JP2003187030A - Environmental information gathering system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an environment information gathering system capable of easily and efficiently investigating an environment without becoming familiar with a site, and capable of quickly answering an investigation result to a user of environmental information. <P>SOLUTION: This system is composed of a portable environmental information gathering terminal 20 for gathering the environmental information, an environmental information database device 8 for gathering and storing the environmental information from a terminal 20, and an environmental information disclosing device 25 for disclosing the stored information. The terminal 20 has a positional information acquiring device 21, and gathers the information by adding positional information to the environmental information inputted from an environmental information sensor 22, and transmits the information to the database device 8 via an information communication network 11 by a radiocommunication means 23. The database device 8 enhances environment investigating efficiency by unitarily storing the environmental information linked with the positional information. The environmental information disclosing device 25 requests retrieval of the environmental information to the database device 8 according to a request of an environmental information user 18, and allows the user to quickly browse a retrieving result anytime. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention collects environmental information so that even a person who is not familiar with the actual conditions of the area can easily perform environmental information collection work. The present invention relates to an environmental information collecting system that can easily and economically provide a comprehensive system capable of accumulating and centrally accumulating information to efficiently accumulate and manage environmental information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a conventional method for collecting environmental information. Here, 1 is an environmental research field, 2 is an environmental researcher, 3 is an environmental research paper, 4 is an environmental research paper delivery method, 5 is an environmental research result, 6 is an environmental information submitter, 7 is an environmental information center, and 8 is Environmental information database device, 9 is an environmental information searcher, 10 is an information communication line A, 11 is an information communication network, 12 is an information communication line B, 13 is a commercial power source, 14 is a power supply line, 15 is an environmental sensor A, 16 Is environmental sensor B, 1
Reference numeral 7 is an environmental sensor C, 18 is an environmental information user, and 19 is an environmental information access method.

According to the current method 1) of environmental research, the environmental researcher 2 having the environmental research paper 3 regularly visits the environmental research field 1 and writes the results of the research on the environmental research paper 3 to carry out the environmental research. Environmental information center 7 according to paper delivery method 4
The environmental survey result 5 is sent to. The sent environmental survey result 5 is input to the environmental information database device 8 by the environmental information submitter 6.

In addition to the above, as an environmental survey method 2), various environmental sensors such as the environmental sensor A15, the environmental sensor B16, and the environmental sensor C17 installed in the environmental survey field 1 are connected to the environmental information through the information communication line B12. There is a method of accessing from the center 7 and collecting environmental information.

Further, the environmental information user 18 requests the environmental information searcher 9 in the environmental information center 7 for the environmental information required by the environmental information access method 19,
There is a method of using environmental information in which the environmental information access method 19 receives the result of the search performed by the environmental information searcher 9.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional environmental investigation method 1), since the paper-based investigation requires manual input of data and requires a lot of operation, it is necessary to perform a thorough environmental investigation. There is a problem that it is difficult. Further, the environmental researcher 2 needs to be familiar with the local geographical information, and there is a problem that no one can carry out environmental research.

The above-described conventional environmental survey method 2) has the advantage that environmental information is automatically obtained continuously, but the survey points are fixed and the power supply necessary for the operation of the environmental sensor is secured. There is a problem of need. For this reason, for example, it is necessary to receive power supply from the commercial power supply 13, and the power supply line 14 is laid. Further, it is necessary to lay the information communication line B12 for transmitting the environmental information to the environmental information center 7, and there is a problem that not only the establishment cost for the installation but also the operation cost occurs. Although the power supply is secured from a self-supporting power source such as a solar cell, and the wireless information communication such as a mobile phone is also secured, the problems of the establishment cost and the operation cost cannot be solved.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional method of utilizing environmental information, since the environmental information retrieval work is performed manually, there is a problem that necessary environmental information cannot always be retrieved and many operations are required.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems in an environmental information collecting system and enables an environmental survey to be performed easily even without being familiar with the local geography, thereby improving the efficiency of the environmental survey. It is an object of the present invention to provide a system that can promptly reply to users of environmental information.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, an environmental information collecting system according to the present invention collects and stores a portable environmental information collecting terminal for collecting environmental information and the environmental information. It is characterized in that it has an environment information database means and an environment information disclosure means for disclosing the environment information accumulated in the environment information database means to a general user.

Alternatively, in the above environmental information collecting system, the environmental information collecting terminal has an input means for inputting one or more of images, voices, characters, and measurement data of an environmental information sensor connected to the terminal as environmental information. The present invention is characterized by including position information acquisition means for acquiring position information, and recording means for sequentially recording in a format in which the acquired position information is added to the input environment information.

