SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS
A method for providing information based on geographic parameters is disclosed. The method includes providing a map. A user-defined position on the map is received. Data of a first type, wherein the first type data relates to the user-defined position on the map, is provided.
1 - 12 . (canceled)
13 . A system for providing information based on geographic parameters, utilizing a computing device that includes a touch-activated display, comprising:
one or more participant terminals operable to act as a client on a network;
a computer operable to act as a server on the network and to communicate with each of the participant terminals over the network, the computer comprising:
a memory configured to store a set of instructions; and
a processor configured to execute the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions cause the processor to:
provide a map for display at one or more of the one or more terminals;
receive a user-defined position on the map, wherein the user-defined area is an arbitrarily closed area defined by user input on said touch-activated display; and
provide data at one or more of the one or more terminals,
wherein the data relates to the user-defined position on the map; and
receive user-generated data related to the user-defined position on the map, wherein the user-generated data comprises at least one of an image, a video, and a text file.
14 . The system of claim 13 wherein the data is displayed adjacent to the map.
15 . The system of claim 13 wherein the data is displayed on the map.
16 . The system of claim 13 wherein the data is displayed as an intensity map overlaying the map.
17 . (canceled)