Systems and methods for geographic mapping and review

• US 8,775,960 B1
• Filed: 03/10/2008
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Original Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Inventors: Flores, Dawn E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pesin, Boris
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ell, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US12/045,474
• Time in Patent Office: 2,311 Days
• Field of Search: 705/4, 715/771
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

The present disclosure describes systems and methods for geographic mapping and review. One or more embodiments include a project template provided within a geographic information system (GIS) application, the project template associated with an actuarial review process and including: a number of selectable workspace pages configured to display a map content associated with a particular geographic region based on activation of one or more selectable map attributes associated with each of the number of selectable workspace pages; and a number of selectable layout pages configured to display the map content of a particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages along with other map information in a particular arrangement upon selection. One or more embodiments can include opening a project within the GIS application using the project template and preparing the project for actuarial review.

Claims

1. A system for geographic mapping and review, comprising:

at least one computing device that provides a project template within a geographic information system (GIS) application, the project template associated with an actuarial review process and including;

a number of selectable workspace pages configured to display a map content associated with a particular geographic region based on activation of one or more selectable map attributes associated with each of the number of selectable workspace pages, the map content including a geographic region of business of a first entity and a second entity and an identification of the first entity and the second entity, wherein the first entity and the second entity are in a same field of business; and

a number of selectable layout pages configured to display the map content of a particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages along with other map information in a particular arrangement upon selection, wherein the map information includes boundary data associated with a risk assessment of the first entity and the second entity, wherein a first selectable layout page is configured to display the map information of the particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages corresponding to a first geographic region, and wherein a second selectable layout page is configured to display the map information of the particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages corresponding to a second geographic region different than the first geographic region, and wherein a type of map information displayed on the first selectable layout page is consistent with a type of map information displayed on the second selectable layout page;

at least one computing device that opens a project within the GIS application using the project template, wherein the project includes an analysis of risk associated with the first entity versus the second entity in the first geographic region and the second geographic region; and

at least one computing device that prepares the project for actuarial review.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one computing device that prepares the project for actuarial review is operable to select a particular workspace page of the number of selectable workspace pages.

3. The system of claim 2, including one or more selectable map attributes added to the particular workspace page, the one or more selectable map attributes each corresponding to a separate data file.

4. The system of claim 3, including an attribute identifier associated with each of the added selectable map attributes displayed within a display window of the particular workspace page.

5. The system of claim 1, including a subsystem operable to:

provide the project to an actuarial reviewer for analysis;

receive an adjustment to the map content of the particular workspace page from the actuarial reviewer; and

incorporate the adjustment to the map content of the particular workspace page into the project to provide an adjusted map content of the particular workspace page.

6. The system of claim 5, including a map of the particular region created by selecting a particular layout page of the number of selectable layout pages to display the adjusted map content of the particular workspace page.

7. The system of claim 1, including the number of selectable layout pages configured according to a particular standardization associated with the map content of the particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages.

8. A method for geographic mapping and review, comprising:

providing a project template within a geographic information system (GIS) application, the project template associated with an actuarial review process and including;

a number of selectable workspace pages configured to display as map content associated with a particular geographic region based on activation of one or more selectable map attributes associated with each of the number of selectable workspace pages, the map content including a geographic region of business of as first entity and a second entity and an identification of the first entity and the second entity, wherein the first entity and the second entity are in a same field of business; and

a number of selectable layout pages configured to display the map content of a particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages along with other map information in a particular arrangement upon selection, wherein the map information includes boundary data associated with a risk assessment of the first entity and the second entity, wherein a first selectable layout page is configured to display the map information of the particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages corresponding to as first geographic region, and wherein a second selectable layout page is configured to display the map information of the particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages corresponding to a second geographic region different than the first geographic region, and wherein a type of map information displayed on the first selectable layout page is consistent with a type of map information displayed on the second selectable layout page;

opening a project within the GIS application using the project template, wherein the project includes an analysis of risk associated with the first entity versus the second entity in the first geographic region and the second geographic region; and

preparing the project for actuarial review.

9. The method of claim 8, where preparing the project for actuarial review includes selecting a particular workspace page of the number of selectable workspace pages.

10. The method of claim 9, including adding one or more selectable map attributes to the particular workspace page, the one or more selectable map attributes each corresponding to a separate data file.

11. The method of claim 10, including displaying an attribute identifier associated with each of the added selectable map attributes within a display window of the particular workspace page.

12. The method of claim 8, including:

providing the project to an actuarial reviewer for analysis;

receiving an adjustment to the map content of the particular workspace page from the actuarial reviewer; and

incorporating the adjustment to the map content of the particular workspace page into the project to provide an adjusted map content of the particular workspace page.

13. The method of claim 12, including creating a map of the particular region by selecting a particular layout page of the number of selectable layout pages to display the adjusted map content of the particular workspace page.

14. The method of claim 8, including configuring the number of selectable layout pages according to a particular standardization associated with the map content of the particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that can be executed by a computing device to:

provide a project template within a geographic information system (GIS) application, the project template associated with an actuarial review process and including;

a number of selectable workspace pages configured to display a map content associated with a particular geographic region based on activation of one or more selectable map attributes associated with each of the number of selectable workspace pages, the map content including a geographic region of business of a first entity and a second entity and an identification of the first entity and the second entity, wherein the first entity and the second entity are in a same field of business; and

a number of selectable layout pages configured to display the map content of a particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages along with other map information in a particular arrangement upon selection, wherein the map information includes boundary data associated with as risk assessment of the first entity and the second entity, wherein a first selectable layout page is configured to display the map information of the particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages corresponding to a first geographic region, and wherein a second selectable layout page is configured to display the map information of the particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages corresponding to a second geographic region different than the first geographic region, and wherein a type of map information displayed on the first selectable layout page is consistent with a type of map information displayed on the second selectable layout page;

open a project within the GIS application using the project template, wherein the project includes an analysis of risk associated with the first entity versus the second entity in the first geographic region and the second geographic region; and

prepare the project for actuarial review.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, where the instructions executed to prepare the project for actuarial review include instructions executed to select a particular workspace page of the number of selectable workspace pages.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, including instructions executed to add one or more selectable map attributes to the particular workspace page, the one or more selectable map attributes each corresponding to a separate data file.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17, including instructions executed to display an attribute identifier associated with each of the added selectable map attributes within a display window of the particular workspace page.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, including instructions executed to:

provide the project to an actuarial reviewer for analysis;

receive an adjustment to the map content of the particular workspace page from the actuarial reviewer; and

incorporate the adjustment to the map content of the particular workspace page into the project to provide an adjusted map content of the particular workspace page.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, including instructions executed to create a map of the particular region by selecting a particular layout page of the number of selectable layout pages to display the adjusted map content of the particular workspace page.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, including instructions executed to configure the number of selectable layout pages according to a particular standardization associated with the map content of the particular one of the number of selectable workspace pages.