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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2008
Leonard Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Gur Kimchi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Leonard Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Gur Kimchi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Provided is a single repository for capturing, connecting, sharing, and visualizing information based on a geographic location, for example. Detailed information of a structure or object information can be displayed on a rooftop or over an area of interest. The detailed information can be provided for a single structure or for each structure shown on a map area. According to an embodiment is a system that facilitates surface overlay and bounding on a map. The system can include a receiver component that receives information for an object, a boundary component that ascertains a perimeter of the object, and a rendering component that selectively displays the object information and object on a map based in part on a user perspective.