JP2012173891A - Site inspection support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a site inspection support system capable of improving efficiency of site management such as river monitoring by recognizing temporal change of a site.SOLUTION: A site inspection support system includes: "terminal devices" such as a smartphone; and a "management server", a "positional information/map information device" and others which are connected via a network. The "terminal device" has (a) an image capturing function, (b) a check item input function, (c) a memory function for saving images captured by the image capturing function, and (d) a communication function for transmitting preset or inputted "basic positional data", captured "image data", and inputted "check item data" to the "management server". The check item input function includes processing capable of converting the data inputted at the terminal device into increase/decrease data of the "check item" compared with previous data to transmit the converted data to the "management server" as "check item data". The "management server" can create an "inspection report" for each inspection time based on the "basic positional data", "image data" and "check item data" to display accumulated information of the accumulated "check item data" at a position of "map data".

Description

  The present invention relates to an on-site inspection support system used when continuously inspecting an “inspection target site” such as a patrol inspection, which is a part of river maintenance / maintenance management activities.

  In fixed-point observations of rivers, for example, longitudinal cross-sectional surveys were carried out regularly once a year, visual inspections were conducted before and after the flood season, and additional surveys were made when some abnormalities were discovered and expanded. The result of the check was a “diary” and a report was created and filed each time.

  In such inspections, it was difficult to grasp changes in a timely and detailed manner, and there were problems that the status between river mileage marks could not be confirmed.

  Therefore, an invention has also been proposed in which photograph data taken on site is sent to a management server and stored together with the GPS information using the camera function and GPS function of the mobile phone (Patent Document 1). In the present invention, “abnormal item” is input as the reason for photographing with the camera and transmitted together with the photograph.

JP2008-128901

  In the prior art, the “abnormal item” is merely a supplementary explanation when a photograph is viewed, and is merely stored and organized as text. Therefore, reports (photo data, text information) are accumulated for each position related to the distance marker (kilo post) in the river map, but there is a problem that it is difficult to grasp the progress information, especially the information that has changed since the previous inspection. .

  Therefore, in the present invention, since the increase / decrease information of the inspection item is sent from the terminal device to the management server, and the inspection item sent from the terminal device is processed as the increase / decrease information by the management server, the above-mentioned problems are solved.

That is, the present invention is an on-site confirmation system configured as follows.
(1) "Terminal device" used in the field,
A "management server" connected to the terminal device via a network;
A "database server" connected to the management server directly or via a network,
“Location information / map information device (GIS)” connected to the management server via a network,
Consists of
(2) The “terminal device” has the following functions in a single device or in cooperation with a “management server” or another server connected via a network.
(a) Photo shooting function
(b) Inspection item input function
(c) Memory function for saving photos taken with the photo shooting function
(d) Communication function for sending preset or input "basic position data", photographed "photo data" and input "inspection item data" to the management server via the network
(3) The inspection item input function is the following function (a) or (b).
(a) The data inputted at the “terminal device” is converted into the increase / decrease data of the “inspection item” compared with the previous data, and processed so as to be transmitted to the “management server” as “inspection item data”.
(b) The data input in the “terminal device” is transmitted to the “management server” as it is, and the “management server” processes the data as “inspection item data” that is compared with the previous data, and processes it as “inspection item data”. Process to create.
(4) The “management server” has the following functions.
(a) The “basic position data”, “photo data”, and “inspection item data” sent from the “terminal device” are sent to the database server.
(b) The “basic location data” is extracted from the “database server” to the “map data” obtained from the “location information / map information device”, and “photo data” “inspection items” are placed in the “map data” location. “Data” is displayed, “Inspection Report” at the time of one inspection is created, and “Inspection Inspection Report” data is sent to the database server.
(c) Display the accumulated information of the accumulated “check item data” at the position of “map data”.

Moreover, in the above, it is the site confirmation system characterized by being comprised as follows.
Enter the inspection item increase / decrease data by selecting each item from the list and entering it.
When each item is input and transmitted from the terminal device, the operation is performed to record “increase” of the corresponding item of the management server set in advance.

