System and method for mapping and comparing choroplethic housing statistics

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mapping and comparing choroplethic housing statistics. In one example, this comprises accessing property data corresponding to a geospatial area. Analytics are used to generate usable property data statistics from the accessed property data. A thematic map image based on the usable property data statistics is then generated according to comparison categories, so that the thematic map image may be displayed.

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         20 . A method for mapping and comparing choroplethic housing statistics, comprising:
 accessing property data corresponding to a geospatial area to generate property data statistics;   generating, according to at least one of a set of comparison categories, a thematic map image based on dispersing the property data statistics across the geospatial area in accordance with an aggregation level; and   displaying on a display device the thematic map image.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the geospatial area is alterable based on an identified statistical region. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein property data includes financial and housing market data, and wherein accessing property data includes gathering financial and housing market data from an external database. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein dispersing the property data statistics comprises utilizing a set of bins that identify a rank for sections of the aggregation level. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the thematic map image includes a set of choroplethic housing statistic map images displaying pattern areas that are patterned in proportion to the set of bins. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein displaying on a display device the thematic map image includes displaying the set of choroplethic housing statistic map images in a side-by-side orientation. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein when section of the aggregation levels within the thematic map image is selected, a new thematic map image is generated and displayed. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the new thematic map image is generated and displayed in a side-by-side orientation with the thematic map image, and wherein the thematic map image resizes to accommodate the side-by-side orientation. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising:
 performing analytics on the property data to generate the property data statistics including deriving statistics that are not directly reported by the property data.   
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein performing analytics further includes performing a usability calculation on the property data to produce clean statistics. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the thematic map image includes a set of choroplethic housing statistic map images that are subjected to an identified time range. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 20 , further comprising:
 generating a table corresponding to the thematic map image.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein generating the table is based on combining the geospatial area and the property data statistics, and wherein, after the table is generated, additional property data is added to the table in accordance with the aggregation levels. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 20 , wherein the aggregation levels include the geographic aggregation levels of region, state, metropolitan statistical area, county, zip code, and census tract. 
     
     
         34 . A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program code executable by a processor to perform operations comprising:
 accessing property data corresponding to a geospatial area to generate property data statistics;   generating, according to at least one of a set of comparison categories, a thematic map image based on dispersing the property data statistics across the geospatial area in accordance with an aggregation level; and   displaying on a display device the thematic map image.   
     
     
         35 . The computer readable medium of  claim 34 , wherein the geospatial area is alterable based on an identified statistical region. 
     
     
         36 . The computer readable medium of  claim 34 , wherein property data includes financial and housing market data, and wherein accessing property data includes gathering financial and housing market data from an external database. 
     
     
         37 . The computer readable medium of  claim 34 , wherein dispersing the property data statistics comprises utilizing a set of bins that identify a rank for sections of the aggregation level. 
     
     
         38 . The computer readable medium of  claim 37 , wherein the thematic map image includes a set of choroplethic housing statistic map images displaying pattern areas that are patterned in proportion to the set of bins. 
     
     
         39 . The computer readable medium of  claim 38 , wherein displaying on a display device the thematic map image includes displaying the set of choroplethic housing statistic map images in a side-by-side orientation.