Method and apparatus for providing geospatial and temporal navigation

A tangible computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving a content via a really simple syndication feed;
• associating the content to a plurality of geographical locations on a map, wherein the plurality of geographical locations is mined from a textual content of the content by extracting proper names from the textual content;
• receiving an input from a user, the input specifying a predefined time period, wherein the content is tracked temporally over the predefined time period;
• and
• presenting an access to the content to the user via the map, wherein the map is presented via a display, wherein the access to the content is presented as a plurality of symbols displayed on the map, wherein accessing one of the plurality of symbols displayed on the map causes a link to the content to be displayed, wherein the presenting comprises providing a visual indication of an intensity of frequency associated with the content via the plurality of symbols, wherein the intensity of frequency associated with the content comprises an intensity of a number of events of the content or other content associated with one of the plurality of geographical locations over the predefined time period, wherein the visual indication is dynamically changed to reflect a change in the intensity of frequency associated with the content or the other content.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• receiving a content via a really simple syndication feed;
• associating the content to a plurality of geographical locations on a map, wherein the plurality of geographical locations is mined from a textual content of the content by extracting proper names from the textual content;
• receiving an input from a user, the input specifying a predefined time period, wherein the content is tracked temporally over the predefined time period;
• and
• presenting an access to the content to the user via the map, wherein the map is presented via a display, wherein the access to the content is presented as a plurality of symbols displayed on the map, wherein accessing one of the plurality of symbols displayed on the map causes a link to the content to be displayed, wherein the presenting comprises providing a visual indication of an intensity of frequency associated with the content via the plurality of symbols, wherein the intensity of frequency associated with the content comprises an intensity of a number of events of the content or other content associated with one of the plurality of geographical locations over the predefined time period, wherein the visual indication is dynamically changed to reflect a change in the intensity of frequency associated with the content or the other content.