<p>The present invention relates to a method for exchanging route information using defined XML files between computer applications for route information processing. The computer application structure according to an embodiment of the present inventing includes: an XML schema (10) defining route information; an XML file (11) storing the route information according to the XML schema (10); a software module (12) which can read or write the XML file (11); and another software module (13) for enabling the data compatibility between the route information used in the computer application and the XML file (11).</p>