Patent ID: 9606709
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,G09G

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method of providing geographic data layer control in a geographic information system, the method comprising: presenting, by one or more computing devices, a user interface on a display of a computing device with a touch interface, 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, by one or more computing devices, 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; receiving, by one or more computing devices, a first touch interaction of a first type directed to the floating layer control tool placing a first geographic data layer in a locked state, the first geographic data layer being displayed in conjunction with the geographic imagery; receiving, by the one or more computing devices, a second touch interaction of a second type directed to the floating layer control tool selecting a geographic data layer in the set of geographic data layers as a selected geographic data layer, the first touch interaction of the first type being a different type of touch interaction relative to the second touch interaction of the second type; and in response to the second touch interaction and without further user interaction, performing operations comprising: wherein the geographic data layer in the locked state is not hidden in response to the second touch interaction.