A method of displaying layered data, said method comprising: selecting one or more objects to be displayed in a plurality of layers; identifying a plurality of non-spatially distinguishable display attributes, wherein one or more of the non-spatially distinguishable display attributes corresponds to each of the layers; matching each of the objects to one of the layers; applying the non-spatiafly distinguishable display attributes corresponding to the layer for each of the matched objects; determining a layer order for the plurality of layers, wherein the layer order determines a display emphasis corresponding to the objects from the plurality of objects in the corresponding layers; and displaying the objects with the applied non-spatially distinguishable display attributes based upon the determination, wherein the objects in a first layer from the plurality of layers are visually distinguished from the objects in the other plurality of layers based upon the non-spatially distinguishable display attributes of the first layer. view more

The method as described in claim 1 further comprising: receiving a request from a user to rearrange the layers; rearranging the layers in response to the request, the rearranging including: re-matching one or more objects to a different layer from the plurality of layers; applying the non-spatially distinguishable display attributes corresponding to the different layer to the one or more re-matched objects; and displaying the one or more re-matched objects. view more

The information handling system as described in claim 8 further comprising: a rearranging request received from a user; rearranging logic to rearrange the displayed layers, the rearranging logic including: re-matching logic to re-match one or more objects to a different layer from the plurality of layers; application logic to apply the non-spatially distinguishable display attributes corresponding to the different layer to the one or more re-matched objects; and display logic to display the one or more re-matched objects. view more

The computer program product as described in claim 12 further comprising: means for receiving a request from a user to rearrange the layers; means for rearranging the layers in response to the request, the rearranging including: means for re-matching one or more objects to a different layer from the plurality of layers; means for applying the non-spatially distinguishable display attributes corresponding to the different layer to the one or more re-matched objects; and means for displaying the one or more re-matched objects. view more

A method for coordinated geospatial and list-based mapping, the operations comprising: presenting a map display on a display device, wherein the map display comprises elements within a viewing area of the map display, wherein the elements comprise geospatial characteristics, wherein the elements comprise selected and unselected elements; presenting a list display on the display device, wherein the list display comprises a customizable list comprising the elements from the map display; receiving a user input drawing a selection area in the viewing area of the map display, wherein the selection area is a user determined shape, wherein the selection area is smaller than the viewing area of the map display, wherein the viewing area comprises elements that are visible within the map display and are outside the selection area; selecting any unselected elements within the selection area in response to the user input drawing the selection area and deselecting any selected elements outside the selection area in response to the user input drawing the selection area; and synchronizing the map display and the list display to concurrently update the selection and deselection of the elements according to the user input, the selection and deselection occurring on both the map display and the list display. view more

The method of claim 8, further comprising: displaying a list of menu options in response to receiving a cursor input in the map display or the list display, wherein the list of menu options is shared by the map display and the list display.