# US 2019/0173527 A1 · Method and apparatus for surveying remote sites via guided wave communications > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0173527 A1 - Document ID: US20190173527A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/266,564 - Filed: 2019-02-04 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-09 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Ken Liu; Robert Bennett; Pamela A. M. Bogdan; Farhad Barzegar; Donald J. Barnickel; Irwin Gerszberg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190173527A1 ## CPC - H04B 3/58: Repeater circuits - H04B 3/21: using a set of bandfilters - H04B 3/36: Repeater circuits (H04B3/58 takes precedence) - H04B 3/46: Monitoring; Testing - H04B 3/50: Systems for transmission between fixed stations via two-conductor transmission lines (H04B3/54 takes precedence) - H04B 3/52: Systems for transmission between fixed stations via waveguides - H04B 3/542: {the information being in digital form} - B64U 2101/30: for imaging, photography or videography - B64U 2101/35: for science, e.g. meteorology - B64U 2201/104: using satellite radio beacon positioning systems, e.g. GPS - H04B 2203/5425: improving S/N by matching impedance, noise reduction, gain control - H04B 2203/5441: Wireless systems or telephone - H04B 2203/5445: Local network - H04B 2203/5479: using repeaters - H04B: TRANSMISSION - B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR ## Abstract Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a surveying system operable to receive a plurality of electromagnetic waves via a guided wave transceiver that include environmental data collected via a plurality of sensors at a plurality of remote sites. Weather pattern data is generated based on the environmental data. Other embodiments are disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A surveying system comprising: a processing system that includes a processor; a guided wave transceiver configured to transmit and receive communications by electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium and propagate without requiring an electrical return path; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: receiving a first plurality of the electromagnetic waves via the guided wave transceiver that includes first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) data collected via a plurality of UAV sensors at a plurality of remote sites, wherein at least one of the plurality of remote sites is associated with at least one utility pole, wherein at least one of the plurality of UAV sensors is mounted on the at least one utility pole, and wherein the first plurality of the electromagnetic waves is guided along a power line of the at least one utility pole; and generating UAV traffic pattern data based on the first UAV data. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The surveying system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: receiving a second plurality of electromagnetic waves, via the guided wave transceiver, that is guided by the transmission medium and propagates without utilizing an electrical return path, wherein the second plurality of electromagnetic waves includes first environmental data collected via a plurality of sensors at the plurality of remote sites; wherein at least one of the plurality of sensors is mounted on the at least one utility pole, and wherein the second plurality of electromagnetic waves is guided along the power line of the at least one utility pole. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The surveying system of claim 2, wherein the first environmental data includes at least one of: wind velocity data, atmospheric pressure data, temperature data, humidity data, or rainfall data. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The surveying system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise: generating weather pattern data based on the first environmental data, wherein the generating the weather pattern data includes identifying a storm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The surveying system of claim 4, wherein the identifying the storm includes identifying an affected region associated with the storm. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The surveying system of claim 4, wherein the first environmental data is associated with a first time interval, wherein a third plurality of the electromagnetic waves is received via the guided wave transceiver that includes second environmental data associated with a second time interval, and wherein the generating the weather pattern data includes identifying a direction of travel of the storm based on the first environmental data and the second environmental data. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The surveying system of claim 4, wherein the weather pattern data includes storm prediction data that identifies an endangered region based on the first environmental data. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The surveying system of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise: identifying a subset of the plurality of remote sites located within the endangered region; generating a third plurality of the electromagnetic waves that includes a storm warning notification; and transmitting the third plurality of the electromagnetic waves to the subset of the plurality of remote sites via the guided wave transceiver. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The surveying system of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprise: generating a notification for display by at least one user interface that includes the weather pattern data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The surveying system of claim 1, wherein the power line is a medium voltage power line. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The surveying system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of UAV sensors includes a plurality of UAV signal receivers at the plurality of remote sites, wherein the first UAV data includes a plurality of UAV signals collected by the plurality of UAV signal receivers, and wherein the UAV traffic pattern data includes identifying a location distribution of UAVs across the plurality of remote sites based on the plurality of UAV signals. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The surveying system of claim 1, the operations further comprising: generating UAV traffic control data based on the UAV traffic pattern data; and transmitting the UAV traffic control data to the plurality of remote sites; wherein the plurality of remote sites includes a plurality of UAV traffic beacons, and wherein one of the plurality of UAV traffic beacons transmits a traffic control signal to a first UAV in proximity to a corresponding one of the plurality of remote sites. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The surveying system of claim 12, wherein the traffic control signal includes navigation data, and wherein the first UAV executes the navigation data to change from a first flight velocity to a second flight velocity in response to receiving the traffic control signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The surveying system of claim 12, wherein the traffic control signal is a short range broadcast signal, wherein the traffic control signal is received by the first UAV and is further received by a second UAV, wherein the first UAV executes a first flight maneuver based on the traffic control signal, wherein the second UAV executes a second flight maneuver that is different from the first flight maneuver based on the traffic control signal. ### Claim 15 A method comprising: receiving a plurality of electromagnetic waves, via a guided wave transceiver, that is guided by a transmission medium and propagates without utilizing an electrical return path, wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves includes Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) data collected via a plurality of UAV sensors at a plurality of remote sites, wherein at least one of the plurality of UAV sensors is mounted on at least one utility pole, and wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves is guided along a power line of the at least one utility pole; and generating UAV traffic pattern data based on the UAV data. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising: generating UAV traffic control data based on the UAV traffic pattern data; and transmitting the UAV traffic control data to the plurality of remote sites; wherein the plurality of remote sites includes a plurality of UAV traffic beacons, and wherein one of the plurality of UAV traffic beacons transmits a traffic control signal to a first UAV and a second UAV in proximity to a corresponding one of the plurality of remote sites. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the traffic control signal includes navigation data, and wherein the first UAV executes the navigation data to change from a first flight velocity to a second flight velocity in response to receiving the traffic control signal. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the traffic control signal is a short range broadcast signal, wherein the traffic control signal is received by the first UAV and is further received by a second UAV, wherein the first UAV executes a first flight maneuver based on the traffic control signal, wherein the second UAV executes a second flight maneuver that is different from the first flight maneuver based on the traffic control signal. ### Claim 19 A surveying system, comprising: means for receiving a plurality of electromagnetic waves that is guided by a transmission medium and propagates without utilizing an electrical return path, wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves includes Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) data collected via a plurality of UAV sensors at a plurality of remote sites, wherein at least one of the plurality of UAV sensors is mounted on at least one utility pole, and wherein the plurality of electromagnetic waves is guided along a power line of the at least one utility pole; and means for generating UAV traffic pattern data based on the UAV data. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The surveying system of claim 19, wherein the plurality of UAV sensors includes a plurality of UAV signal receivers at the plurality of remote sites, wherein the UAV data includes a plurality of UAV signals collected by the plurality of UAV signal receivers, and wherein the UAV traffic pattern data includes identifying a location distribution of UAVs across the plurality of remote sites based on the plurality of UAV signals.