Apparatus for and method of verifying stored map data

摘要

An apparatus for verifying stored map data comprises: a navigation device (3) adapted to determine the position of the apparatus and to locate said position on a map defined by said stored map data; a camera (4); a direction determination device (5) adapted to determine the viewing direction of said camera (4); a data transmission device (6) adapted to transmit image data taken by said camera (4) to a designated receiver; and a control device (7) adapted to detect whether the determined position of the apparatus is located on a traffic infrastructure object of said map or not and to transmit at least one image taken by said camera (4) together with the position data and the viewing direction data to said receiver when the apparatus is not located on a traffic infrastructure object.