METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING SUMMARIES AND AUTOMATED REPORTS DESCRIBING CHANGES TO A DATABASE

摘要

A method, computer program, and apparatus are provided for generating summaries of changes in a geographic database used by mapping, navigation, and similar applications. The summaries may be included in an automated release report. Changes such as new roads, and any other changed data in the geographic database may impact various client systems. Administrators of client systems may review the automated release reports and summaries therein to easily determine what changes have been made in a new version of the database. Depending on the client, various levels of granularity and varying data may be included in the summaries and report.