Methods and systems for connecting a social network to a geospatial data repository
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1. A method for connecting at least one social network to at least one geospatial data repository, comprising:
- accepting geospatial data from at least one user utilizing at least one processor, wherein the geospatial data is entered in at least one data format of at least two data formats supported by the method, the at least two data formats supported by the method comprising data formats other than a global positioning system (GPS) data format or in addition to the GPS data format;
serializing the geospatial data to create data objects and data object references, wherein the data object references are identifiers for the serialized geospatial data and are used to create the data objects;
retrieving the data objects utilizing the at least one processor, according to their corresponding data object references, wherein the serialized geospatial data is converted into a common format to create the retrieved data objects;
linking the retrieved data objects to at least one associated user in the at least one social network utilizing the at least one processor;
creating at least one map as requested by the at least one user comprising the retrieved data objects using the at least one processor;
creating, using the at least one processor, semantic relationships for the social network between the retrieved data objects according to a user action by the at least one user on the at least one map; and
recommending related data objects when the at least one user searches at least one data object using the at least one processor, the related data objects determined using the semantic relationships of the social network.
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Abstract
A system and method for connecting a social network to a geospatial data repository, comprising: accepting geospatial data from a user; linking the geospatial data to the user in the social network; and allowing the geospatial data to be searched and/or combined with other geospatial data from the user or other users in the social network.
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1. A method for connecting at least one social network to at least one geospatial data repository, comprising:
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accepting geospatial data from at least one user utilizing at least one processor, wherein the geospatial data is entered in at least one data format of at least two data formats supported by the method, the at least two data formats supported by the method comprising data formats other than a global positioning system (GPS) data format or in addition to the GPS data format; serializing the geospatial data to create data objects and data object references, wherein the data object references are identifiers for the serialized geospatial data and are used to create the data objects; retrieving the data objects utilizing the at least one processor, according to their corresponding data object references, wherein the serialized geospatial data is converted into a common format to create the retrieved data objects; linking the retrieved data objects to at least one associated user in the at least one social network utilizing the at least one processor; creating at least one map as requested by the at least one user comprising the retrieved data objects using the at least one processor; creating, using the at least one processor, semantic relationships for the social network between the retrieved data objects according to a user action by the at least one user on the at least one map; and recommending related data objects when the at least one user searches at least one data object using the at least one processor, the related data objects determined using the semantic relationships of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for connecting a social network to a geospatial data repository, comprising a computer with an application for:
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performing processing comprising accepting geospatial data from at least one user utilizing at least one processor, wherein the data objects are entered in at least one data format of at least two data formats supported by the system, the at least two data formats supported by the system comprising data formats other than a global positioning system (GPS) data format or in addition to the GPS data format; performing processing comprising serializing the geospatial data to create data objects and data object references, wherein the data object references are identifiers for the serialized geospatial data and are used to create the data objects; performing processing comprising retrieving the data objects utilizing the at least one processor, according to their corresponding data object references, wherein the serialized geospatial data is converted into a common format to create the retrieved data objects; performing processing comprising linking the retrieved data objects to at least one associated user in the at least one social network utilizing the at least one processor; creating at least one map as requested by the at least one associated user comprising the retrieved data objects using the at least one processor; performing processing comprising creating, using the at least one processor, semantic relationships for the social network between the retrieved data objects according to a user action by the at least one associated user on the at least one map; and performing processing comprising recommending related data objects when the at least one user searches at least one data object using the at least one processor, the related data objects determined using the semantic relationships of the social network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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