Patent ID: 9704280
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06T

Claim:
1. A method for providing a portable globe for a geographical information system (GIS), comprising: receiving at least one selected region corresponding to a geographical region covering a portion of a master globe, the master globe having geospatial data for the geographical region of the master globe; accessing geospatial data from the master globe based on the at least one selected region; creating the portable globe based on the accessed geospatial data from the master globe, wherein the portable globe is smaller in data size than the master globe and comprises data files that include greater geospatial data for the at least one selected region than for the remainder of the portable globe; and transmitting the entire portable globe to a local device configured to render the portable globe in the GIS, wherein the at least one selected region is capable of being rendered at a higher resolution than the remainder of the portable globe.