Link – Google Awarded Geocoding Patent
Since patents are all the rage these days I thought I would toss out the following: Google was awarded a patent today. The patent is for technology that allows a geocode (latitude, longitude) to be generated for a postal addresses. Unlike patent applications (which are what usually get people talking) this is intellectual property that has been officially awarded to Google. The patent application was filed for in September 2003.
I’m not sure how that is patentable, but I’m no patent lawyer. Could this be the start of “GIS Patent Wars”?