WO2001016560A3 - Method and apparatus for snow depth mapping - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for snow depth mapping Download PDF

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WO2001016560A3
WO2001016560A3 PCT/CA2000/001411 CA0001411W WO0116560A3 WO 2001016560 A3 WO2001016560 A3 WO 2001016560A3 CA 0001411 W CA0001411 W CA 0001411W WO 0116560 A3 WO0116560 A3 WO 0116560A3
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snow depth
data signal
predetermined location
depth mapping
generating
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Manon Fortin
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Bombardier Inc
Manon Fortin
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Publication of WO2001016560A3 publication Critical patent/WO2001016560A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/20—Instruments for performing navigational calculations
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01H—STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING OR PREVENTING FOG IN GENERAL CLEANING STREET OR RAILWAY FURNITURE OR TUNNEL WALLS
    • E01H4/00—Working on surfaces of snow or ice in order to make them suitable for traffic or sporting purposes, e.g. by compacting snow
    • E01H4/02—Working on surfaces of snow or ice in order to make them suitable for traffic or sporting purposes, e.g. by compacting snow for sporting purposes, e.g. preparation of ski trails; Construction of artificial surfacings for snow or ice sports ; Trails specially adapted for on-the-snow vehicles, e.g. devices adapted for ski-trails
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
    • G01F23/284—Electromagnetic waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/88—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S13/885—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for ground probing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/01—Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
    • G01S19/13—Receivers
    • G01S19/14—Receivers specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S19/19—Sporting applications

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
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  • Position Fixing By Use Of Radio Waves (AREA)
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Abstract

The apparatus for measuring snow depth at a predetermined location features a mobile vehicle and a global positioning system capable of determining a latitude, a longitude, and an elevation of the mobile vehicle at the predetermined location and of generating a positional data signal representative thereof. A ground penetrating radar is capable of measuring the snow depth at the predetermined location and of generating a snow depth data signal representative thereof. A computer in communication with the global positioning system and the ground penetrating radar, is capable of linking the positional data signal and the snow depth data signal for the predetermined location.
PCT/CA2000/001411 1999-11-30 2000-11-29 Method and apparatus for snow depth mapping WO2001016560A2 (en)

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AU18472/01A AU1847201A (en) 1999-11-30 2000-11-29 Method and apparatus for snow depth mapping
CA002394243A CA2394243A1 (en) 1999-11-30 2000-11-29 Method and apparatus for snow depth mapping

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US16791499P 1999-11-30 1999-11-30
US60/167,914 1999-11-30
US64429800A 2000-08-23 2000-08-23
US09/644,298 2000-08-23

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SASAKI M ET AL: "A PORTABLE FM-CW RADAR FOR COLLECTING THE GROUND TRUTH DATA OF SNOWPACK", PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM (IGARSS),US,NEW YORK, IEEE, vol. SYMP. 13, 18 August 1993 (1993-08-18), pages 1648 - 1650, XP000467676 *

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