Patent ID: 7847708

Claim:
A system for providing environmental information to one or more geographically dispersed mobile users comprising: a computer system having a memory configured with processor-readable instructions to execute a method comprising the steps of: assigning indicator data to a plurality of cells of a geographic grid based upon environmental data, said environmental data being at least one of meteorological data, road condition data, road status data, and traffic; and transmitting said assigned indicator data according to at least one remote system within said plurality of cells via a distribution network; and wherein said at least one remote system is responsive to said distribution network said at least one remote system comprising: a receiver for receiving said assigned data; a navigation system for providing a geographic position; and a remote computer system having a memory configured with processor-readable instructions to cause said remote computer system to locally determine whether said received assigned indicator data is relevant to said remote system and respond only to relevant indicator data based upon said geographic position.