Method and system for administrating GIS data dictionaries
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1. A method for administrating a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data dictionary, said method comprising:
- assigning a mobile electronic device to a workgroup;
selecting a data dictionary based upon said assigned membership of said mobile electronic device to said workgroup and wherein said data dictionary comprises at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use by said mobile electronic device;
sending said data dictionary to said mobile electronic device via a wireless communication network;
determining a version of a data dictionary resident on said mobile electronic device; and
initiating said automatic updating when said version of said data dictionary stored by said mobile electronic device does not comprise said at least one new GIS feature type.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for administrating GIS data dictionaries. In one embodiment, a mobile electronic device is assigned to a workgroup. The method further comprises selecting a data dictionary comprising at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use by the mobile electronic device based upon the assigned membership of the mobile electronic device to the workgroup. The method further comprises sending the data dictionary to the mobile electronic device via a wireless communication network.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for administrating a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data dictionary, said method comprising:
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assigning a mobile electronic device to a workgroup; selecting a data dictionary based upon said assigned membership of said mobile electronic device to said workgroup and wherein said data dictionary comprises at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use by said mobile electronic device; sending said data dictionary to said mobile electronic device via a wireless communication network; determining a version of a data dictionary resident on said mobile electronic device; and initiating said automatic updating when said version of said data dictionary stored by said mobile electronic device does not comprise said at least one new GIS feature type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for administrating a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data dictionary, said method comprising:
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assigning a plurality of mobile electronic devices to a workgroup; selecting at least one GIS feature type for a data dictionary assigned to said workgroup; automatically forwarding said at least one GIS feature type to said plurality of mobile electronic devices; determining a version of said data dictionary resident upon each of said plurality of mobile electronic devices; determining that said version does not comprise a current data dictionary comprising said at least one GIS feature type; and automatically forwarding said current data dictionary to each of said plurality of mobile electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) administration system comprising:
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an assigned membership determiner for determining the membership of at least one mobile electronic device to a workgroup; a data dictionary selector for selecting a data dictionary based upon the assigned membership of said at least one mobile electronic device in said workgroup; a GIS feature type assigner for assigning at least one GIS feature type to said data dictionary; a data dictionary forwarder for sending said data dictionary to said at least one mobile electronic device; a data dictionary request receiver for receiving a request for a current data dictionary from a GIS data collector application resident upon said at least one mobile electronic device; and a data dictionary verifier for determining whether said current data dictionary is resident upon said mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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