Method and apparatus for irrigation system design registration and on-site sprinkler package configuration verification

摘要

An Internet-accessible, computer-assisted system and method for customized designing and on-site verification of agriculture irrigation systems enables specifying irrigation system sprinkler head configurations and components in sprinkler configuration packages that are used for the design and installation of center pivot and linear movement irrigation systems or the like, and a method for subsequent on-site verification of specific nozzle component/equipment based on geographic location. A nonlimiting example design and component placement verification system incorporates one or more of: 1) sprinkler package configuration software operable on a user's PC or accessible via an Internet website for enabling a user to custom design and register/upload a sprinkler package configuration for a particular irrigation system installation, 2) an Internet-accessible proprietary irrigation system registry database and user interface which maintains sprinkler package configuration information and associated geographic location data for a plurality of different agriculture irrigation installations, 3) a computer-controlled automated sprinkler head nozzle selection and labeling machine/system for collecting a specified package of irrigation system components and for placing specific component identification information in the form of barcodes or RFID tags or the like on each sprinkler head/nozzle or other component in the customized hardware package, and 4) a portable/mobile location-aware smart device that is operable at or near an irrigation site to wirelessly access the remote registry database and obtain sprinkler package configuration information specific to a particular irrigation system based on location and/or a particular irrigation system component in close proximity to the mobile device.