Spatial data portal

• US 8,224,867 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2007
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: CeleritasWorks, LLC (RGS Senior Management Group, LC)
• Original Assignee: CeleritasWorks, LLC (RGS Senior Management Group, LC)
• Inventors: Evans, Scott A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yen, Syling
• Application Number:
  US11/830,593
• Publication Number:
  US 20070294284A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,814 Days
• Field of Search: 707/102, 707/791, 707/802, 707/803, 707/809, 707/812, 707/999.101, 707/999.102, 707/999.103, 707/999.107, 345/581, 345/467, 345/619
• US Class Current: 707/803
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A system and method link one or more disparate datasets with one or more spatial layers to create linked datasets. One or more data attributes common to the dataset and the spatial layer are identified, and the linkage is defined between the dataset and the spatial layer. The spatial layer and the linked data set then may be queried using a single input query. Features from the spatial layer and features from the linked dataset that match the query are generated for display.

Claims

1. A system for spatially associating data, the system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one spatial layer dataset with spatial data comprising at least one spatial data attribute;

at least one non-spatial layer dataset with feature data comprising at least one non-spatial layer feature data attribute;

at least one configuration element executed by the at least one processor to;

identify at least one common data attribute that is common to the at least one spatial layer dataset and the at least one non-spatial layer dataset; and

define a linking relationship between the at least one non-spatial layer dataset and the at least one spatial layer dataset through the at least one common data attribute, wherein the linking relationship indicates how to relate the at least one non-spatial layer dataset to the at least one spatial layer dataset;

a spatial processing system executing on the at least one processor to;

spatially link the at least one non-spatial layer dataset and the at least one spatial layer dataset based on the linking relationship defined by the at least one configuration element to dynamically create a spatially linked dataset by performing;

for the at least one common data attribute,

identifying a non-spatial layer feature data attribute from the at least one non-spatial layer dataset; and

linking the non-spatial layer feature data attribute to a same spatial data attribute from the at least one spatial layer dataset;

initiate at least one query of the spatially linked dataset and the at least one spatial layer dataset; and

determine at least one result of the at least one query comprising selected non-spatial layer feature data and selected spatial data, to generate map data identifying at least a portion of the selected spatial data, and to generate at least another portion of the selected non-spatial layer feature data; and

a user interface to generate the at least another portion of the selected non-spatial layer feature data and the map data for display.

2. A system for spatially associating geospatial data, feature data, and document data, the system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one configuration element executed by the at least one processor to;

identify at least one common data attribute that is common to the at least some first non-spatial layer feature data and at least first spatial data; and

define a linking relationship between the at least some first non-spatial layer feature data and the at least first spatial data through the at least one common data attribute, wherein the linking relationship indicates how to relate the at least some first non-spatial layer feature data to the at least first spatial data;

a spatial processing system executing on the at least one processor to spatially link the at least some first non-spatial layer feature data to the at least first spatial data based on the linking relationship to dynamically create spatially linked feature data when executed by performing;

for the at least one common data attribute,

identifying a non-spatial layer feature data attribute from the at least some first non-spatial layer feature data and

linking the non-spatial layer feature data attribute to a same spatial data attribute from the at least first spatial data; and

a user interface executing on the at least one processor to receive an input and to;

link at least some document data to at least one member of a group consisting of at least some second non-spatial layer feature data and at least some second spatial data; and

generate display elements corresponding to a result of at least one query of the spatially linked feature data and linked document data based on the input, the result comprising selected geospatial data, selected feature data, selected linked feature data, and selected linked document data identifying at least one document associated with at least a portion of the selected spatial data or at least another portion of the selected feature data, the display elements comprising;

a map image comprising;

an area corresponding to at least the portion of the selected geospatial data; and

a plurality of features indicating locations in the area corresponding to the selected feature data; and

a feature display frame configured to;

display at least the other portion of selected feature data, the selected document data, and at least some selected linked feature data.