GRAPHICAL COMPARISON OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DATA
First Claim
1. In a computer system having a graphical user interface (GUI), including a display and a selection device, a method for generating a graphical comparison of geographic information system (GIS) data, the method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of controls on the display, each of the plurality of controls for generating a response in GIS data on the display;
receiving a GIS data selection signal indicative of the selection device pointing at a GIS data selection control on the GUI; and
in response to the GIS data selection signal, retrieving GIS data from a GIS database for display on the GUI,wherein the GIS data includes data from at least one historical point in time.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments include a method for generating a graphical comparison of geographic information system data in a computer system. The computer system can include a graphical user interface including a display and a selection device. The method can include displaying a plurality of controls on the display, each of the plurality of controls for generating a response in geographic information system data on the display, receiving a geographic information system data selection signal indicative of the selection device pointing at a geographic information system data selection control on the graphical user interface, and in response to the geographic information system data selection signal, retrieving geographic information system data from a geographic information system database for display on the graphical user interface, wherein the geographic information system data includes data from at least one historical point in time.
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20 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a graphical user interface (GUI), including a display and a selection device, a method for generating a graphical comparison of geographic information system (GIS) data, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of controls on the display, each of the plurality of controls for generating a response in GIS data on the display; receiving a GIS data selection signal indicative of the selection device pointing at a GIS data selection control on the GUI; and in response to the GIS data selection signal, retrieving GIS data from a GIS database for display on the GUI, wherein the GIS data includes data from at least one historical point in time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for graphically illustrating a comparison of geographic information system (GIS) data, the computer program product including a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for causing a computer to implement a method in a computer system having a graphical user interface (GUI), including a display and a selection device, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of controls on the display, each of the plurality of controls for generating a response in GIS data on the display; receiving a GIS data selection signal indicative of the selection device pointing at a GIS data selection control on the GUI; and in response to the GIS data selection signal, retrieving GIS data from a GIS database for display on the GUI, wherein the GIS data includes data from at least one historical point in time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for generating a graphical comparison of geographic information system (GIS) data, the system comprising:
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a display; a historical GIS database including GIS data that can be displayed on the display; and a mark-up database including user annotation data that can be displayed on the display, wherein the display includes a first date view of the GIS data and a second view of the GIS data comparing differences between the first date view and the second date view, the user annotation data providing information related to the differences between the first date view and the second date view.
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