left to right for a resource potential query results are grouped by the quadrangle which approximates the geographic location of the result only the top u201c n u201d results in the group are returned for example n can equal 1 however the value of n can be adjusted to return desirable results an example of a statement resulting from a user query utilizing over post reduction is set forth below set numiconsx screenwidth resourcewidth u2014 number of 48 pixel icons that can fit across 800 u00d7 600 map window set numiconsy screenheight resourcewidth u2014 number of 48 pixel icons that can fit from top to bottom 800 u00d7 600 map window the basic overpost reduction technique described above can be improved to correct potential user interface anomalies for example the basic technique could result in specific properties disappearing when the user zooms on a map window to minimize this the embodiment utilizes stepped quadrangle sizes rather than gradually changing quadrangle sizes intuitively the user expects to see more detail as they zoom the map closer the size of the quadrangles can be stepped at certain thresholds to guarantee that properties don 39 t disappear as the zoom level crosses the threshold to the next smaller quadrangle size each quadrangle is divided into 4 smaller quadrangles this guarantees that the new smaller quadrangles cannot overlap any boundaries of the old larger quadrangles and no properties disappear when zooming in also when a user does a street name search they intuitively expect to see a graphic representation of all the properties along the street without the thinning effect caused by the over post reduction process to satisfy this the embodiment automatically increases the over post granularity by four times when a street search is specified this allows for.