Updating a database with determined change identifiers
US8077927B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A10/40
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In various embodiments, old flood maps may be compared to new flood maps to determine which areas of the flood map have changed. These changed areas may be correlated against geographic area descriptions that are within changed areas of the flood map. The changed areas may also be analyzed to determine whether each area has had a change in status (e.g., from a high risk flood zone to a non-high risk flood zone or vice versa) or a change in zone within a status (e.g., from one flood zone to another flood zone). The information on type of change (or no change) may be used to populate a database that includes geographic area description identifiers. In some embodiments, detection of certain types of changes may initiate a manual comparison of the old and new flood maps to verify the change.
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