Editable geographic data for maps, and applications thereof

US8510268B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Google LLC · US

Inventors

• Seth Michael LaForge · Seattle, US
• Kenson W. Yee · Mountain View, US
• David Eustis · New York, US
• James Norris · Mountain View, US
• Ramesh Balakrishnan · Stanford, US
• Guoqiang Pan · Mountain View, US
• Adam Smith · San Francisco, US
• David S. Young · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 13, 2008
• Grant date: Aug 13, 2013
• Expiry date: Jun 30, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F16/29
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a geographic information system having editable maps. In an embodiment, a system provides editable maps. The system includes an edit layer dataset that stores geocoded data. At least a portion of the edit layer dataset is edited by a user. The system also includes a base layer dataset that includes trusted geocoded data and a moderation module that receives a change in the edit layer dataset. The moderation module determines whether the change is reliable and promotes the change in the edit layer dataset to the base layer dataset if the change is reliable.