  This on-site inspection system is ideal for “inspection inspection management of rivers”, but “management for maintenance, repairs, and updates of facilities” such as buildings and outdoor facilities, and “changes in rivers” that check changes in river channels in time series. It can also be used for “natural environment management” such as “flow capacity management” and identification of exotic species of plants and animals in parks and forests. In addition, it can be applied to a case where a security company is subject to inspection and security, and a time series change of inspection items is required as information, not a one-time inspection.

  The terminal device used in this system is arbitrary as long as it has an input function, a camera function, and a connection function to the Internet, so a so-called smartphone is optimal, but a mobile phone with a camera function, the Internet, etc. A digital camera with a connection function is also possible.

  In this invention, since the inspection items are accumulated as increase / decrease information with respect to the previous inspection, it is possible to easily grasp the secular change for each corresponding site and each inspection item, and the characteristics of each specific site / position.

  Therefore, for example, if it is used in a river management system, it is possible to create an efficient inspection method and inspection route corresponding to the river by utilizing data accumulated in the past, such as daily inspections. it can. Furthermore, various functions such as “flood control function”, “use function” and “environment function” in the river space can be managed across the river.

FIG. 1 is a screen of a terminal device, (a) is a menu screen, (b) is a basic information input screen, (c) is a transmission data list screen, (d) is an inspection item input screen (inspection item), (e) Is an inspection item input screen (photograph), and (f) is an inspection item input screen (map). FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of the system of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a flow of operations on the terminal device. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the flow of operations for creating a river patrol diary of the management server. Fig. 5 shows the output example of "Patrol schematic plan view" for the management server function. The horizontal axis represents the distance from the estuary, the center column is the inspection item, the upper column is the right bank inspection route, and the lower column is the left bank. It is the example of an output showing each patrol route. FIG. 6 shows an enlarged view of a portion A (near the estuary) of FIG. FIG. 7 is an example of output of a “plan view (distance-by-distance-circle graph)”, which is a function of the management server. FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of part B (near the river mouth) of FIG. FIG. 9 shows an output example in which the inspection route is displayed on the “inspection plan view (by distance-pie chart)” of FIG. FIG. 10 is an output example in which the horizontal axis represents the distance from the estuary and the vertical axis represents the frequency in the inspection item “processing of garbage”. FIG. 11 shows an enlarged view of a portion C (near the estuary) of FIG.

  The case where this invention is applied to a river management system will be described. This system comprises “terminal device”, “management server”, “database server”, and “location information map information device” (FIG. 2).

1. Terminal device

  The terminal device is configured by introducing the following dedicated software in addition to the basic functions of a so-called smartphone. Alternatively, dedicated software can be installed in another server connected to the terminal device via a network, and only the basic functions (input function and camera function) of the terminal device can be used.

  The operation flow in the terminal device is as shown in FIG. 3 and will be described in detail below.

(1) The menu screen (initial screen) of the terminal device is as shown in FIG.
・ New shooting ・ Transmission data list ・ Basic information input ・ This is a screen where you can select end.

(2) When “Input basic information” is selected, as shown in FIG.
・ Enter "User ID"
-Select the name of the "branch office" to which you belong from a list prepared in advance. Enter "Fukuchiyama" here.
・ Select “Water System Name” from the list prepared in advance. Here, enter “Yuragawa River System”.
・ Select “river name” from the list prepared in advance. Here, enter “Yurakawa”.
・ Enter “Inspector” name and “Taro Yamada”.
When the input of the inspector name is completed, the screen automatically changes to the menu screen (FIG. 1A).
In addition, each data input by "basic information input" can also be made into the state previously registered into the terminal device as an eigenvalue of a terminal device. In this case, the input operation on the “basic information input” screen can be omitted.

(3) First, the person in charge of inspection checks the contents of the previous inspection result (diary), what kind of inspection item has occurred at what position, and what the processing was, and also refers to the photograph. To do.

(4) If the report item that occurred in the previous inspection result has been processed and there are no abnormalities, the person in charge of inspection will take a picture of the situation and select “Processed” in the “Action” column. Can be recorded as the latest information.

(5) Next, when a new event to be reported is found, select “New Shooting” to display the smartphone's basic function, the photo shooting screen (not shown), and use the camera function. Take a picture of the problem.

