System and Method for Geographic Data Layer Management in a Geographic Information System

A computing device comprising a display device, one or more processors, and at least one computer-readable medium, the computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• presenting a user interface on the display device, the user interface displaying at least a portion of geographic imagery and a plurality of geographic data layers in conjunction with the geographic imagery;
• presenting a floating layer control tool overlaying the geographic imagery, the floating layer control tool providing a control interface for a set of geographic data layers, each geographic data layer in the set of geographic data layers having a displayed state or a hidden state;
• receiving a user interaction directed to the floating layer control tool, the user interaction selecting a geographic data layer in the set of geographic data layers;
• and
• responsive to the user interaction, performing operations without further user interaction comprising:
• changing a state of the selected geographic data layer to a displayed state;
• changing a state of one or more geographic data layers in the set of geographic data layers to a hidden state;
• displaying geographic data layers having a displayed state in conjunction with the geographic imagery;
• and
• hiding geographic data layers having a hidden state.

A display device presenting a user interface, the user interface presenting geographic imagery and one or more geographic data layers, the user interface comprising a floating layer control tool overlaying the imagery, the floating layer control tool providing a control interface for a set of geographic data layers, the set of geographic data layers selected for the layer control tool by user input, the layer control tool comprising:

• a plurality of layer identifiers, each layer identifier associated with one of the set of geographic data layers;
• at least one indicia indicating that one of the set of geographic data layers is in a displayed state;
• and
• wherein upon user interaction selecting one of the layer identifiers, the layer control tool changes a state of a geographic data layer associated with the selected layer identifier to a displayed state and changes a state of one or more geographic data layers in the set of geographic data layers to a hidden state.