Geospatial Service Routing for Multi-Application Map Tile Rendering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing map services face challenges in efficiently exposing and managing the deployment and provisioning of geospatial data to multiple applications, particularly in handling large datasets and optimizing resource utilization across map servers.
Innovation Solution
A unified geo spatial data visualization solution that includes a geospatial service routing domain application requests to appropriate map servers for rendering map tiles, utilizing a platform configuration tier to manage deployment and provisioning, and implementing access controls to ensure secure and efficient data access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If map services handle millions of data points efficiently, then visualization capability is improved, but computational resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments geospatial data into discrete map tiles that can be independently rendered and cached. Each tile represents a specific geographic region at a particular zoom level, allowing the system to process and serve only the necessary portions of large datasets rather than handling all millions of data points simultaneously. This segmentation enables efficient resource utilization while maintaining high visualization capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary rendering of map tiles and caches them before they are requested. By pre-processing and storing map tiles in advance, the system avoids the need to compute and render maps in real-time when users request them, significantly reducing computational resource consumption during actual service delivery while maintaining high visualization quality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple domain applications access geospatial data simultaneously, then service versatility is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal geospatial service platform that handles multiple domain applications through a common architecture. The same map rendering engine, data processing pipeline, and infrastructure serve diverse applications, eliminating the need for separate systems for each domain. This multi-functionality approach improves service versatility while avoiding the complexity multiplication that would result from maintaining separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary geospatial service layer between the underlying data infrastructure and various domain applications. This intermediary layer provides standardized interfaces and abstractions, allowing multiple applications to access geospatial data without direct complexity interactions. The intermediary manages requests, coordinates resource allocation, and shields applications from underlying system complexity.
3Ease of operation
If map services are exposed through web applications, then accessibility is improved, but security management becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements an intermediary geospatial service layer that acts as a security gateway between web applications and the underlying geospatial data infrastructure. This intermediary enforces authentication, authorization, and access control policies, managing security concerns centrally rather than requiring each web application to implement its own security mechanisms. This approach maintains easy web-based accessibility while strengthening security management.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service security mechanisms where the geospatial service automatically manages authentication tokens, validates user permissions, and controls data access based on predefined policies. Rather than requiring manual security configuration for each web application, the system provides automated security enforcement that maintains accessibility while ensuring reliable security management through consistent, programmatic control.
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AI summary
A method implements a unified geo spatial data visualization solution. The method includes receiving, at a geospatial service, a first domain application request of a set of domain application requests from a set of domain applications. The method further includes authorizing the first domain application request. The method further includes routing the first domain application request using a first platform configuration tier to a first client device to render a first map tile using first geospatial data. The first map tile may be displayed on the first client device. The method further includes routing a second domain application request of the set of domain application requests using a second platform configuration tier to a second map server to render a second map tile using second geospatial data. The second map tile may be displayed on a second client device.