METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A STATUS OF ONE OR MORE TANKS IN A PARTICULAR LOCATION

A method for determining a status of one or more tanks in a particular location or an amount of a commodity stored in a particular location comprises the steps of: storing information associated with each of the one or more tanks in a database; periodically conducting an inspection of each of the on...

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Hauptverfasser:	SUNDHEIMER, BRENT JAMES, HEINIGER, PAUL, ALPHENAAR, DEIRDRE
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL PHYSICS SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for determining a status of one or more tanks in a particular location or an amount of a commodity stored in a particular location comprises the steps of: storing information associated with each of the one or more tanks in a database; periodically conducting an inspection of each of the one or more tanks, including using a sensor to acquire a three-dimensional data set; analyzing the three-dimensional data set to determine a status of each of the one or more tanks and/or to calculate an amount of the commodity that is stored in one or more tanks; and communicating information about the status of each of the one or more tanks and/or the amount of the commodity that is stored in one or more tanks at the particular location to a market participant.