A method is taught for offering for purchase user selected earth imagery
content in the form of a photo product. The method comprises the steps of
receiving earth imagery metadata from a plurality of earth imagery
content providers; overlaying the earth imagery metadata on a mapping
application provided by a service provider that offers earth imagery
content; a user communicating over a channel with the service provider,
the user locating a geographical area via the mapping application and
dynamically selecting via the on-line interactive man-machine interface a
desired geospatial area represented by one or more user defined polygons;
converting the user-selected geospatial area represented by one or more
polygons to a data string; and transmitting the data string over a
channel to a fulfillment provider, the fulfillment provider generating a
photo product of the desired geospatial area in a format selected by the
user.