Patent ID: 8290706
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A map data display control apparatus comprising: a position information acquiring section acquiring position information; a latitude determining section determining whether a latitude identified by the acquired position information is in an excess of a predetermined latitude threshold or not; a display range calculating section calculating a display range for displaying a map with reference to a position identified by the acquired position information based on a result of the determining by the latitude determining section; and a rendering section rendering a map associated with the reference position based on the calculated display range, wherein the display range calculating section calculates the display range based on the latitude identified by the acquired position information and the latitude threshold when the latitude identified by the acquired position information is in the excess of the latitude threshold, and the display range calculating section calculates the display range based on the latitude and a longitude identified by the acquired position information when the latitude identified by the acquired position information is not in the excess of the latitude threshold.