Geospatial information system and method for updating same
First Claim
1. A geospatial information system comprising:
- a database adapted to store geospatial information;
a processing unit in electronic communication with said database, said processing unit being adapted to access and retrieve said geospatial information from said database;
a tool permissions module to associate a tool permission level with a user; and
a user interface module including a plurality of enhancement tools to allow a user to generate an enhancement request that requests a change to said geospatial information stored in said database, each of said plurality of enhancement tools being adapted to request a specific type of change to said geospatial information stored in said database, and being generated based on said tool permission level associated with the user so that the user is provided with a plurality of tools corresponding to said tool permission level.
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Abstract
A geospatial information system is provided including a database, a processing unit adapted to access and retrieve the geospatial information from the database, a tool permissions module, a user interface module, a monitoring module, an audit module, a workflow management module, and an update module. Also, a method for updating geospatial information is provided including the steps of providing a database, accessing the database to retrieve geospatial information, associating a tool permission level to a user, generating a customized interface including a plurality of enhancement tools to request a change to the geospatial information, applying a logic check, selecting a map technician, prioritizing the order in which the changes are processed, monitoring the status of the requested change, and updating the geospatial information.
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36 Claims
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1. A geospatial information system comprising:
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a database adapted to store geospatial information;
a processing unit in electronic communication with said database, said processing unit being adapted to access and retrieve said geospatial information from said database;
a tool permissions module to associate a tool permission level with a user; and
a user interface module including a plurality of enhancement tools to allow a user to generate an enhancement request that requests a change to said geospatial information stored in said database, each of said plurality of enhancement tools being adapted to request a specific type of change to said geospatial information stored in said database, and being generated based on said tool permission level associated with the user so that the user is provided with a plurality of tools corresponding to said tool permission level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A geospatial information system comprising:
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a database adapted to store geospatial information;
a processing unit in electronic communication with said database, said processing unit being adapted to access and retrieve said geospatial information from said database;
a user interface module adapted to display a graphical map, and includes an enhancement tool to allow a user to generate an enhancement request that requests a change to said geospatial information stored in said database by marking changes on said graphical map; and
a monitoring module adapted to dynamically monitor a status of at least one of said enhancement request and said change requested in said enhancement request, and to graphically indicate the status in said graphical map using a plurality of colors that represent different status. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A geospatial information system comprising:
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a database adapted to store geospatial information;
a processing unit in electronic communication with said database, said processing unit being adapted to access and retrieve said geospatial information from said database;
a user interface module including an enhancement tool to allow a user to generate an enhancement request that request a change to said geospatial information stored in said database; and
an audit module adapted to apply at least one logic check to determine whether said change requested in said enhancement request is consistent with other confirmed geospatial information stored in said database, and to generate an edit failure notification to the user if said change requested in said enhancement request is inconsistent with said other confirmed geospatial information stored in said database. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A geospatial information system comprising:
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a database adapted to store geospatial information;
a processing unit in electronic communication with said database, said processing unit being adapted to access and retrieve said geospatial information from said database;
a user interface module including an enhancement tool to allow a user to generate an enhancement request that requests a change to said geospatial information stored in said database; and
a workflow management module adapted to automatically select a technician for processing said enhancement request from a list of plurality of technicians based at least on said change requested in said enhancement request and qualifications of said technician. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method for updating geospatial information comprising the steps of:
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providing a database adapted to store geospatial information;
accessing said database to retrieve said geospatial information from said database;
associating a tool permission level to a user; and
generating a customized interface including a plurality of enhancement tools to allow the user to request changes to said geospatial information stored in said database, each of said plurality of enhancement tools being adapted to request a specific type of change to said geospatial information stored in said database, and being generated based on said tool permission level associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for updating geospatial information comprising the steps of:
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providing a database adapted to store geospatial information;
accessing said database to retrieve said geospatial information from said database;
generating and displaying an electronic graphical map based on said geospatial information retrieved from said database;
requesting a change to said geospatial information stored in said database by marking said change on said displayed electronic graphical map;
monitoring a status of said requested change; and
automatically indicating the status of said requested change in said displayed electronic graphical map using colors that each represent a particular status of said requested change. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for updating geospatial information comprising the steps of:
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providing a database adapted to store geospatial information;
accessing said database to retrieve said geospatial information from said database;
displaying an electronic graphical map based on said geospatial information retrieved from said database;
requesting a change to said geospatial information stored in said database by marking said change on said displayed electronic graphical map; and
applying at least one logic check to determine whether said change requested is consistent with other confirmed geospatial information stored in said database. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A method for updating geospatial information comprising the steps of:
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providing a database adapted to store geospatial information;
accessing said database to retrieve said geospatial information from said database;
displaying an electronic graphical map based on said geospatial information retrieved from said database;
requesting a change to said geospatial information stored in said database by marking said change on said displayed electronic graphical map; and
automatically selecting a technician for processing said enhancement request from a list of plurality of technicians based on said change requested and qualifications of said technician. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A method for updating geospatial information comprising the steps of:
- providing a database adapted to store geospatial information;
accessing said database to retrieve said geospatial information from said database;
displaying an electronic graphical map based on said geospatial information retrieved from said database;
requesting a plurality of changes to said geospatial information stored in said database by marking said changes on said displayed electronic graphical map; and
electronically prioritizing the order in which said changes are processed.
- providing a database adapted to store geospatial information;
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