Method for determining relative ranking data in a broker mediated geospatial information service environment

Abstract

A method for determining a value indicator in a broker-mediated geospatial information service environment includes receiving feedback data at a first system of the broker-mediated geospatial information service environment. In particular, the feedback data is received from a plurality of respondents, and relates to a broker-mediated geospatial information service provided to each respondent of the plurality of respondents. Furthermore, each respondent of the plurality of respondents is a prior requestor of a process-dataset solution for performing the broker-mediated geospatial information service. Based on the feedback data, a value indicator relating to the process-dataset solution is determined.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for determining a value indicator in a broker-mediated geospatial information service environment, comprising:
 receiving at a first system of the broker-mediated geospatial information service environment, from a plurality of respondents, feedback data relating to a broker-mediated geospatial information service provided to each respondent of the plurality of respondents; and,   based on the feedback data, determining a value indicator relating to one of a process and a dataset that is associated with the broker-mediated geospatial information service.   
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein,
 the value indicator relates to a process, the process for processing at least a dataset during performance of the broker-mediated geospatial information service. 
 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 2  wherein,
 the value indicator comprises a plurality of different value indicators, each different value indicator being indicative of a value of the process in association with a different dataset of the at least a dataset. 
 
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein,
 the value indicator relates to a dataset, the dataset for being processed by at least a process during performance of the broker-mediated geospatial information service. 
 
     
     
         5 . A method according to  claim 4  wherein,
 the value indicator comprises a plurality of different value indicators, each different value indicator being indicative of a value of the dataset in association with a different process of the at least a process.