Patent ID: 6756919
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: G01C,G09B

Abstract:
A navigation apparatus comprising:a road map data reader for obtaining road map data; an angle setter for setting a look down angle so as to generate a bird's-eye view map looking down obliquely from above; a bird's-eye view map generator for generating a bird's-eye view map in accordance with road map data obtained from said road map data reader and said look down angle set by said angle setter; a car position detector having at least one of Global Positioning System (GPS) sensor, car speed sensor for detecting speed of the car and a direction sensor for detecting moving direction of the car, to detect present position of the car; and a display controller for displaying a present position mark on a display apparatus in accordance with the set look down angle on a position of the bird's-eye view map corresponding to car position detected by the car position detector, together with bird's-eye view map generated by the bird's-eye view map generator.