to increase natural soil fertility, crop production, and food quality. This scientifically-based farming technology utilizes horizontal tillage—as opposed to conventional tillage—to reduce the entropy of the soil-plant-atmosphere system, helping regenerate biological memory and natural soil fertility. This new technology has been successfully tested on various kinds of terrains and crops, and its application progressively turns nature into the main factor of production equation, allowing us to reduce agrochemical dependency and production costs, and allowing us to overcome the apparent dichotomy that now exists between high food production needs and environmental care. | 02-04-2016 |
20160029568 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDING A PLANT SELECTION - A remote platform receives plant selection criteria and determines a plant selection based on the plant selection criteria. The plant selection criteria may include a plant preference, a budget preference, and garden parameters measured by sensors in a garden. | 02-04-2016 |
20160041141 | METHOD FOR SORTING ENVIRONMENT RISK OF ABANDONED PLANTS - An environment risk sorting method includes preparing a plant environment database for storing several pieces of environment risk data for abandoned plants; using a first risk evaluation module, based on the environment risk data, to generate a first risk evaluation result for each abandoned plant; using the first risk evaluation result to generate an environmental site evaluation list, which in turn, generates an environment site evaluation data of each abandoned plant and updated environmental risk data; using a second risk evaluation module, based on the environment site evaluation data of each abandoned plant and the updated environmental risk data, to generate a second risk evaluation result for each abandoned plant; and using the second risk evaluation result for each abandoned plant to generate an investigation list as a basis for follow-up investigation. | 02-11-2016 |
20160047939 | A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES - A detection system for detection of natural resources beneath a target surface of an area under investigation comprising a calculation unit adapted to calculate an exploration map of likely locations of natural resources beneath the target surface of the investigated area by superimposing independent analytical maps of the investigated area generated by processing satellite images of the investigated area provided by satellites. | 02-18-2016 |
20160047940 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCED RAPID IMAGING AND ANALYSIS FOR EARTHQUAKES - Many embodiments provide a hybrid data processing system (HySDS) of an end-to-end geodetic imaging data system enabling near-real-time science, assessment, response, and rapid recovery. The HySDS may be an operation data processing system that integrates data from many different geodetic data sources and/or sensors, including interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR), GPS, pixel tracking, seismology, and/or modeling, and processes the data to generate actionable high quality science data products. The HySDS may provide for an automated imaging and analysis capabilities that is able to handle the imminent increases in raw data from new and existing geodetic monitoring sensor systems. | 02-18-2016 |
20160047942 | Systems and Methods for Identifying Geological Core Areas - Systems and methods for identifying geological core areas by using one or more rock property metrics to construct a cumulative probability distribution and variance of the rock property metrics that may be used for ranking and identifying the geological core areas. | 02-18-2016 |
20160077237 | Method of Stratigraphic Modeling of Faults - A new gridding method is disclosed for forward stratigraphic modeling that allows for syndepositional and/or postdepositional fault movement. The new gridding algorithm may represent both the lateral move of structure block, and provide efficiency that is comparable to the structured grid for forward stratigraphy model accessing previous deposited sediments stored in the grid. Embodiments of the disclosed methods allow for structural moves by performing a set of simple operations on the grid. The operations are generally simple, and do not change the overall topology of the grid. Therefore the operation can be easily repeated and the overall topological structure of the grid remains largely unchanged for simple access by the forward stratigraphic model. Further details and advantages of various embodiments of the method are described in more herein. | 03-17-2016 |
20160077238 | Aggregation and Analytics for Application-Specific Optimization Based on Multiple Data Sources - Aggregating and transforming data, and performing analytics thereupon, for application-specific optimization based on multiple data sources. The data is preferably ingressed automatically, and may originate from various public and/or private data sources. Data transformation preferably aligns the data aggregated from the various sources, to thereby allow meaningful referencing. Complex and non-aligned data can therefore be consolidated, such that it is readily digestible by simulation (or other) software. In an embodiment, risk of flooding for a supply chain is computed from the aggregated and transformed data, using data analytics based on physical computation for flood risk assessment, allowing the supply chain to be optimized with regard to threat of flooding and/or actual flooding. In another embodiment, risk of wild fire may be assessed. Other types of risk may also be assessed. | 03-17-2016 |
20160084988 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING 2-DIMENSIONAL GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE DATA USING WEB-BASED 3-DIMENSIONAL SECTIONAL VIEW - Disclosed herein is a method for analyzing 2-dimensional geothermal resource data using a web-based 3-dimensional sectional view, to implement an analyzing module performing 3-dimensional section analysis for 2-dimensional geothermal resource spatial data as a program run by data processing devices including a computer. The method for analyzing 2-dimensional geothermal resource data using a web-based 3-dimensional sectional view is configured by the processes of: selecting an analysis target region and generating linear vector data; requesting a section analysis layer of GeoServer for the target region; generating a dynamic query for a section analysis according to the delivered conditions, and executing PostGIS, an open source GIS software; delivering a result of the sectional view analysis executed by PostGIS to OpenLayers, and generating a section analysis results chart to display it on the Web; and displaying the sectional view analysis chart as a pop-up window. | 03-24-2016 |
20160124114 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PROPORTION CUBES - The present invention relates to a method for determining at least one combined proportion cube. For each one of a plurality of facies, the determination involves receiving a reference proportion cube, said reference proportion cube having a first average proportion, and receiving an auxiliary proportion cube. Furthermore, for at least one of a plurality of facies, the determination comprises the modification of the auxiliary proportion cube, wherein the modified auxiliary proportion cube has a second average proportion, and the second average proportion is at a distance that is lower than a predetermined distance of the first average proportion and the combination of said reference proportion cube and said modified auxiliary proportion cube. | 05-05-2016 |
20160131794 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A GRAVITY SURVEY USING A FREE-FALL GRAVITY SENSOR - Systems and methods for a gravity survey using a free-fall gravity sensor are disclosed. The method includes determining a configuration for a gravimeter for use in a moving-base gravity survey. The gravimeter is operable to obtain absolute gravity measurements. The method further includes obtaining a set of gravity data from the moving-base gravity survey, and correcting the set of gravity data for interference. The method additionally includes generating a gravity model based on the corrected set of gravity data. | 05-12-2016 |
20160146969 | METHOD OF MONITORING CARBON DIOXIDE LEAKAGE IN CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE RESERVOIRS - The method of monitoring carbon dioxide leakage in carbon capture and storage reservoirs estimates porosity and water saturation in a porous medium, such as brine-saturated shale, as is common in carbon capture and storage reservoirs, based upon measured electrical conductivity and seismic P-wave velocity. The estimated porosity and water saturation may be used for monitoring carbon dioxide leakage from a carbon dioxide reservoir to the overlying cap rock of the region. Measured electrical conductivity and seismic P-wave velocity data are used by the present method to estimate the porosity and water saturation in the cap rock. If a decrease in water saturation in the cap rock is found, this indicates that carbon dioxide may be leaking up from the carbon dioxide reservoir. An alert signal is then generated to indicate that there may be a carbon dioxide leak. | 05-26-2016 |
20160146973 | Geological Prediction Technology - A method of processing geological data is provided for input to a geostatistical modelling algorithm to predict a value for a parameter relating to a physical property of the Earth. An input data set corresponding to a measured geological parameter is processed to determine a characteristic function of the input data with respect to a geological measure. The input data is transformed to reduce spatial bias with respect to the geological distance measure by applying an inverse function. A statistical weighting is calculated for the transformation and the transformation and weighting are used to predict a representative value of the physical property corresponding to the measured geological parameter. A data processing apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 05-26-2016 |
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