METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCING A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DATABASE WITH OPERATIONAL DATA
First Claim
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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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for providing data about an airport from an airport mapping database. A first set of elements are stored in the airport mapping database, wherein the first set of elements are visible objects and are identified using a set of geometric features. A second set of elements are stored in the airport mapping database, wherein the second set of elements are non-visible objects and are identified using the set of geometric features. A first element from the first set of elements is associated with a second element in the second set of elements based on an operational relationship between the first element and the second element. 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 are returned in response to a query.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for providing data about an airport from an airport mapping database, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer implemented method for managing a geographic information system database, the computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving an update containing data relating to a set of elements, wherein the data includes data relating to a non-visible element and a geometric feature; locating the set of elements in the geographic information system mapping database using the geometric feature; and updating the set of elements using the non-visible element. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for providing data about an airport from an airport mapping database comprising; computer usable program code for 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; computer usable program code for 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; computer usable program code for 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 computer usable program code for 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. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A data processing system comprising:
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a bus; a communications unit connected to the bus; a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device includes a computer usable program code; and a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit executes the computer usable program to store a first set of elements in the airport mapping database, wherein the first set of elements are visible objects and are identified using a set of geometric features;
store a second set of elements in the airport mapping database, wherein the second set of elements are non-visible objects and are identified using the set of geometric features;
associate 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
return 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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