Electronic manifest of underground facility locate marks

Abstract

A method performed by a device may include receiving information regarding a particular geographic area; retrieving an aerial image of the particular geographic area; displaying the aerial image; determining an approximate geographic location of a mark denoting an underground facility; overlaying, on the displayed aerial image, information concerning the approximate geographic location of the mark denoting the underground facility; and storing the aerial image and the information concerning the approximate geographic location of the mark denoting the underground facility.

1 . A method performed by a device, the method comprising:
 receiving first information regarding a particular geographic area including a dig area;   retrieving an aerial image of the particular geographic area including the dig area;   displaying the aerial image;   overlaying, on the displayed aerial image, second information concerning an approximate geographic location of a locate mark placed on a surface above an underground facility detected by a locate technician performing a locate operation in the dig area, the locate mark including at least one of a) paint, b) at least one flag, and c) at least one colored marker, denoting a presence of the underground facility; and   storing the aerial image and the second information concerning the approximate geographic location of the locate mark denoting the underground facility.