Generating road segment attributes based on spatial referencing

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the processor to associate content with a road segment by performing the steps of:

• identifying a tile and a sub-tile based on a latitude and a longitude of a first point that is associated with a road segment;
• generating a spatial reference identifier that specifies the sub-tile;
• generating an attribute based on the content and the spatial reference identifier;
• and
• transmitting the attribute to a first navigation system, wherein the first navigation system performs at least one navigation operation based on a first road database and the attribute.

A system for associating content with a road segment, the system comprising:

• a memory storing an attribute application;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein when executed by the processor, the attribute application configures the processor to:
• generate a spatial reference identifier based on a two-dimensional point associated with the road segment and at least one of an orientation associated with the road segment and a vertical level associated with the road segment;
• generate an attribute based on the content and the spatial reference identifier;
• and
• transmit the attribute to a first navigation system, wherein the first navigation system performs at least one navigation operation based on a first road database and the attribute.