Patent: Complex Multi-Map System

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Patent:

Graphic-information flow method and system
for visually analyzing patterns and relationships

Complex Multi-Map System In this scenario, a student is researching a thesis about the relationship between the urban poor and wetlands in various cities. She is reading through documents to find data relevant to her research. She collects and reformats data in one or more of her maps, then manipulates the representations to better analyze patterns and relationships between the collected data. The three maps into which she collects interrelated data are 1) a "Link Collector" in a gridded chart, 2) a timeline in a graph with horizontal slots, and 3) a geographic map atlas in a layered graphic. By this method and system the researcher smoothly gathers and analyzes data, organizes her conclusions, and then goes on to use the system of interactive charts, graphs, and maps to orally present and to publish the thesis in an interactive format.
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