Caching geographic data according to server-specified policy

A mapping system configured to process geographic content in a client computing device according to a caching policy, the system comprising:

• a client computing device including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executed on the processor to:
• receive geographic data and a caching policy for the geographic data, the geographic data related to a geographic location and the caching policy defining one or more conditions to process the geographic data at the client computing device;
• display the geographic data within a viewport of the client computing device;
• determine a relationship between the viewport and the received geographic data;
• compare the determined relationship to the caching policy;
• and
• process at least a portion of the received geographic data based on the comparison.

A tangible computer-readable medium including non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon for processing geographic content in a client computing device, the instructions to:

• receive geographic data and a caching policy for the geographic data, the geographic data related to a geographic location and the caching policy defining one or more conditions to process the geographic data at the client computing device;
• display the geographic data within a viewport of the client computing device;
• determine a relationship between the viewport and the received geographic data;
• compare the determined relationship to the caching policy;
• and
• process at least a portion of the received geographic data based on the comparison;
• wherein the received geographic data includes one or more of an informational card corresponding to a point of interest, an address, a geo-reference image, a label, a navigation route, a supplemental data layer, or a map tile.

A computer-implemented method for caching data corresponding to geographic content in a client computing device, the method comprising:

• displaying first geographic data within a viewport of the client computing device;
• receiving an instruction to move the viewport to display second geographic data within the viewport, wherein the first and second geographic data are not simultaneously displayable within the viewport;
• receiving an instruction to cache or discard the geographic data based on a distance relationship between the first geographic data and the second geographic data;
• and
• executing the instruction at the client computing device.

A mapping system configured to cache data corresponding to geographic content in a client computing device according to a caching policy, the system comprising:

• a client computing device including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executed on the processor to:
• display first geographic data within a viewport of the client computing device;
• receive an instruction to move the viewport to display second geographic data within the viewport, wherein the first and second geographic data are not simultaneously displayable within the viewport;
• receive an instruction to cache or discard the geographic data based on a distance relationship between the first geographic data and the second geographic data;
• and
• execute the instruction at the client computing device.