| CPC G06Q 30/0205 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/0637 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0278 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A vehicle data system utilizing spatial or geography based metrics in a distributed computing environment, comprising:
a data store;
a computing device coupled to a plurality of distributed data sources over a network; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions for:
generating a real-time interface comprising competition zone information for a geographic area, the competition zone information associated with a dealer and a vehicle make, wherein the competition zone information is determined based on a competition zone index or zone label associated with the geographic area by:
obtaining a set of historical transaction data associated with the vehicle make, wherein the set of historical transaction data was obtained from a distributed data source, the historical transaction data comprising data on transactions associated with vehicles of the vehicle make;
utilizing the obtained historical transaction data associated with the vehicle make, determining a normalization metric comprising a competition zone index for the dealer, the geographic area and the vehicle make, the competition zone index quantifying the competitiveness of the dealer in the geographic area, wherein the competition zone index is determined based on a historical distance traveled to purchase a vehicle of the vehicle make; and
assigning the zone label to the geographic area for the dealer and vehicle make based on the competition zone index determined for the geographic area for the dealer and vehicle make;
receiving a request over a network, the request associated with the dealer;
identifying the geographic area associated with the dealer; and
responding to the request with the generated real-time interface over the network, the generated real-time interface providing a visual representation of the competition zone information.
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