Alternatively, in the above environment information collecting system, the environment information collecting terminal is carried by one or more people, and the environment information database means collects the environment information of the people and adds it to the environment information. It is characterized in that it is sequentially accumulated based on the positional information.

Alternatively, in the above environment information collecting system, the environment information collecting terminal has a communication means for sequentially transmitting the collected environment information, and the environment information collecting system communicates with the environment information collecting terminal. Means for connecting the means to the environment information database means to directly access the environment information database means to enable transmission of the environment information.

Alternatively, in the above-mentioned environment information collecting system, the environment information collecting terminal has a map information display function, and the environment information obtained from the environment information database means is based on the position information added to the environment information. It has a control means for displaying on a map.

Alternatively, in the above-mentioned environment information collecting system, the environment information collecting terminal can have a removable recording medium built therein, and has means for recording the collected environment information in the built-in recording medium, The environmental information collecting system includes an information communication unit that collects the environmental information from a recording medium having the environmental information recorded therein and that is removed from the environmental information collecting terminal, and transmits the environmental information to an environmental information database unit. And

Alternatively, in the above-mentioned environment information collecting system, the environment information collecting terminal is a survey form describing survey items accumulated in the environment information database means,
It is characterized by having means for obtaining map data of the survey location and one or more of the survey processes.

Alternatively, in the above-mentioned environment information collecting system, the environment information database means accumulates one or more of a plurality of survey formats, a plurality of survey location map data, and a plurality of survey steps, and survey format, It is characterized by having a means for delivering to the environmental information terminal at least one of the map data of the survey place and the survey process.

Alternatively, in the above environment information collecting system, the environment information database means has means for performing a search in response to a search request and delivering the search result,
The environment information disclosing means makes a search request for the environment information accumulated in the environment information database means in response to a request for environment information required by a general user, and outputs the search result distributed from the environment information database means. It is characterized by having means for making it available to general users.

Alternatively, in the above-mentioned environment information collecting system, the environment information disclosure means has a map information display function, and the published environment information of the environment information database means is converted into position information added to the environment information. It is characterized by originally having a means for displaying on a map.

In the present invention, unlike the conventional fixed installation type environmental sensor system, a portable type environmental information collecting terminal is carried,
By collecting the environmental information by patrol and accumulating it in the environmental information database means, the survey points are not limited, and it is not necessary to supply power to the survey points or lay a dedicated communication line, and input information. Is done electronically,
Make it possible to significantly reduce information input operations. Also,
When collecting the environmental information, by acquiring the positional information and adding the positional information to the environmental information, the environmental information linked to the local positional information can be input and accumulated in the environmental information database means, and the information can be centralized. By making it possible to accumulate environmental information, it is possible to easily carry out environmental research without being familiar with the local geography, and to improve the efficiency of environmental research. Further, with respect to general users of environmental information, by prompting the environmental information database means to perform a search in response to the request, a quick reply can be provided at any time. These points are the major differences from the conventional method.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an environmental information collecting system for explaining a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an environmental research field, 2 is an environmental researcher, 20 is an environmental information collecting terminal, 21 Is a position information acquisition device, 22 is an environment information sensor, 23 is a wireless communication means, 24 is a wireless communication path, 7 is an environment information center, 8 is an environment information database device, 10 is an information communication line A, and 11 is an information communication. A network, 25 is an environment information disclosure device, 26 is a local communication network, 18 is an environment information user, and 19 is an environment information access method.

In the case of this embodiment, the environmental researcher 2
Is to carry out an investigation by carrying an environmental information collecting terminal 20 capable of inputting image, voice, and character information. It is possible not only to input image, voice, and character information to the environmental information collecting terminal 20, but also to input measurement data from the connected environmental information sensor 22 according to the application. Further, the position information of the survey place is measured by the position information acquisition device 21, and is input as the position information of the survey place of the survey result input by the environmental researcher 2 to the environmental information collecting terminal 20.

The environmental information input in this way is wirelessly connected to the environmental information collecting terminal 20 through the communication means 2
3 is connected to the information communication network 11 through a wireless communication path 24, and the environment information database device 8 installed in the environment information center 7 is directly accessed from the site via the information communication line A10. It is possible to accumulate.

The environment information database device 8 is connected to the environment information disclosure device 25 via a local area communication network 26. When the environmental information user 18 requests the environmental information required by the environmental information disclosure device 25 from his terminal through the environmental information access method 19, the environmental information disclosure device 25 that has received the request is Information database device 8
Is requested to search the environmental information, and the search result is returned to the terminal of the environmental information user 18 for browsing. The environmental information user may operate the terminal of the environmental information center 7 by himself or through the operator to obtain and browse the search result.

