System and method for aggregating and distributing geotagged content
View Patent ↗A system and method for aggregating and distributing geotagged content comprises a server, a database, and a user interface. A user accesses the user interface to identify a spatial area and request content from a plurality of content providers that is geotagged with a location within the identified spatial area. The user interface may be on a webpage.
1. A system for aggregating and distributing geotagged geofeed of content, comprising:
a server having a network connection; and
a storage accessible by the server, wherein the server is programmed by computer program instructions to:
provide a user interface comprising a representation of a geographic location, the user interface in electronic communication with a user computer and configured to receive an identification of a spatial area relative to the representation of a geographic location;
translate data relating to the identified spatial area into geographically-identifying information suitable for requesting content from at least one of the plurality of content providers;
obtain a plurality of geotagged content from a plurality of content providers, the plurality of geotagged content relevant to the identified spatial area and based on the translated data;
obtain at least first content that is not already geotagged when received from one or more of the plurality of content providers; and
automatically identify a location at which the first content was created based on: (i) metadata associated with the first content, or (ii) image recognition on the first content;
wherein the plurality of geotagged content is aggregated from the plurality of content providers, filtered by a filter, and archived at the storage based on a time that the plurality of geotagged content was individually created, and wherein the archived geotagged content is to be distributed over a network to the user computer.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of geotagged content comprises photos and texts uploaded to the plurality of content providers by users of social networking sites.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises a webpage.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein the user interface comprises an interface for an application of a mobile device.
5. The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of geotagged content is sorted by a content ranking determined by the system.
6. The system of claim 1 ,
wherein the location at which the first content was created is identified based on metadata associated with the first content.
7. The system of claim 1 , the server is further programmed to:
wherein the location at which the first content was created is identified based on image recognition of the first content.
8. The system of claim 1 , the server is further programmed to:
annotate a first geotagged content that was obtained from a first content provider; and
upload the annotated first geotagged content back to the first content provider.
9. A method of aggregating and distributing geotagged geofeed of content, the method being implemented on a computer having one or more processors programmed with computer program instructions, the method comprising:
providing, by the one or more processors programmed with computer program instructions, a user interface comprising a representation of a geographic location, the user interface in electronic communication with a user computer and configured to receive an identification of a spatial area relative to the representation of a geographic location;
translating, by the one or more processors, data relating to the identified spatial area into geographically-identifying information suitable for requesting content from at least one of the plurality of content providers;
obtaining, by the one or more processors, a plurality of geotagged content from a plurality of content providers, the plurality of geotagged content relevant to the identified spatial area and based on the translated data;
obtaining, by the one or more processors, at least first content that is not already geotagged when received from one or more of the plurality of content providers; and
automatically identifying, by the one or more processors, a location at which the first content was created based on: (i) metadata associated with the first content, or (ii) image recognition on the first content;
wherein the plurality of geotagged content is aggregated from the plurality of content providers, filtered by a filter, and archived at the storage based on a time that the plurality of geotagged content was individually created, and wherein the archived geotagged content is to be distributed over a network to the user computer.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of geotagged content comprises photos and texts uploaded to the plurality of content providers by users of social networking sites.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the user interface comprises a webpage.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the user interface comprises an interface for an application of a mobile device.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of geotagged content is sorted by a content ranking determined by the system.
14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the location at which the first content was created is identified based on metadata associated with the first content.
15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the location at which the first content was created is identified based on image recognition of the first content.
16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the method further comprises:
annotating, by the one or more processors, a first geotagged content that was obtained from a first content provider; and
uploading, by the one or more processors, the annotated first geotagged content back to the first content provider.