Patent ID: 8510268

Claim:
A system for providing editable maps, comprising: an edit layer dataset that includes geocoded data, at least a portion of the edit layer dataset edited by a user; a base layer dataset that includes trusted geocoded data; a moderation module configured to be coupled to a processor that receives a change in the edit layer dataset, determines whether the change is reliable, and promotes the change in the edit layer dataset to the base layer dataset after determining that the change has not been modified by another user for a period of time; a mapping service module configured to display geocoded data obtained from the edit layer dataset differently than geocoded data obtained from the base layer dataset, wherein differences in the displayed geocoded data indicate differences in assessed reliability of the geocoded data; a trust manager module configured to determine a trust metric for the user indicating the user's trustworthiness, wherein the moderation module enables a user to determine whether the change is reliable only if the trust metric of the user exceeds a threshold; at least one memory unit configured to store at least one of the moderation module, the mapping service module, or the trust manager module; and at least one computer processor configured to execute at least one of the moderation module, the mapping service module, or the trust manager module.