Patent ID: 7912880

Claim:
A method for generating revenue for the providing of an online multi-state parcel level map database whereby geographic parcel boundary polygon maps are provided for display on a computer screen in the form of an individual parcel polygon map including adjacent and nearby parcel polygons and right-of-ways within a defined area, the method including: a. creating a multi jurisdictional digital electronic database wherein the data within each jurisdictional database is normalized to the same common data protocol, each of said jurisdictional databases containing electronic files for each of the plurality of individual geographic parcels located within the jurisdiction; b. storing said database on a server system, whereby the file for an individual geographic parcel boundary polygon may be accessed upon receipt of a query involving a parcel address, or other geographic location indicator; c. providing a search engine associated with said digital database whereby when a query for an individual geographic location is electronically received by said server, the server's search engine is programmed to search the said database to locate the requested parcel, the search engine programmed to first search a jurisdictional database look up table, whereby a jurisdictional identifier for the selected jurisdiction is located, and the identified jurisdictional database containing the geographic parcel boundary polygon thereafter selected; d. providing access to said electronic database to users for a fee on a transaction by transaction basis; e. preparing a digital parcel boundary polygon map in response to a geographic query from a database user, said polygon map including the polygon boundary of the selected geographic location along with surrounding parcel boundary polygons, the default scale of the displayed map selected to fill the computer display screen with the parcel boundaries within a selected distance around the subject parcel, the selected parcel boundary highlighted; and, f. thereafter transmitting said digital parcel boundary polygon map to the inquiring user in response to a query.