Personal Webpage Geographic Information System with Temporary Map Layer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional geographic information services struggle to allow users to easily store and share location information, including additional media like photos and videos, and provide accurate location marking on maps, lacking individualized and user-friendly features.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for providing geographic information on a personal webpage that includes a GPS information storing unit, map data loading, and a temporary layer generating unit, enabling users to store and share location information with additional media via a mobile communication terminal, and displaying it on a map with accurate marking and directions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional geographic information service is used, then universal map information can be provided, but individualized location storage and sharing functionality is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments geographic information services into two distinct parts: a public map information layer provided by conventional GIS services, and a personal layer for individualized location storage and sharing. This segmentation allows the system to provide universal map data while simultaneously enabling personalized location management without overwhelming complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The personal webpage server is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a conventional GIS information provider and a personal location storage platform. The system universally supports various media types (photos, videos, descriptions) attached to location data, making it adaptable to different user needs while maintaining a unified system architecture
2Measurement precision
If users manually mark locations on maps, then location information can be stored, but the process is troublesome and lacks accuracy
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the manual mechanical process of marking locations on maps with an automated electronic system. The mobile communication terminal automatically captures GPS coordinates and transmits them to the personal webpage server, eliminating the need for manual map marking while achieving high precision through GPS technology
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile communication terminal performs self-service by automatically obtaining location information through its built-in GPS receiver and autonomously transmitting this data to the server. This self-service mechanism eliminates manual intervention, improving both accuracy and convenience simultaneously
3Adaptability or versatility
If additional information like photos and videos is stored with location data, then user experience is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple data types (GPS coordinates, photos, videos, descriptions) into a unified location information record. All these diverse media types are combined and stored together with their associated location data on the personal webpage, creating an integrated multimedia location database without requiring separate systems for each media type
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AI summary
A geographic information providing system in a personal webpage is disclosed. The geographic information providing system can include a GPS information storing unit, receiving GPS coordinate information related to a location of a user and additional information from a mobile communication terminal and storing the received GPS coordinate information and additional information; a map data loading unit, loading map data having a location corresponding to the GPS coordinate information if a request to access the stored GPS coordinate information and additional information is received; and a temporary layer generating controlling unit, generating a temporary layer to mark the location corresponding to the GPS coordinate information on a loaded map in a form capable of being identified by the user and providing control information for displaying the location corresponding to the GPS coordinate information.