In the case of the present embodiment, unlike the conventional method in which the environmental information searcher 9 carries out the search, the environmental information is searched in the environmental information database device 8, so that it is possible to respond promptly at any time. Further, since the position information is always added to the survey result, the survey place can be specified with high accuracy, and the cooperation with the geographic information system can be easily performed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an environmental information collecting system for explaining a second embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is an environmental research field, 2 is an environmental researcher, 20 is an environmental information collecting terminal, and 21. Is a position information acquisition device, 22 is an environment information sensor, 27 is a removable recording medium, 28 is an environment information input terminal, 29 is a wireless or wired communication path, 10 is an information communication line A, 11 is an information communication network, 7 Is an environmental information center, 8 is an environmental information database device, 25 is an environmental information disclosure device, 26 is a local communication network, 18 is an environmental information user, 1
Reference numeral 9 represents an environmental information access method.

The embodiment is different from the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 when the wireless communication means 23 is not connected to the environment information collecting terminal 20 or when the wireless communication means 23 is used locally. It is assumed that 11 cannot be connected. The environmental survey result is recorded in the removable recording medium 27 built in the environmental information collecting terminal 20. After returning to the office or the like from the field, connect the removable recording medium 27 removed from the environmental information collecting terminal 20 to the environmental information input terminal 28 connectable to the information communication network 11, and display the recorded survey results. It is stored in the environment information database device 8. When the environment information searcher 9 searches and uses the environment information, it is the same as in the first embodiment.

Even in such an environment where wireless communication means cannot be used, according to the present embodiment, environmental information can be collected and registration in the environmental information center can be carried out by a simple method. Is.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the environmental information collecting terminal of the present invention, in which 20 is an environmental information collecting terminal, 21 is a position information acquisition device, 22 is an environmental information sensor, and 23 is a wireless communication means. , 27 are removable recording media, 30
Is an internal recording device, 31 is an information input device, 32 is a video input device, 33 is a microphone, 34 is an audio information input device,
35 is a character input device, 36 is terminal control software, 7
Indicates information display devices, respectively.

This shows internal blocks of the environmental information collecting terminal 20 in the first and second embodiment examples shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and those having the same reference numerals have the same functions. There is. As is clear from FIGS. 1 and 2, the removable recording medium 27 can be omitted in the first embodiment, and the wireless communication unit 23 can be omitted in the second embodiment. It is possible, but both can be provided and used properly according to the situation.

In the present apparatus, the image input from the video input device 32, the voice input from the microphone 33 and the voice information input device 34, the character information input from the character input device 35, and the connection according to the purpose are used. The position information measured by the position information acquisition device 21 can be added to the measurement data of the environment information sensor 22 and recorded. In the internal recording device 30 or the removable recording medium 27, one or more of the items to be subjected to the environmental survey, the survey format describing the contents of the response, the map data of the survey place, and the process of the survey are previously stored. From the information display device 37, the environmental researcher 2 can carry out the environmental research while confirming the contents. In addition to displaying a map of the survey place on the information display device 37, based on the location information obtained from the location information acquisition device 21, the location of the environmental inspector 2 is displayed on the map, Needless to say, it is possible to display the process. The above control is performed by the terminal control software 36.

The survey form, the map data of the survey location, the survey process, etc. may be requested to the environment information center 7 by the communication means 23 at any time, or the distribution thereof may be received. You can Further, the environmental information collecting terminal 20 can also access the environmental information database device 8 and display the retrieved environmental information on the map based on the positional information added to the environmental information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the environmental information center of the present invention. 10 is an information communication line A, 11 is an information communication network, 7 is an environmental information center, 8 is an environmental information database device, 38. Is environmental information retrieval software, 39 is survey form creation software, 25 is environmental information disclosure device, 40 is map information display software, 41 is environmental information input / output device, 26 is a local communication network, 18 is environmental information user, 19 is Represents each environmental information access method.

This shows internal blocks of the environmental information center 7 in the first and second embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. It has a function.

