Method and system for exchanging location content data in different data formats

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING LOCATION CONTENT DATA IN DIFFERENT DATA FORMATS A method and system for exchanging location content data in different data formats is disclosed. A third-party system makes a request to retrieve, add, modify, or delete location content. The request is made in a first data format. A data exchange system (100) receives the request, converts the request to a second data format supported 10 by a location reference system, and sends the request to the location reference system. The location reference system prepares a response to the request and sends the response to the data exchange system (100). The data exchange system (100) converts the response to the first data format and sends the response to the third-party system. RECEIVE A REQUEST FROM 402 A THIRD-PARTY SYSTEM DETERMINE THE DATA FORMAT 404 OF THE REQUEST TRANSFORM THE REQUEST TO A DATA 406 FORMAT COMPATIBLE WITH A LOCATION REFERENCE SYSTEM PROVIDE THE TRANSFORMED REQUEST TO 408 THE LOCATION REFERENCE SYSTEM RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM THE 410 LOCATION REFERENCE SYSTEM TRANSFORM THE RESPONSE TO THE DATA 412 FORMAT OF THE REQUEST SEND TRANSFORMED RESPONSE TO THE 414 THIRD-PARTY SYSTEM