Information providing system for mobile units

摘要

A server employed in the information providing system comprises a search engine (403) for searching a map data base (405) for a map suitable for a destination and the present position of the terminal received from the terminal, a route computing unit (406) for computing a guide route from the present position to the destination, a map display location determination unit (408) for determining a location at which route information including a map based on the calculated guide route is to be transmitted to the terminal and a thinning determination unit (412) for thinning the information to be transmitted based on information on the terminal received from the terminal. <IMAGE>