The information center 7 has a function of accumulating, retrieving and disclosing environmental information. That is, all the environmental information collected in the present invention is accumulated in the environmental information database device 8 via the information communication network 11 and the information communication line A10 in association with the position information.
When the user 8 requests the environment information disclosure apparatus 25 for the environment information that he / she needs from the information terminal through the environment information access method 19, the environment information disclosure apparatus 25 receives the request at the environment information input / output apparatus 41. Then, the environmental information database device 8 is requested to retrieve information through the local communication network 26. The environmental information database device 8 that has received the request searches the environmental information search software 38 and transfers the search result to the environmental information disclosure device 25 through the local communication network 26. In the environmental information disclosure device 25, this is returned to the information terminal of the environmental information user 18 via the environmental information input / output device 41. At that time, by the map information display software 40,
It goes without saying that it is easy to link with a geographical information system that displays environmental information overlapping on a map.

The environment information database device 8 is equipped with survey form creation software 39, and as described above,
The survey form can be distributed to the environmental information collecting terminal in advance or at any time. Although not shown in the figure, the same applies to map data of the survey location, survey process, and the like.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Unlike the conventional fixed-installation type environmental sensor method, carrying a portable type environmental information collection terminal, patrols and collecting environmental information, and collecting and accumulating this in the environmental information database means, the survey points are limited. This eliminates the need to supply power to the survey points and lay a dedicated communication line.

Further, since the environmental information recorded in the environmental information collecting terminal can be utilized as it is and electronically input to accumulate the environmental information, the information input work can be greatly reduced.

Further, when collecting the environmental information, the positional information is acquired and the positional information is added to the environmental information. Therefore, the environmental information linked to the local positional information is inputted and accumulated in the environmental information database means. Since it is possible and the information can be centrally accumulated, it is possible to easily perform an environmental survey even if the local geography is not familiar, and it is possible to improve the efficiency of the environmental survey.

Regarding general users of environmental information,
In response to the request, the environment information database means is made to perform a search, so that a quick reply can be made at any time.

Further, since the environmental information is recorded or accumulated by linking with the positional information, it is possible to display the search result and the survey result on the map, and various advantages such as easy understanding can be obtained. To be

Furthermore, the survey results can be managed electronically instead of the conventional paper-based management, and the environmental information can be searched at any time by using the environmental information database means. The advantage is that the operation can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a first embodiment according to the present invention and showing a case where an environment information collecting terminal has a communication function.

FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram showing a second embodiment according to the present invention and showing a case where the environment information collecting terminal does not have a communication function.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of an environment information collecting terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of an environmental information center according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a conventional environment information collecting system.

[Explanation of symbols]

1… Environmental survey field 2… Environmental researcher 7 ... Environmental Information Center 8 ... Environmental information database device 10 ... Information communication line A 11 ... Information communication network 18 ... Environmental information users 19 ... Environmental information access method 20 ... Environmental information collection terminal 21 ... Position information acquisition device 22 ... Environmental information sensor 23 ... Wireless communication means 24 ... Wireless communication path 25 ... Environmental information disclosure device 26 ... In-house communication network 27 ... Removable recording medium 28 ... Environmental information input terminal 29 ... Wireless or wired communication path 30 ... Internal recording device 31 ... Information input / output device 32 ... Video input device 33 ... Microphone 34 ... Voice information input device 35 ... Character input device 36 ... Terminal control software 37 ... Information display device 38 ... Environmental information search software 39 ... Survey Forming Software 40 ... Map information display software 41 ... Environmental information input / output device

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Tetsuro Mikazuki             2-3-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo             Inside Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Taichi Kun             2-3-1, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo             Inside Telegraph and Telephone Corporation F term (reference) 2F073 AA19 AA33 AB02 AB03 BB01                       BC02 CC01 CC14 GG01 GG10

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A portable environment information terminal having position information acquisition means for acquiring position information and collecting environment information, and environment information collected at the environment information terminal connected to an information communication network. And an environment information database means for accumulating the environment information and means for disclosing the environment information accumulated in the environment information database means to a general user, wherein the environment information terminal comprises: Based on the survey form describing the survey items and response contents from the information database means, the means for recording the map data of the survey place and the survey process, and the recorded survey format, the map data of the survey place and the survey process An environmental information collecting system, characterized in that it is provided with a control means for displaying the contents of environmental investigation. 2. The control means displays a map of a survey place on the environmental information terminal, and carries the environmental information terminal on the basis of the environmental information terminal location information obtained by the location information acquisition means. 2. The environmental information collecting system according to claim 1, wherein the place where one is present or more is displayed on the map and the process of the survey is displayed. 3. The environmental information database means accumulates a plurality of survey formats, a plurality of survey place map data, and a plurality of survey strokes, and includes one of the survey formats, survey location map data, and survey strokes. The environment information collecting system according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising means for delivering one or more to the environment information terminal.