Zoom-adaptive data granularity to achieve a flexible high-performance interface for a geospatial mapping system

• US 10,515,433 B1
• Filed: 11/09/2017
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Wilczynski, Peter, Zheng, Ryan, Carrino, John, Elder, Andrew, Moreland, Andrew, Spencer-Harper, Quentin
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Vu
• Application Number:
  US15/808,608
• Time in Patent Office: 775 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/444 Spatial browsing, e.g. 2D maps, 3D or virtual spaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/16 involving adaptation to the client's capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2210/36 Level of detail
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting

Abstract

A geospatial mapping system can access a geospatial layer data set for a first geographic area defined by a first presentation level, and provide the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area to a client device to present a visual rendering of the first geographic area. The geospatial mapping system can receive a request to utilize an advanced feature set on a subset of geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area, and promote, to the geospatial layer data set, an additional geospatial artifact data set for the subset of geospatial artifacts, yielding an updated geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area. The geospatial mapping system can provide the updated geospatial layer data set to the client device to provide the advanced feature set for interacting with the subset of geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing a first subset of a geospatial layer data set for a first geographic area, the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area including a first subset of a geospatial artifact data set for geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area;

providing to a client device, the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area, the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area enabling the client device to present a visual rendering of the first geographic area and provide a first subset of available features for interacting with the geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area;

receiving, from the client device, a request to utilize, in relation to a subset of geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area, an additional feature that is not included in the first subset of available features, the additional feature being an analytical function, the request to utilize the additional feature having been automatically transmitted in response to a change from a first presentation level defining the first geographic region to a second presentation layer defining a second geographic region, each of the subset of geospatial artifacts being located within the second geographic region, wherein at least one geospatial artifact located within the first geographic area is not located within the second geographic area;

in response to receiving the request, promoting, to the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area, additional geospatial artifact data that was not included in the first subset of a geospatial layer data set, yielding an updated geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area, the updated geospatial layer data set enabling the client device to provide the additional feature; and

providing the updated geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area to the client device, the additional geospatial artifact data set included in the updated geospatial layer data set.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the client device, data indicating the second presentation level, the second presentation level having been selected by a user of the client device;

automatically generating a second subset of the geospatial layer data set for the second geographic area that includes the additional geospatial artifact data; and

providing the second subset of the geospatial layer data set for the second geographic area to the client device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the client device, data indicating the first presentation level defining the first geographic area; and

in response to receiving the data indicating the first presentation level, generating the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first presentation level is based on a zoom level selected by a user of the client device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein promoting additional geospatial artifact data comprises:

modifying the first subset of the geospatial layer data set to include the additional geospatial artifact data.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first subset of the geospatial artifact data includes geographic coordinate data identifying geographic locations for the set for geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the additional geospatial artifact data includes at least one of a population of a city, name of a business, type of business, type of event and road name.

8. A geospatial mapping system comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

one or more computer readable mediums storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the geospatial mapping system to perform operations comprising;

accessing a first subset of a geospatial layer data set for a first geographic area, the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area including a first subset of a geospatial artifact data set for geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area;

providing to a client device, the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area, the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area enabling the client device to present a visual rendering of the first geographic area and provide a first subset of available features for interacting with the geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area;

receiving, from the client device, a request to utilize, in relation to a subset of geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area, an additional feature that is not included in the first subset of available features, the additional feature being an analytical function, the request to utilize the additional feature having been automatically transmitted in response to a change from a first presentation level defining the first geographic region to a second presentation layer that defining a second geographic region, each of the subset of geospatial artifacts being located within the second geographic region, wherein at least one geospatial artifact located within the first geographic area is not located within the second geographic area;

in response to receiving the request, promoting, to the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area, additional geospatial artifact data that was not included in the first subset of a geospatial layer data set, yielding an updated geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area, the updated geospatial layer data set enabling the client device to provide the additional feature; and

providing the updated geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area to the client device, the additional geospatial artifact data set included in the updated geospatial layer data set.

9. The geospatial mapping system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

receiving, from the client device, data indicating the second presentation level, the second presentation level having been selected by a user of the client device;

automatically generating a second subset of the geospatial layer data set for the second geographic area that includes the additional geospatial artifact data; and

providing the second subset of the geospatial layer data set for the second geographic area to the client device.

10. The geospatial mapping system of claim 8, the operations further comprising:

receiving, from the client device, data indicating the first presentation level defining the first geographic area; and

in response to receiving the data indicating the first presentation level, generating the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area.

11. The geospatial mapping system of claim 10, wherein the first presentation level is based on a zoom level selected by a user of the client device.

12. The geospatial mapping system of claim 8, wherein promoting additional geospatial artifact data comprises:

modifying the first subset of the geospatial layer data set to include the additional geospatial artifact data.

13. The geospatial mapping system of claim 8, wherein the first subset of the geospatial artifact data includes geographic coordinate data identifying geographic locations for the set for geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area.

14. The geospatial mapping system of claim 13, wherein the additional geospatial artifact data includes at least one of a population of a city, name of a business, type of business, type of event and road name.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors of a geospatial mapping system, cause the geospatial mapping system to perform operations comprising:

accessing a first subset of a geospatial layer data set for a first geographic area, the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area including a first subset of a geospatial artifact data set for geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area;

providing to a client device, the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area, the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area enabling the client device to present a visual rendering of the first geographic area and provide a first subset of available features for interacting with the geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area;

receiving, from the client device, a request to utilize, in relation to a subset of geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area, an additional feature that is not included in the first subset of available features, the additional feature being an analytical function, the request to utilize the additional feature having been automatically transmitted in response to a change from a first presentation level defining the first geographic region to a second presentation layer that defining a second geographic region, each of the subset of geospatial artifacts being located within the second geographic region, wherein at least one geospatial artifact located within the first geographic area is not located within the second geographic area;

in response to receiving the request, promoting, to the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area, additional geospatial artifact data that was not included in the first subset of a geospatial layer data set, yielding an updated geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area, the updated geospatial layer data set enabling the client device to provide the additional feature; and

providing the updated geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area to the client device, the additional geospatial artifact data set included in the updated geospatial layer data set.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

receiving, from the client device, data indicating the second presentation level, the second presentation level having been selected by a user of the client device;

automatically generating a second subset of the geospatial layer data set for the second geographic area that includes the additional geospatial artifact data; and

providing the second subset of the geospatial layer data set for the second geographic area to the client device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

receiving, from the client device, data indicating the first presentation level defining the first geographic area; and

in response to receiving the data indicating the first presentation level, generating the first subset of the geospatial layer data set for the first geographic area.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first presentation level is based on a zoom level selected by a user of the client device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein promoting additional geospatial artifact data comprises:

modifying the first subset of the geospatial layer data set to include the additional geospatial artifact data.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first subset of the geospatial artifact data includes geographic coordinate data identifying geographic locations for the set for geospatial artifacts located within the first geographic area.