(6) When a picture is taken, it automatically becomes a “data collection screen” (FIGS. 1D to 1F). The “inspection item” screen is displayed (FIG. 1D). In the “Data Collection Screen”, three tabs are displayed at the top of the screen, “Inspection Items” for entering inspection items, “Photos” for selecting and correcting attached photos, and “Maps” representing survey location information. Each function can be selected from the tab (FIGS. 1D to 1F).

(7) First, on the “Check Items” screen (FIG. 1 (d)),
(A) Select “Position” from right bank, river, left bank. In FIG. 1D, “left bank” is selected.
(B) Select “Hundred US Mark” as “Distance Mark” and enter the distance from “Hundred US Mark”. In FIG. 1D, 3.2 km is selected and 0 m is input. Therefore, I am working on the site 3.2km from the river mouth.
(C) “Patrol item” allows a corresponding item to be selected from preset “medium items”. The “medium item” is prepared based on “River Business Related Rules” (Japan River Association), for example, with the following contents.
(1) Disposal of garbage
(2) Illegal water intake
(3) Illegal occupation
(4) Illegal workpiece
(5) Stealing and illegal logging
(6) Sewage discharge status
(7) Embankment situation
(8) Status of revetment / Negoshi and water works
(9) Status of permitted workpieces
(10) Status of maintenance of car stops, signs, distance markers, etc.
(11) Sediment deposition in river channel
(12) Status of tree / water use
(13) Mooring and water usage
(14) Others (d) Corresponding to each “medium item”, “sub-items” can be set based on “River Business Related Regulations” (Japan River Association).
(E) In the “memo” field, text information can be arbitrarily input (FIG. 1D).
(F) When the “microphone” button is pressed (FIG. 1 (d)), the recording function of the smartphone is activated (not shown), and the voice information can be recorded, and the voice data is transmitted together with the photo data. it can.
(G) The “treatment” column is normally “unprocessed”, but if it has been processed, “processed” is selected (FIG. 1D). For example, if there is bulky trash and the investigator removes the bulky trash, select “A. Dump of trash etc.” in the “Patrol Item” and select “Processed” in the processing column. And input.
(H) The input is completed.

(8) If additional photos are to be deleted as required, “Photo” is selected on the upper tab (FIG. 1 (e)).
(A) The photograph data taken first is displayed as a thumbnail on the screen.
(B) In the case of additional shooting, similar to the above, the camera function that is the basic function of the smartphone is used to take a picture. The additional photograph taken is added to the thumbnail and displayed in the same manner.
(C) To delete a photo, select a thumbnail photo and “delete” it.
(D) In this system, one photo is always required, and if all the thumbnails displayed on the “Photos” tab screen are deleted or if only one photo is displayed, selecting “Delete” A pop-up is required "and a warning is issued, and such deletion is restricted.

(9) When “inspection item” is selected on the tab at the top of the screen, “send” and “cancel” buttons appear at the bottom (FIG. 1D).
(A) When “Cancel” is selected here, the acquired inspection information can be temporarily stored in the storage device in the smartphone without being transmitted.
(B) When “Send” is selected, the data and photo data entered in “Check Item” are sent to the “Management Server” via the Internet.
(C) When the transmission operation is completed, the screen automatically returns to the menu screen.

(10) Select “transmission result” on the menu screen (FIG. 1A). A list of transmission data is displayed on the screen (FIG. 1C). The list displays the date and time of transmission, inspection items (medium items and small items with problems), distance markers, positions, and transmission states (transmitting, transmitted, not transmitted).
(A) When correcting the transmission data, the data to be corrected is selected from the transmission data list, which has not been transmitted or has been transmitted.
Since the inspection item input screen is displayed, the contents to be corrected are corrected.
The photo data can be modified in the same way by selecting the “Photo” tab.
When you select the “Map” tab. Since the map screen and the “+” mark are displayed, the position can be corrected in the same manner.
When the correction of the data is completed, the “inspection item” tab is selected and the “send” button is similarly transmitted.
When the transmission button is pressed, the screen returns to the “transmission data list screen”, the transmission data before correction is deleted, and the newly transmitted data is displayed in the list.
(B) When deleting the transmission data, select the data to be corrected from the transmission data list, which has not been transmitted or transmitted, and press and hold it.
Since a deletion confirmation pop-up screen appears (not shown), select “YES” to delete. When not deleting, select “NO”.
If “YES” or “NO” is selected, the screen returns to the “transmission data list screen”. If “YES”, the deleted data is deleted from the list.
When an operation for deleting transmission data is performed, when the “YES” button is pressed, data indicating “deleted” is sent to the management server at the same time, and data stored in the management server is also deleted.

