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 . A method for providing information based on geographic parameters comprising:
providing a map;
receiving a user-defined position on the map; and
providing data of a first type, wherein the first type data relates to the user-defined position on the map, and wherein the data provided can be either selected by the user before defining the user-defined position or after defining the user-defined position.
2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising providing data of a second type in response to a user request for data of the second type.
3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the data is displayed adjacent to the map.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the data includes data relating to one or more geographic regions, wherein the one or more geographic regions includes at least one of a nation, a state, a county, a city or a zip code.
5 . The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises economic data.
6 . The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises community data.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises sales data.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises supply data.
9 . The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises price data.
10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the data comprises distress data.
11 . The method of claim 1 wherein the data is displayed on the map.
12 . The method of claim 1 wherein the data is displayed as an intensity map overlaying the map.
13 . A system for providing information based on geographic parameters 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; and
provide data of a first type at one or more of the one or more terminals, wherein the data relates to the user-defined position on the map, and wherein the data provided can be either selected by the user before defining the user-defined position or after defining the user-defined position.
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 . The system of claim 13 wherein user generated information is communicated to the server by one or more terminals of the one or more terminals.
18 . The method of claim 13 further comprising the step of providing data of a second type in response to a user request for data of a second type.
19 . The method of claim 18 wherein the data of the second type relates to a larger geographic area that encompasses the user-defined position on the map.