Disclosed is a section defining method that separates a road between a departure point and a destination point into a plurality of links under a predetermined condition and defines a section based on a link cost, which is an index indicating ease of travel...

The present invention relates a method for providing a driver with an optimised driving path to find a parking place in an area (NGBH), wherein a segment probability value (P SSi ) is assigned (300) to each one of a plurality of street segments (SS i ) bel...

In order to make a user intuitively recognize labor of traveling on a route, a map information providing server (10) stores map data including an undulation of an actual topography, stores information on first routes each containing one or more routes from...

A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to provide a pedestrian route is provided. The method comprises receiving a request for a route from an origin to a destination. The method evaluates a plurality of pedestrian paths by accessin...

The navigation device has, as determining a route between a starting point given in advance (s) and a goal given in advance (Z). Duty data concerning the determined route (g 1, R2) of a duty determination device (5) is queried. A communicating duty user da...

A route is determined by relying on edge properties assigned to edges. Assigned to one edge of a road network as an edge property, an estimated time of travel depends on a preset point in time, which uses measuring techniques to perform advance detection o...

The route planning system (100) provides a route for an automobile journey between a starting point and a target point or target region using supplied road traffic information, at least a section of the planned route evaluated using at least one criteria a...

A method for referencing locations is used in a transport telematics context by effecting such referencing viz à viz an overall geographic context. In particular, a first road segment is designated by a service provider between two successive pivot points...

The calculation unit (400) computes at least one second, different route, from starting point to destination. The display unit (700) shows one or more such routes, differing from the first.