Apparatus and method for providing local geographic information to remote communication devices

摘要

An apparatus for the display of geographical information comprising a remote communication device having a display and a global positioning system adapted to provide information about the position of the device and transmit it to a remote location; and a remote database having geographical data, wherein the communication device transmits its current position to the database and the database transmits geographical information in relation to that position to the communication device, the information subsequently being displayed on the communication device display.