Systems and methods of data acquisition

1. An energy management system, the energy management system comprising:

a memory configured to store a facility profile;

at least one processor coupled to the memory; and

a data acquisition management component executable by the at least one processor and configured to:

generate a first request to perform at least one first managed task, the first request including an identifier of at least one asset and an identifier of an attribute of the at least one asset, the first request including location information descriptive of a physical location of the at least one asset;

identify a mobile data acquisition device within a proximity of the physical location of the at least one asset;

transmit the first request to the identified mobile data acquisition device;

receive a first response from the identified mobile data acquisition device including information descriptive of a value associated with the attribute;

generate, in response to receiving the first response and in accord with at least one energy management goal, a second request to perform at least one second managed task;

transmit the second request to the identified mobile data acquisition device;

receive a second response from the identified mobile data acquisition device; and

update the facility profile in response to receiving the second response.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one asset is associated with a machine-readable fiducial, and wherein the first request includes information related to the machine-readable fiducial.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one asset is at least one of a meter, a power distribution unit (PDU), HVAC equipment, and an uninterruptable power supply.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first managed task is at least one of a data collection task and a maintenance task.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the at least one data collection task includes instructions for a user to acquire the value from the at least one asset, the value being at least one measurement.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one measurement is included within the information in the first response, and wherein the data acquisition management component is further configured to generate the second request by:

determining whether the at least one measurement exceeds a threshold based on the at least one energy management goal;

determining whether one or more additional measurements are desired;

scheduling, in response to determining one or more additional measurements are desired, the at least one second managed task; and

generate the second request, the second request including the identifier of the at least one asset.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the data acquisition management component is configured to schedule the at least one first managed task to be repeated periodically.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the data acquisition management component is configured to schedule the at least one managed task to occur prior to a next repetition of the at least one first managed task.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the data acquisition management component is further configured to:

receive the second response, the second response including a request to postpone the at least one first managed task; and

reschedule, in response to receiving the second response, the first managed task until a next period.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location information includes at least one of a GPS coordinate, a street address, a building identifier, a voice memo, a text string, a picture, a video, and a floor map representation.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the data acquisition management component is further configured to:

determine whether the identified mobile data acquisition device is available to perform the at least one first managed task; and

transmit, where the identified mobile data acquisition device is available, the first request to the identified data acquisition device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein

the second response includes a request to postpone the at least one first managed task; and

transmit, based on the second response, a reminder.

13. A method managing energy using a computer system including at least one memory configured to store a facility profile and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the method comprising:

generating a first request to perform at least one first managed task, the first request including an identifier of at least one asset and an identifier of an attribute of the at least one asset, the first request including location information descriptive of a physical location of the at least one asset;

identifying a mobile data acquisition device within a proximity of the physical location of the at least one asset;

transmitting the first request to the identified mobile data acquisition device;

receiving from the identified mobile data acquisition device a first response including information descriptive of a value associated with the attribute;

generating, in response to receiving the first response and in accord with at least one energy management goal, a second request to perform at least one second managed task;

transmitting the second request to the identified mobile data acquisition device;

receiving a second response from the identified mobile data acquisition device; and

updating the facility profile in response to receiving the second response.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the location information includes at least one of a GPS coordinate, a street address, a building identifier, a voice memo, a text string, a picture, a video, and a floor map representation.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining whether the identified mobile data acquisition device is available to perform the at least one first managed task; and

transmitting, where the identified mobile data acquisition device is available, the first request to the identified mobile data acquisition device.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein generating the first request includes generating a request to perform at least one of a data collection task and a maintenance task.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein generating the request to perform the at least one data collection task includes generating a request including instructions for a user to acquire the value from the at least one asset, the value being at least one measurement.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing sequences of instructions executable by at least one processor, the sequences of instructions instructing the at least one processor to execute a process of providing energy management, the sequences of instructions including instructions configured to:

store a facility profile in a memory;

generate a first request to perform at least one first managed task, the first request including an identifier of at least one asset and an identifier of an attribute of the at least one asset, and the first request including location information descriptive of a physical location of the at least one asset;

identify a mobile data acquisition device within a proximity of the physical location of the at least one asset;

transmit the first request to the identified mobile data acquisition device;

receive from the identified mobile data acquisition device a first response including information descriptive of a value associated with the attribute;

generate, in response to receiving the first response and in accord with at least one energy management goal, a second request to perform at least one second managed task;

transmit the second request to the identified mobile data acquisition device;

receive a second response from the identified mobile data acquisition device; and

update the facility profile in response to receiving the second response.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the location information includes at least one of a GPS coordinate, a street address, a building identifier, a voice memo, a text string, a picture, a video, and a floor map representation.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein instructions are further configured to:

determine whether the identified mobile data acquisition device is available to perform that at least one first managed task; and

transmit, where the identified mobile data acquisition device is available, the first request to the identified mobile data acquisition device.