Methods and apparatus for accessing geospatial information
AssigneeCarbon Project Incorporated
InventorHanoch (Nuke) Goldstein
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for accessing geospatial information. A geospatial toolkit including source, handler, and data modules is configured to access geospatial data from a variety of sources, parse the geospatial data, and provide geospatial data in a unified format. Parameters including source, layer information, boundaries, query filters, etc. are set to allow retrieval of diverse geospatial data from different sources while providing a unified presentation on a system interface. The geospatial toolkit can be implemented in a framework such as the Component Object Module (COM) or .NET framework.
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A system architecture for handling geospatial information from a plurality of geospatial data sources, the system architecture comprising:
- a source module configured to handle information needed to access a geospatial data source included in a plurality of geospatial data sources, wherein the plurality of geospatial data sources include geospatial information in a plurality of different formats;
- a handler module coupled to the source module, the handler module configured to manage interaction with the geospatial data source and store geospatial information obtained from the geospatial data source in a data module;
- wherein the data module is coupled to the handler module and the data module is operable to store and manage geospatial information in a unified format.
A method for handling geospatial data from a plurality of sources, the method comprising:
- handling information needed to access a geospatial data source at a source module;
- managing interaction with the geospatial data source at a handler module coupled to the source module;
- storing geospatial information obtained from the geospatial data source in a data module, wherein the data module is coupled to the handler module and the data module is operable to store and manage geospatial information in a unified format.
A system for handling geospatial data from a plurality of geospatial data sources, the system comprising:
- means for handling information needed to access the plurality of geospatial data sources, wherein the plurality of geospatial data sources include geospatial information maintained in a plurality of different formats;
- means for managing interaction with the plurality of geospatial data sources;
- means for storing geospatial information obtained from the plurality of geospatial data sources, wherein the geospatial information is stored in a unified format.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.