Patent ID: 6772142
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for aggregating and expressing geographically-linked data provided by a plurality of observers, comprising the steps of:a) providing an interactive map capable of receiving geographical location and associated data over the Internet from a plurality of observers; b) receiving a first geographical location and first associated data from a first observer; c) storing said geographical location and said first associated data received from said first observer in a database as data records according to said geographical location; d) receiving a second location and second associated data from a second observer; e) repeating steps c) and d) with said second location and second associated data; f) receiving a spatial query from a user specifying at least one location on said interactive map; and g) providing from the database the data records associated with the user-specified at least one location, the data records provided being from among the data records received from the plurality of observers and stored in the database.