System and method for real estate spatial data analysis

摘要

A system and method for providing analysis on geocoded objects through collection, distribution and use of information through a user interface which allows the user to visualize the analysis through maps, symbols, text, and colors. In the context of commercial real estate, the system and method provides the user with a visual display and printout which allows the user to make decisions as to where retail locations should be located.

主权项

1. A method of displaying a concentration of businesses in a subset of a geographic area by coloring a map based upon a business type of the businesses, comprising the steps of:
defining, in at least one computer system, a plurality of commercial land use types according to competing business purpose; assigning, in the at least one computer system, at least one of a plurality of commercial land use types to each of a plurality of businesses in the subset of the geographic area; associating, in the at least one computer system, a color to each of the plurality of commercial land use types; calculating, in the at least one computer system, a predominant commercial land use for a plurality of areas within the subset of the geographic area from among the plurality of commercial land use types assigned in the geographic area; generating, in the at least one computer system, the map displaying the geographical area; and coloring, in the at least one computer system, in a map user interface each of the plurality of areas in the subset of the geographic area on the map the color assigned to the predominant commercial land use.