Generational views in a geo-spatial environment

1 . A method of displaying a geo-spatial map, comprising:

obtaining a location request from a member of a community network;

displaying a location associated with the location request on the geo-spatial map;

obtaining a selection of a generational view associated with the location from the member; and

displaying the generational view on the geo-spatial map.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a resident associated with the generational view; and

displaying the resident on the geo-spatial map.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

obtaining genealogy data associated with the member;

determining a relative of the member associated with the generational view based on the genealogy data; and

displaying the genealogy data associated with the relative on the geo-spatial map.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the genealogy data is obtained from at least one of a genetic test, a public record, a relative of the member, a friend of the member, the member, and member data associated with the community network.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the genealogy data is at least one of a name, a gender, a relation, a date of birth, a place of birth, a place of death, a date of death, a location, a picture, a spouse, contact information, an occupation, a birth order, a generation, a lineage, and a child.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the generational view is associated with at least one of a past, a present, and a future.

7 . The method of claim 1 in the form of a machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the method of claim 1 .

8 . A community network, comprising:

a member repository comprising a plurality of members;

a geo-spatial repository comprising a plurality of locations on a geo-spatial map;

a member management module configured to obtain member data associated with each of the plurality of members; and

a generation management module configured to:

obtain a location request from one of the plurality of members;

display one of the plurality of locations associated with the location request on the geo-spatial map;

obtain a selection of a generational view associated with the one of the plurality of locations from the one of the plurality of members; and

display the generational view on the geo-spatial map.

9 . The community network of claim 8 , wherein the generation management module is further configured to:

obtaining a resident associated with the generational view; and

display the resident on the geo-spatial map.

10 . The community network of claim 8 , wherein the member management module is further configured to:

obtain genealogy data associated with the one of the plurality of members;

associate the genealogy data with at least one of the plurality of locations on the geo-spatial map; and

associate the genealogy data with the generational view.

11 . The community network of claim 10 , wherein the generation management module is further configured to:

determine a relative of the one of the plurality of members associated with the generational view; and

display the genealogy data associated with the relative on the geo-spatial map.

12 . The community network of claim 10 , wherein the genealogy data is obtained from at least one of a genetic test, a public record, a relative of the member, a friend of the member, the member, and member data associated with the community network.

13 . The community network of claim 10 , wherein the genealogy data is at least one of a name, a gender, a relation, a date of birth, a place of birth, a place of death, a date of death, a location, a picture, a spouse, contact information, an occupation, a birth order, a generation, a lineage, and a child.

14 . The community network of claim 8 , wherein the generational view is associated with at least one of a past, a present, and a future.

15 . The community network of claim 8 , wherein the generation management module is further configured to:

obtain a generational view creation request from the one of the plurality of members;

obtain one of the plurality of locations associated with the generational view creation request;

enable creation of a generational view associated with the one of the plurality of locations from the one of the plurality of members; and

display the generational view at the one of the plurality of locations on the geo-spatial map.

16 . A method of obtaining data associated with a geo-spatial map, comprising:

obtaining a generational view creation request from a member of a community network;

obtaining a location associated with the generational view creation request;

enabling creation of a generational view associated with the location from the member; and

displaying the generational view at the location on the geo-spatial map.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising providing an editing tool to the member to assist with the creation of the generational view.

18 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

obtaining a resident associated with the generational view; and

displaying the resident at the location on the geo-spatial map.

19 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

obtaining genealogy data associated with the member;

determining a relative of the member associated with the generational view based on the genealogy data;

displaying the relative at the location on the geo-spatial map; and

displaying the genealogy data associated with the relative on the geo-spatial map.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the generational view is associated with at least one of a past, a present, and a future.