Predicting community development trends

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon:

• first program instructions programmed to extract a first data set from a knowledge base;
• second program instructions programmed to determine a first community rating for a community based, at least in part, on the first data set;
• and
• third program instructions programmed to extracting a second data set from the knowledge base;
• fourth program instructions programmed to determine a second community rating for the community based, at least in part, on the second data set;
• and
• fifth program instructions programmed to forecast a third community rating for the community based, at least in part, on the first and second community ratings;
• wherein:
• the knowledge base includes a collected data set from one of a free public access website and a subscription-based information service;
• the first community rating is representative of a current community data;
• the second community rating is representative of historical community data, where the historical community data includes historic attribute data for more than one attribute, and each of the more than one attributes characterizes the community;
• the third community rating is based on forecasted community data;
• the first data set includes data defining at least a first attribute for a first time period;
• and
• the second data set includes data defining at least the first attribute for a second time period.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor(s) set;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium;
• wherein:
• the processor set is structured, located, connected, and/or programmed to run program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium;
• and
• the program instructions include:
• first program instructions programmed to extract a first data set from a knowledge base;
• second program instructions programmed to determine a first community rating for a community based, at least in part, on the first data set;
• and
• third program instructions programmed to extracting a second data set from the knowledge base;
• fourth program instructions programmed to determine a second community rating for the community based, at least in part, on the second data set;
• and
• fifth program instructions programmed to forecast a third community rating for the community based, at least in part, on the first and second community ratings;
• wherein:
• the knowledge base includes a collected data set from one of a free public access website and a subscription-based information service;
• the first community rating is representative of a current community data;
• the second community rating is representative of historical community data, where the historical community data includes historic attribute data for more than one attribute, and each of the more than one attributes characterizes the community;
• the third community rating is based on forecasted community data;
• the first data set includes data defining at least a first attribute for a first time period;
• and
• the second data set includes data defining at least the first attribute for a second time period.