Method and system for determining geographic data to display

摘要

When a first map application initiates a search of a first geographic database associated with the first map application, for geographic data or when the first geographic database does not return at least a portion of the geographic data in response to the search, the first map application initiates a search of a second geographic database for at least the portion of the geographic data. The second geographic database is associated with a second map application. If the second geographic database includes the portion of the requested data, the first map application displays the geographic data, which is received from the first database, the second database, or a combination thereof. The first map application also requests that a user input the portion of the geographic data not included in the first geographic database, which may then be added to the first geographic database.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving data representing a request for geographic data; initiating a first search for the geographic data, the first search being of a first geographic database associated with a first application; determining that at least a portion of the requested geographic data is omitted from the first geographic database; generating a first user message stating that the requested geographic data was not found in the first geographic database; initiating a second search for the geographic data based on the initiated first search, the second search being of the second geographic database associated with a second application; determining, with a processor, data to be displayed at a computing device, the data to be displayed at the computing device comprising a first data and a second data, the first data being receivable in response to the initiated first search, the second data being receivable in response to the initiated second search; and generating a second user message stating that the second data from the second geographic database is included in response to the request for geographic data.