Apparatus and method for evaluating data points against cadastral regulations

Abstract

A system for evaluating data points against cadastral regulations to include a plurality of software modules programmed into a computer system with software and hardware configured to store and update a cadastral rule database containing a plurality of rules for determining the validity of the cadastral data. The cadastral database obtained from a data source reference data that is indicative of a plurality of established reference data points wherein the received input data corresponds to a plurality of measured data points with steps to co-process the input data and the referenced data according to the plurality of cadastral rules to determine an indication for the plurality of data points.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for evaluating data points against at least one cadastral regulation comprising a plurality of software modules programmed into a computer, the computer having a CPU, a memory, and I/O hardware, the plurality of modules being configured to:
 (a) store and update a cadastral rule database containing a plurality of rules for determining validity of cadastral data;   (b) obtain from a data source reference data indicative of a plurality of established reference data points;   (c) receive input data corresponding to a plurality of measured data points; and   (d) co-process the input data and the reference data according to the plurality of rules to determine an indication of validity for the plurality of data points.   
     
     
         2 . A method for evaluating data points against at least one cadastral regulation comprising the steps of:
 (a) storing and updating a cadastral rule database containing a plurality of rules for determining validity of cadastral data;   (b) obtaining from a data source reference data indicative of a plurality of established reference data points;   (c) receiving input data corresponding to a plurality of measured data points; and   (d) co-processing the input data and the reference data according to the plurality of rules to determine an indication of validity for the plurality of data points.   
     
     
         3 . A system for providing validation information during recording of data points for a cadastral survey, the system comprising:
 (a) a field survey measuring device for measuring data points relative to a measurement network; and   (b) a validation subsystem in data communication with the field surveyor measuring device, the validation subsystem being configured to:
 (i) receive data point measurement information from the measuring device, 
 (ii) process the information according to a plurality of rules to determine an indication of validity of the data point, and 
 (iii) output the indication of validity to the operator of the measuring device.