MAP INFORMATION PRVIDING METHOD, DEVICE THEREFOR, SYSTEM THEREFOR AND MAP INFORMATION PROVIDING MEIDUM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically specify the subject of a map and reflect the individual and subjective request of a user at the time of providing the map of a map information database. SOLUTION: This map information providing medium 1 having a map mode deciding information storage part 12 for holding information for deciding the plotting mode of map information where the subject of the map and the individual/subjective request condition of the user are reflected as map mode deciding information and a map display part 11 for displaying map information based on map plotting information is used. The expression form of the map is decided in accordance with map mode deciding information inputted from the map information providing medium 1 based on a result obtained by retrieving the map information database 42 based on map retrieval information of a present place or the starting place and a target place, map plotting information is generated and it is outputted to the map information supply medium 1.