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Entity display priority in a distributed geographic information system

  • US 8,965,884 B2
  • Filed: 11/26/2013
  • Issued: 02/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented geographic information system (GIS) comprising:

  • a processor for executing program code; and

    a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program code executable to perform steps comprising;

    receiving non-cartographic information about a plurality of geospatial entities, each geospatial entity having a geometry and located at a physical location, wherein the information is harvested from a plurality of websites, and wherein the information comprises an attribute of a description of the geospatial entity;

    prioritizing the geospatial entities for display on a map using the non-cartographic information and according to a ranking mechanism.

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