Geographic Identification System

摘要

Geographic identification systems and methods of displaying geographic locations on maps and providing related location based services in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes a GEOID server configured to communicate with a database containing GEOIDs, where each GEOID comprises a label and geographic information. In addition, the GEOID server is configured to communicate with a mapping server via a network, the GEOID server is configured to communicate with a plurality of user devices via the network, the GEOID server is configured to store GEOIDs in the database in response to information received from user devices via the network, the GEOID server is configured to retrieve geographic information in response to GEOID labels received from user devices via the Internet, and the GEOID server is configured to cause the display of a map provided by a mapping server on a user device, where the map indicates at least one location associated with the geographic information retrieved by the GEOID server in response to the GEOID label received from the user device.

主权项

1. A geographic labeling system to retrieve mapping information, comprising:
an originating user device configured to create a GEOID label and assign a set of geographic information to said GEOID label; a set of user devices configured to access said geographic information by providing said GEOID label to a GEOID server; a GEOID server configured to communicate with a database containing a plurality of GEOID labels and geographic information assigned to each GEOID label; wherein the GEOID server is configured to communicate with a mapping server via a network; wherein the GEOID server is configured to communicate with a plurality of user devices via the network; wherein the GEOID server is configured to retrieve geographic information in response to a GEOID label received from a user device via the network; and wherein the GEOID server is configured to cause the display of at least one piece of the assigned geographic information provided by a mapping server on a user device in response to the GEOID label received from the user device.