Patent Document ID: 8290942
Application ID: 13030101

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented geographic information system (GIS), including a processor and memory, comprising: a network interface to receive non-cartographic information about a plurality of geospatial entities, each geospatial entity defined in an on-line forum and each geospatial entity having a geometry and located at a physical location, wherein the information is generated in the on-line forum; a database to store the non-cartographic information; and a ranking module configured to prioritize a plurality of geospatial entities for display on a map using the non-cartographic information and according to a ranking mechanism.

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Claim 6:
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein an entity of the plurality of entities comprises a collection of geospatial objects and wherein the priority of the entity is determined responsive to a characteristic of the collection of geospatial objects.