Identification, storage and display of land data on a website

Abstract

Disclosed is a land website that provides a personalized database on which data can be stored, retrieved, customized and communicated (e.g., by e-mail) relating to a particular piece of property. The database can be accessible via a password and a security code over the Internet and may be encrypted for transmission. Land websites can be established that contain image data, map libraries, virtual tours, legal descriptions, title information, e-documents, actual pictures of property and various other information. Unique 3-D imaging of composite images can be provided on the land website as well as fly-around composite 3-D images. The land website provides a unique way of packaging information relating to a piece of land in a single, accessible location. A boundary applet tool is provided on the land website portal that allows a user to simply and easily draw boundaries around the property of interest and then submit an order for more detailed information about the property of interest. Various map data and image data are provided to assist the user in drawing the boundaries. Acreage amounts are automatically calculated based upon the size and area drawn by the user. Properties of interest can be easily accessed by a global coordinate system or by searching on map data that is provided on a wide range of scales.

1 . A method of generating a personalized land website on the Internet that contains information relating to a selected area of land comprising:
 providing map data over the Internet;   drawing a boundary around said selected area of land using boundary drawing tools to create a personalized land map;   storing said personalized land map at said dedicated uniform resource locator address;   storing additional data relating to said selected area of land at an additional dedicated uniform resource locator address; and   providing said uniform resource locator address and said additional dedicated uniform resource locator address as said personalized land website.   
     
     
         2 . The method of generating a personalized land website of  claim 1  further comprising:
 protecting said personalized land website with at least one security code that limits access to said dedicated uniform resource locator address.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  wherein said process of storing said additional data comprises storing text information selected from the group consisting of: title abstracts, deed information, legal descriptions, leases, rights-of-way, surveys, watershed studies, easements, loan information, appraisal reports, grazing leases, insurance, conservation easements, ownership rights, public land leases, mineral rights of land, water rights of land, land titles, environmental audit, third party maps, insurance documents, improvements, leases, flood plain data, scanned documents, loan documents, right of way information, or e-appraisal reports.