(11) If there are other problems at the same position, the operations (5) to (11) are repeated in the same manner from the menu screen after the above (8).
・ Take photo ・ Select middle item ・ Send

(12) When the inspection at that position is completed, “end” is selected on the “menu screen” (FIG. 1A), and the system is terminated.

3. Management server / Database server

The management server receives the data sent from the terminal device, saves it in the database server, and imports information from the GIS (Geographic Information System), and performs the following processing. Then save the processed data separately in the database server.
Further, the database server can be a hard disk connected to the management server, or a server connected to the management server via the Internet or other network as a database server.

(1) The GIS corresponding to the “river name” inspected by the terminal device from the management server is activated.

(2) The river patrol diary creation function will be described (FIG. 4). A detailed screen display is not shown.
(A) Simultaneously with the activation of GIS, the check result of the day is retrieved from the database server. At this time, the start date and the end date are designated, and the inspection results within that period are captured.
(B) A map screen corresponding to the selected river is displayed, and the location where there was a problem in the inspection result is displayed on the map. In this case, position data / map data corresponding to each mileage marker of each river can be stored in the database server and read into the management server for use.
(C) A list of inspection results corresponding to the corresponding “river name” is displayed from the acquired data.
(D) When one inspection result whose position is to be confirmed is selected from the inspection result list, the position is displayed on the displayed map, and the position is corrected as necessary.
(E) When one inspection result whose contents are to be checked is selected on the inspection result list screen, an inspection result single-cut screen is displayed. Check the contents of the data and correct it if necessary. Next, select a photo on the inspection result sheet screen, confirm it in the same way, and add / delete it if necessary.
(F) When the check result is confirmed, select “Form” on the check result single-cut screen, select “River inspection diary”, and automatically create “River inspection diary” from the confirmed data. . The created “River patrol diary” is saved (output) as a file in the database server and printed (output) if necessary.
(G) When the output of “River patrol diary” is completed, GIS is terminated.
(H) When the “River patrol diary” is completed, the terminal device (smartphone) is activated and the “transmission data list” is displayed from the menu screen (FIG. 1 (a)) (FIG. 1 (c)). , Delete the “transmission result” that is the target of the “River patrol diary”.
(I) This is the end.

