The invention is directed to a method for processing digital map data for route determination, comprising dividing a region into a plurality of zones, for each zone, automatically determining at least one cost value for at least one passing direction of th...

A method of navigation guidance includes providing a communications node (104, 106), and a remote communications node (108). The remote communications node (108) requests a navigation route (201, 301) from communications node (102, 104, 106). The navigatio...