WE CLAIM:
1. A system (102) for identification of a nearest geospatial object for input
coordinates, comprising:
5 an input module (212) configured to receive a set of inputs
comprising the input coordinates, wherein the input coordinates
comprise latitude and longitude values of a geographic location, and
at least one search parameter;
a search space manager (216) configured to determine a set of
10 map tiles corresponding to the input coordinates and retrieve a set of
geospatial objects associated with the determined set of map tiles
from a database (210);
an object identification module (218) configured to identify the
nearest geospatial object from the retrieved set of geospatial objects;
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a user interface (302) configured to display the identified
nearest geospatial object.
2. The system (102) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one search
20 parameter comprises a zoom level and a tile mid-region bound parameter;
wherein the zoom level determines a size and a number of map tiles used
for identification of the nearest geospatial object, wherein the tile midregion bound parameter defines a central region within each map tile of the
set of map tiles.
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3. The system (102) as claimed in claim 2, wherein
the search space manager (216), is configured to evaluate whether
the input coordinates fall inside or outside a tile mid-region bound of a
determined map tile.
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4. The system (102) as claimed in claim 3, wherein
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the search space manager (216) is configured to retrieve the set of
geospatial objects associated with the determined map tile when the input
coordinates fall inside the tile mid-region bound.
5 5. The system (102) as claimed in claim 3, wherein
the search space manager (216) is configured to determine a set of
adjacent map tiles when the input coordinates fall outside the tile midregion bound and
retrieve the set of geospatial objects associated with the determined
10 map tile and the determined set o