Geotagging structured data

• US 9,104,695 B1
• Filed: 07/21/2010
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Palantir Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Carrino, John Antonio, Cervelli, Daniel P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Uyen
• Application Number:
  US12/840,673
• Time in Patent Office: 1,847 Days
• Field of Search: 707/758, 707/805, 707/919, 707/999.102, 707/999.003, 701/450, 701/761
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/50 of still image data

Abstract

A mapping system comprising processes for creating and displaying structured geotagged data using interactive digital geographic imagery is disclosed. In one embodiment, a mapping system comprises processes and logic for creating a geo tag for structured data. A user creates a geo tag for a property of an object by selecting a geographic location on an interactive digital map and selecting the property of the object from a dialog presented to the user in response to selecting the geographic location. In this way, the user can more quickly and easily create structured geotagged data than can be accomplished using typical approaches requiring the user to manually enter geographic coordinates to associate a geographic location with structured data.

Claims

1. A method of geotagging data comprising:

causing display of a map image;

receiving user input identifying at least one point on the map image;

determining an identified location comprising a geographic coordinate, wherein the geographic coordinate is determined based on the at least one point identified on the map image;

causing display of a single user interface dialog, the single user interface dialog comprising;

first controls for selecting a data object, of a plurality of data objects stored in a database, and

second controls for selecting a property of the data object selected through said first controls;

wherein the property describes an aspect of the data object;

receiving, through said first controls, a selection of a particular data object of the plurality of data objects stored in the database;

receiving, through said second controls, a selection of a particular property of the particular data object selected through said first controls;

storing, in the database, data that associates the identified location with the particular property selected through said second controls of the particular data object selected through said first controls;

receiving user input identifying at least one additional point on the map image;

determining a second identified location comprising a geographic coordinate of the at least one additional point that was identified on the map image;

causing display of the single user interface dialog comprising said first controls for selecting a data object and said second controls for selecting a property of the data object selected through said first controls;

receiving, through said first controls, a selection of the particular data object;

receiving, through said second controls, a selection of a second particular property of the particular data object;

storing, in the database, data that associates the second identified location with the second particular property of the particular data object;

wherein the method is performed by one or more processors.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first controls include controls for entering a text string;

and wherein receiving, through said first controls, a selection of the particular data object comprises;

receiving a text string entered through said first controls;

querying said database for data objects that satisfy the received text string;

causing display of a search results panel presenting one or more selectable items corresponding to one or more data objects stored in said database that satisfy the received text string; and

receiving through said search results panel a selection of one of the one or more selectable items;

wherein the selectable item, selected through the search results panel, corresponds to the particular data object.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said single user interface dialog comprises additional controls for selecting a type of the data object selected through said first controls.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second controls for selecting a property of the data object selected through said first controls comprises controls for creating a new property of the data object selected through said first controls.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the controls for creating a new property of the data object selected through said first controls comprises controls for entering a type of the new property and controls for entering a value of the new property.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said single user interface dialog displays the identified location according to a coordinate system.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein said single user interface dialog comprises additional controls for selecting a coordinate system of a plurality of coordinate systems for displaying the identified location.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said single user interface dialog comprises controls for editing the identified location.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said single user interface dialog comprises additional controls for specifying a date range within which the identified location is applicable to the property selected through said second controls of the data object selected through said first controls.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein said single user interface dialog comprises controls for creating an association between (a) the association created between the identified location and the particular property, and (b) one or more specified data sources.

11. One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more computing devices, cause performance of:

causing display of a map image;

receiving user input identifying at least one point on the map image;

determining an identified location comprising a geographic coordinate, wherein the geographic coordinate is determined based on the at least one point identified on the map image;

causing display of a single user interface dialog, the single user interface dialog comprising;

first controls for selecting a data object, of a plurality of data objects stored in a database, and

second controls for selecting a property of the data object selected through said first controls;

wherein the property describes an aspect of the data object;

receiving, through said first controls, a selection of a particular data object of the plurality of data objects stored in the database;

receiving, through said second controls, a selection of a particular property of the particular data object selected through said first controls;

storing, in the database, data that associates the identified location] with the particular property selected through said second controls of the particular data object selected through said first controls;

receiving user input identifying at least one additional point on the map image;

determining a second identified location comprising a geographic coordinate of the at least one additional point that was identified on the map image;

causing display of the single user interface dialog comprising said first controls for selecting a data object and said second controls for selecting a property of the data object selected through said first controls;

receiving, through said first controls, a selection of the particular data object;

receiving, through said second controls, a selection of a second particular property of the particular data object;

storing, in the database, data that associates the second identified location with the second particular property of the particular data object.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11, wherein said first controls include controls for entering a text string;

and wherein receiving, through said first controls, a selection of the particular data object comprises;

receiving a text string entered through said first controls;

querying said database for data objects that satisfy the received text string;

causing display of a search results panel presenting one or more selectable items corresponding to one or more data objects stored in said database that satisfy the received text string; and

receiving through said search results panel a selection of one of the one or more selectable items;

wherein the selectable item, selected through the search results panel, corresponds to the particular data object.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11, wherein said single user interface dialog comprises additional controls for selecting a type of the data object selected through said first controls.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11, wherein the second controls for selecting a property of the data object selected through said first controls comprises controls for creating a new property of the data object selected through said first controls.

15. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 14, wherein the controls for creating a new property of the data object selected through said first controls comprises controls for entering a type of the new property and controls for entering a value of the new property.

16. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 14, wherein said single user interface dialog displays the identified location according to a coordinate system.

17. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 16, wherein said single user interface dialog comprises additional controls for selecting a coordinate system of a plurality of coordinate systems for displaying the identified location.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11, wherein said single user interface dialog comprises controls for editing the identified location.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11, wherein said single user interface dialog comprises additional controls for specifying a date range within which the identified location is applicable to the property selected through said second controls of the data object selected through said first controls.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer readable media of claim 11, wherein said single user interface dialog comprises controls for creating an association between (a) the association created between the identified location and the particular property, and (b) one or more specified data sources.