A method for displaying a map on a mobile client device. The method includes storing map data on a server, the map data including road data with respect to roads of multiple different road types. The server determines a route from a starting point to a des...

A method for displaying a map on a mobile client device (202) includes storing map data on a server (206), the map data defining objects appearing in the map and comprising vector coordinates of the objects in a predetermined frame of reference. Upon recei...