Spatial data portal

• US 20040030706A1
• Filed: 05/15/2003
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CeleritasWorks, LLC (RGS Senior Management Group, LC)
• Original Assignee: CeleritasWorks, LLC (RGS Senior Management Group, LC)
• Inventors: Evans, Scott A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,452,776 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/100
• 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 linking 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 method for spatially associating disparate data comprising:

selecting a spatial layer having at least one spatial layer data attribute;

selecting a dataset having at least one dataset data attribute;

selecting a common data attribute that is common to the at least one spatial layer data attribute and the at least one dataset data attribute; and

defining the selected spatial layer common data attribute to the selected dataset common data attribute in a configuration element.