SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING USER SPECIFIED INFORMATION FROM A MAP
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1. A method of generating user-specified information, the method comprising:
- selecting a plurality of points on a map, the plurality of points forming a closed polygon;
determining a plurality of coordinate pairs, each coordinate pair associated with a point from the plurality of points; and
retrieving user specified information for an area enclosed by the plurality of coordinate pairs.
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An embodiment relates generally a method of generating user-specified information. The method includes selecting a plurality of points on a map, where the plurality of points forms a closed polygon. The method also includes determining a plurality of coordinate pairs, where each coordinate pair is associated with a point from the plurality of points. The method also includes retrieving user specified information for an area enclosed by the plurality of coordinate pairs.
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1. A method of generating user-specified information, the method comprising:
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selecting a plurality of points on a map, the plurality of points forming a closed polygon; determining a plurality of coordinate pairs, each coordinate pair associated with a point from the plurality of points; and retrieving user specified information for an area enclosed by the plurality of coordinate pairs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for generating user specified information from a map, the system comprising:
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a map database; a second database; and a selector tool configured to interface with the map database and the second database, wherein the selector tool further comprises; a user interface (“
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) module configured to interface with the map database and to accept a plurality of points on a selected map from the map database that form a closed polygon;a validation module configured to validate the plurality of points; a geometry engine configured to generate a query based on the plurality of points; and a database interface configured to interface with the second database and to forward the query to the second database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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