Composite Visibility Indicator for Geospatial Entity Assessment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for evaluating the visibility of entities in a data network, such as search engines, fail to account for geographical specifics like entity density when limiting the evaluation to a specific region, making it difficult to assess and compare the visibility of entities within a geographical zone.
Innovation Solution
A method for generating a composite visibility indicator that selects a category of entities, associates them with a geographical zone, and uses georeferencing to collect and calculate indicators from user reviews, web page performance, and search engine rankings, integrating geographical and user interaction data to provide a standardized and comparable assessment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If existing visibility evaluation methods (search engine ranking, Page Rank) are used, then entity visibility can be assessed, but the evaluation does not account for geographical zone specificities and entity density
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by defining a geographical zone around a position and evaluating entity visibility specifically within that localized area. The method considers the density of entities of the same category within the zone and adjusts visibility assessment accordingly, rather than using global ranking metrics. This allows the visibility evaluation to adapt to local geographical characteristics and provide accurate measurements for specific regions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a composite visibility indicator is generated using multiple indicators (user grades, web page existence, georeferencing), then geographical and user interaction metrics are integrated, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate indicators (user grades from data pages, web page existence checks, georeferencing data) into a single composite visibility indicator. This consolidation integrates geographical and user interaction metrics while presenting a unified assessment result, reducing the complexity of interpreting multiple separate metrics and enabling straightforward comparison of entity visibility across different geographical zones.
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AI summary
A method for generating a composite visibility indicator of at least one entity includes selecting a first category of entities; selecting a first position; associating the first position with a first geographical zone, said first geographical zone defining a zone around the first position as a function of the selected category; generating at least one request to collect a plurality of indicators, and generating a composite visibility indicator for each entity of the first category selected within the first zone, the visibility indicator being a function of the first indicator and of the second indicator.