| 摘要 |
A geospatial search portal, systems including the same, and methods of making and using the geospatial search portal are disclosed. The geospatial search portal generally includes an electronic information harvester, a tagger, metadata analysis logic, an electronic map having a plurality of electronic locations thereon, and a processor. The electronic information harvester seeks and retrieves relevant scholarly, technical, encyclopedic, factual and/or archival information. The tagger associates a plurality of georeferences and a plurality of metadata to each item of information. The metadata analysis logic analyzes the metadata and organizes the metadata into index terms and/or map symbols, and may comprise an indexer and a depictor. The processor is configured to display at least some of the associated information on the electronic map and/or in a textbox when the electronic location(s) on the electronic map, the georeference(s), and/or the metadata is/are electronically selected. |
| 主权项 |
1. A geospatial search portal, comprising:
a) an electronic information harvester that seeks and retrieves scholarly, technical, encyclopedic, factual, and/or archival information; b) a tagger that associates georeferences and metadata to each of said scholarly, technical, encyclopedic, factual, and/or archival information; c) logic that analyzes said metadata and organizes said metadata into index terms and/or map symbols; d) an electronic map having electronic locations thereon; e) a system that relates or associates each of said georeferences to one or more of said electronic locations identified in said index terms, said metadata, said map symbols, and/or said scholarly, technical, encyclopedic, factual, and/or archival information; and f) a processor configured to display at least some of said associated scholarly, technical, encyclopedic, factual and/or archival information when one or ones of said electronic locations on said electronic map, one or ones of said georeferences, one or ones of said metadata, one or ones of said index terms, and/or one or ones of said map symbols is/are electronically selected. |
