Method of collecting information for a geographic database for use with a navigation system
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1. A method of collecting data for a geographic database for use with a navigation system comprising:
- identifying a route between a first location and a second location;
collecting data providing directions for traveling from said first location to said second location;
creating pre-composed guidance instructions from said collected data, said pre-composed guidance instructions provide a plurality of guidance messages for traveling said route, wherein each of said guidance messages comprise a maneuver instruction together with a reference visible feature on said route;
storing said pre-composed guidance instructions in said geographic database, wherein said pre-composed guidance instructions are associated with data that represents said first location and with data that represents said second location of said route; and
providing said geographic database for use with navigation related features.
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Abstract
A method for collecting geographic data for use with a navigation system is disclosed. A route between a first location and a second location is identified. Data providing directions for traveling from said first location to said second location is collected. The data providing directions is stored in a geographic database. The geographic database is provided for use with navigation related features.
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1. A method of collecting data for a geographic database for use with a navigation system comprising:
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identifying a route between a first location and a second location; collecting data providing directions for traveling from said first location to said second location; creating pre-composed guidance instructions from said collected data, said pre-composed guidance instructions provide a plurality of guidance messages for traveling said route, wherein each of said guidance messages comprise a maneuver instruction together with a reference visible feature on said route; storing said pre-composed guidance instructions in said geographic database, wherein said pre-composed guidance instructions are associated with data that represents said first location and with data that represents said second location of said route; and providing said geographic database for use with navigation related features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A geographic database for use with a navigation system, said geographic database comprising:
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data representing a pre-composed set of route guidance instructions providing a plurality of guidance messages for traveling a route from an origin to a destination, wherein said data representing said pre-composed guidance instructions is associated with data representing said origin and said destination; and data representing attribute information for said route, wherein said attribute information includes at least one feature selected from the group consisting of;
wheel chair accessible, pets allowed, lighting level, noise level, pollution level, activity level and weather effects. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A geographic database that represents features in a geographic region, said geographic database comprising:
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data representing road segments; and data representing a pro-composed set of route guidance instructions providing a plurality of guidance messages for traveling a route from a location in a public facility to one of said road segments, said guidance messages comprise at least one maneuver instruction and at least one reference to a visible feature, wherein said data presenting said pre-composed instructions associated with data representing said public facility. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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