System and method for use and storage of geographic data on physical media
US7197500B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/92
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved method and system for storage of data that represent geographic features in a region. The data are organized into parcels each of which contains data that represent those geographic features that are located within a separate one of a plurality of rectangular areas into the region is divided. The method identifies linearly extending features that extend across multiple rectangular areas so that data representing the linearly extending feature can be included in each parcel that contains data that represents a rectangular area in which the linearly extending feature extends at least in part.
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