Patent ID: 7606581

Claim:
A system implemented method of providing geo-relevant information based on a geographic location, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor, a data item from an electronic device, the data item originating from a geographic location and comprising at least one component characterized by the geographic location; geo-coding, by the processor, the data item, wherein the geo-coding further includes: identifying, by the processor, the at least one component; associating, by the processor the identified at least one component with a first geographic region; determining, by the processor a first group of at least two points corresponding to the geographic region, the first group of at least two points defining a plane in which the first geographic region lies; and augmenting, by the processor, the data item with data representative of the determined first group of at least two points defining a plane; and wherein the method further comprises: determining, by the processor, relevant information based on the augmented data item; and providing, by the processor, the relevant information to a user.