| CPC G01N 3/42 (2013.01) [G01N 3/06 (2013.01); G01N 33/24 (2013.01); G06Q 50/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method for performing a soil compaction survey for a geographical area comprising the steps of:
inserting a handheld penetrometer to a predetermined depth at a first point within the geographical area, wherein the handheld penetrometer is hand operated without the use of tools, and wherein the handheld penetrometer comprises:
a downwardly extending support pole having a top portion with a top end, and a ground engaging end that is opposite from the top end on the downwardly extending support pole; an outwardly extending right side handle engaged to the downwardly extending support pole proximate the top portion;
an outwardly extending left side handle engaged to the downwardly extending support pole proximate the top portion;
a pressure gauge having a perimeter defining a pressure gauge perimeter shape wherein the pressure gauge has a pressure sensor system that detects a pressure exerted on the downwardly extending support pole and wherein the pressure exerted on the downwardly extending support pole is displayed on a top, user facing surface of the pressure gauge; and
wherein the pressure gauge presents a level of compaction at any predetermined depth at a point within the geographical area as a pressure reading when the handheld penetrometer is inserted into ground;
manually or automatically recording a pressure reading displayed by the pressure gauge of a first predetermined depth at the first point within the geographical area into a soil compaction mapping and tracking system of a computing system wherein the soil compaction mapping and tracking system displays a map of the geographical area and a location of a user of the handheld penetrometer on the map of the geographical area in real time on a touch sensitive display screen of a computing device, and wherein the pressure reading corresponds to a point on the map of the geographical area and configured to be viewed by one user or a plurality of additional users simultaneously using the soil compaction mapping and tracking system in real time by selection of the point on the map of the geographical area on the touch sensitive display screen of the computing device of a given user, and wherein the soil compaction mapping and tracking system is held on the computing device and the soil compaction mapping and tracking system is shown to a user on a screen of the computing device;
inserting the handheld penetrometer to a second predetermined depth at the point within the geographical area;
manually or automatically recording a pressure reading displayed by the pressure gauge of the second predetermined depth at the point within the geographical area into the soil compaction mapping and tracking system, and wherein the pressure reading corresponds to the point on the map of the geographical area and can be viewed by one or more users of the soil compaction mapping and tracking system in real time by selection of the point on the map of the geographical area;
inserting the handheld penetrometer to an optional additional predetermined depth at the point within the geographical area;
manually or automatically recording a pressure reading displayed by the pressure gauge of the optional additional predetermined depth at a point within the geographical area into the soil compaction mapping and tracking system, and wherein the pressure reading corresponds to the point on the map of the geographical area and can be viewed by the one or more users of the soil compaction mapping and tracking system in real time by selection of the point on the map of the geographical area.
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