Microsoft Patent Granted for Encoding Geospatial or Other Data as Images
The patent, 7,724,965, is titled: “Method for encoding and serving geospatial or other vector data as images.”
Abstract:
A system and method are disclosed which include providing a first layer of an image, the first layer including features of the image having locations within the first layer; and providing a second layer of the image, the second layer including data blocks corresponding to respective ones of the features; each data block being in a location in the second layer substantially corresponding to a location in the first layer of the feature corresponding to each data block, wherein a size and shape of the second layer substantially correspond to a size and shape of said first layer.
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by Adena Schutzberg on 05/26 at 07:26 AM |
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