ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,664,787, issued on June 23.

"System and methods for integrated online environmental impact assessment, monitoring and visualization" was invented by Kin Man Wong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and a system for online integrated environmental monitoring, assessment, and impact visualization of projects are disclosed. The method includes receiving project site data representing the geographical boundary of a project in a virtual environment and collecting real-world environmental data from fixed and mobile monitoring devices. Model data, modeling parameters, and digital ground data associated with the project...