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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DATABASE WITH OPERATIONAL DATA

  • US 20080313129A1
  • Filed: 06/13/2007
  • Published: 12/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing data about an airport from an airport mapping database, the method comprising:

  • storing a first set of elements in the airport mapping database, wherein the first set of elements are visible elements and are identified using a set of geometric features;

    storing a second set of elements in the airport mapping database, wherein the second set of elements are non-visible elements and are identified using the set of geometric features;

    associating a first element from the first set of elements with a second element in the second set of elements based on an operational relationship between the first element and the second element; and

    returning a responsive set of elements containing one element from the first set of elements and another element from the second set of elements based on associations between elements in the first set of elements and the second set of elements in response to a query.

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