(3) Next, the creation of various statistical materials will be described using the accumulated inspection results. Since “patrolling item data” is stored as increase / decrease data for each patrol item, it can be easily created.
(A) In FIG. 5, the “Round Bank”, “River”, “Left Bank” (position) in the center are set as “Patrol Items”, and the horizontal axis is set for each distance marker from the river mouth. An example of creating a “patient inspection plan view” in which weights are expressed numerically is shown (FIGS. 5 and 6). FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the estuary side (part A) in FIG.
In FIG. 5, the right bank patrol route is displayed on the upper side of this table, and the left bank patrol route is displayed on the lower side for each distance marker from the horizontal estuary. Within each table in the center, the display in the table is changed from dark to light in order of 10 times or more, 9 to 5 times, 4 to 1 time, and 0 times. Therefore, the dark frame is the most frequent event.
For example, the following can be seen. “(1) Garbage dumping” has occurred in both the right bank and the left bank, and the distance between the right bank and the distance is 0 to 30k. It is remarkable at “68” at 0.2K. In addition, “Mooring of rivers / use of water surface” is very near the river mouth, 2.6k “291” distance indicator, and 5.2k “124” distance indicator, and there are also many around the distance indicator.
(B) In addition, the inspection results can be aggregated for each distance marker and for each inspection item, and a “touring plan view” displayed as a pie chart for each distance marker on the map can be created (FIGS. 7 and 8). ). FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the estuary side (B section) in FIG.
In this inspection plan view, it is created for each intermediate item, and in each pie chart, the total amount of inspection items is displayed as the size of the circle, and the ratio is displayed for each intermediate item (FIGS. 7 and 8). 5 and 6 are easy to understand visually, and the problem near the estuary can be understood by the size of the circle.
In addition, if the middle items are displayed as large items, a rough grasp can be obtained. For example, the following major items can be considered (not shown).
・ Discover illegal activities in river areas, etc. ・ Confirm the maintenance status of river management facilities and permitted works. ・ Collect information on the use of river space. ・ Collect information on the natural environment of the river. It can also be displayed as a pie chart focusing on “(1) Garbage dumping” so that it can be grasped in the whole basin (not shown).
In addition, if a distance marker position is clicked on the “Patrol Plan”, a photograph at that position can be displayed. In this case, it is possible to display all of the past patrols (or narrow the period) (not shown).
(C) FIG. 9 shows an example in which a patrol route is displayed and output on the map of “Patrol Plan” in FIG. It is possible to optimize the route that can efficiently patrol the point of the distance marker with many problems, particularly the inspection route with a light weight such as reducing the number of times of patrol for the distance marker without a problem.
(D) Also, in FIGS. 10 and 11, focusing on only the item of interest, for example, “(1) Dumping of garbage”, the frequency is plotted on the vertical axis and the distance from the estuary (distance marker) is plotted on the horizontal axis. And the example which displayed and output the result of 2004-2008 by the line graph for every year is shown. FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of a portion C in FIG.
Every year, it is possible to make an optimal inspection plan by reducing the number of inspections at a point (distance marker) where there are few problems (for example, changing the inspection once every two days once a week).
In addition, other outputs using the inspection period as a key, such as a quarterly count instead of a year, can also be performed (not shown).

4). Other embodiments

(1) In the said embodiment, although acquisition of the map information from GIS was performed from the management server, it can also acquire from a smart phone. In short, it is only necessary to finally display the map data on the management server and plot the inspection position.
In other words, if you select “Map” on the tab at the top of the screen on the “Data Collection Screen” of the smartphone, the map around the original location was obtained with the smartphone's map acquisition function, and it was obtained on the map with GPS at the time of photography. The ground is displayed with a “+” mark (FIG. 1 (f)). If the position is incorrect, the “+” mark is moved to the correct position. After that, when sending inspection items and the like to the management server, the position information is sent at the same time.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the river-related inspection has been described. Similarly, the present invention can be applied to other sites, for example, road management, park management, port facility management, etc., or general infrastructure management (see FIG. Not shown).

Claims (2)

An on-site confirmation system that is configured as follows.
(1) "Terminal device" used in the field,
A "management server" connected to the terminal device via a network;
A "database server" connected to the management server directly or via a network,
“Location information / map information device (GIS)” connected to the management server via a network,
Consists of
(2) The “terminal device” has the following functions in a single device or in cooperation with a “management server” or another server connected via a network.
(a) Photo shooting function
(b) Inspection item input function
(c) Memory function for saving photos taken with the photo shooting function
(d) Communication function for sending preset or input "basic position data", photographed "photo data" and input "inspection item data" to the management server via the network

(3) The inspection item input function is the following function (a) or (b).
(a) The data inputted at the “terminal device” is converted into the increase / decrease data of the “inspection item” compared with the previous data, and processed so as to be transmitted to the “management server” as “inspection item data”.
(b) The data input in the “terminal device” is transmitted to the “management server” as it is, and the “management server” processes it as “inspection item data” that is compared with the previous data, and processes it as “inspection item data”. Process to create.

(4) The “management server” has the following functions.
(a) The “basic position data”, “photo data”, and “inspection item data” sent from the “terminal device” are sent to the database server.
(b) The “basic location data” is extracted from the “database server” to the “map data” obtained from the “location information / map information device”, and “photo data” “inspection items” are placed in the “map data” location. “Data” is displayed, “Inspection Report” at the time of one inspection is created, and “Inspection Inspection Report” data is sent to the database server.
(c) Display the accumulated information of the accumulated “check item data” at the position of “map data”. The on-site confirmation system according to claim 1, which is configured as follows.
Enter the inspection item increase / decrease data by selecting each item from the list and entering it.
When each item is input and transmitted from the terminal device, the operation is performed to record “increase” of the corresponding item of the management server set in advance.