Method and apparatus for global addressing of parcels of land

A computer-based method for defining a universal, globally-standardized address and location for a land parcel comprising the following steps:

• (a) inputting land parcel geometry data, including an indexing reference point providing the capability to index the land parcel relative to the global latitude and longitude location identification system;
• (b) selecting the geometric center as the geometric attribute of the land parcel to be used as the standard parameter upon which universal addressing will be based;
• (c) calculating the geometric center of the land parcel;
• (d) identifying the latitude and longitude coordinates of the geometric center, relative to the global latitude and longitude location identification system, to define the location and address of the land parcel by employing the indexing reference point to index the calculated geometric center of the land parcel to the global latitude and longitude location identification system;
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• (e) outputting the universal, globally-standardized address and location information of the land parcel to the user of said address and location information and/or storing the address and location information for later retrieval.