Parcel Information Integration System Flood Risk Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current real estate systems are limited in providing integrated and accessible information about parcels, particularly lacking in showing precise boundaries, flood risk details, and regulatory restrictions, which hinders users' ability to make informed decisions.
Innovation Solution
A system that integrates real estate parcel information using a server computer system with mapping software, displaying parcels on a map with precise boundaries, flood risk, and additional details like traffic levels, owner contact information, and regulatory data, accessible via devices like smartphones, enabling users to view and interact with this information intuitively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If real estate information is kept proprietary by corporate entities or government entities, then information security and control are improved, but information accessibility and integration are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates an intermediary system that acts as a mediator between proprietary data sources (corporate and government entities) and end users. This intermediary platform aggregates parcel data from multiple sources, standardizes the information formats, and presents integrated views through user-friendly interfaces, thereby improving accessibility without compromising the security of underlying data sources.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is designed as a universal platform that serves multiple functions: aggregating data from diverse sources, storing standardized information, analyzing parcel characteristics, and providing various types of access to different user groups. This multi-functional approach allows the system to improve information accessibility while maintaining flexibility in data sharing policies.
2Reliability
If real estate information is fragmented across multiple systems, then information security and source control are improved, but information integration and user experience are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges information from multiple fragmented sources into a unified parcel information system. It combines data from corporate entities, government agencies, and other sources into a single standardized format, allowing users to access integrated information about parcel boundaries, flood risks, regulatory restrictions, and other characteristics through one system rather than navigating multiple separate platforms.
Solution Approach 2:
While merging data from multiple sources, the system segments information into standardized categories and fields (e.g., parcel boundaries, flood risk zones, regulatory restrictions, owner information). This segmentation allows for systematic organization and easy retrieval of specific information types while maintaining the integrity of data from different source systems.
3Loss of information
If detailed parcel information including flood risks and regulatory restrictions is provided, then decision-making quality is improved, but system complexity and data processing requirements are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system transforms complex spatial and regulatory data into standardized parameters and categories. Flood risk information is converted into defined zones with specific parameters, regulatory restrictions are coded into standardized fields, and parcel boundaries are represented as geometric data with calculated attributes. This parameterization simplifies the presentation of detailed information while maintaining completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different levels of detail and complexity to different types of information based on user needs and parcel characteristics. Not all parcels require the same level of detailed analysis, and the system can adjust the depth of information presentation locally, providing comprehensive flood risk data where needed while simplifying presentations for other contexts.
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AI summary
The invention provides systems and methods that integrate information about real estate parcels in an intuitive and useful manner. A server system causes a user device to depict real estate parcels drawn on a map view, in which each parcel is drawn with precise boundaries and with dimensional information presented within the view. The displayed parcels are also shown with flood risk information that allows a user to see, at a granular level of detail, how different specific areas within any given parcel are affected by flood risks and associated regulatory restrictions. A device for displaying integrated property information may be a smartphone or computer that includes instructions to cause the display to present a graphical user interface depicting real property information including a map depicting roads, land-water boundaries, real estate parcels drawn onto the map; numerical measures of dimension, and flood risk information.