Three dimensional layered map
A map having surfaces that are depicted at different levels that are not related to topography, with boundaries between the surfaces, where the boundaries are disposed at travel ways. The travel ways form cliff faces in the map between the surfaces, with information items disposed on the cliff faces at positions corresponding to items of interest at locations along the travel ways where the information items are disposed.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing program instructions stored on a memory thereon that when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
displaying a map of a geographical area;
dividing the geographical area into a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is depicted at a first non-topographical level of the geographical area different from a second non-topographical level of the geographical area depicting the second surface;
forming a cliff face in the geographical area between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the cliff face represents a boundary between the first surface and the second surface; and
disposing an information item relating to the geographical area on the cliff face.
2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , further comprising:
animating the map, the animating including
receiving a user input at a location within the map, and
expanding and contracting a cliff face based on a location of the user input within the map.
3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2 , wherein an expansion height of the cliff face corresponds to an amount of content displayed on the cliff face at the location of the user input.
4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the boundary is disposed at travel ways.
5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 4 , further comprising:
animating the map, the animating including portraying object movement along the travel ways.
6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the object is a vehicle represented by an icon.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the information item includes graphics relating to the travel ways and points of interest located along the travel ways.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the graphics include fixed graphics including at least one of a road name, a business name, a business type, a weather condition, a transit schedule, scenic information, and a toll fee.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the graphics include a real-time feed of at least one of text, audio, video, and animation information.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the video is of a real-time traffic condition along a travel way, the traffic condition corresponding to a location on the map where the video is displayed.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the cliff face includes one or more duplicates of at least a portion of the first surface or the second surface, the one or more duplicates displaying information associated with the first surface or the second surface corresponding to the location of the cliff face.
12. An apparatus comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
display a map of a geographical area,
divide the geographical area into a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is depicted at a first non-topographical level of the geographical area different from a second non-topographical level of the geographical area depicting the second surface,
form a cliff face in the geographical area between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the cliff face represents a boundary between the first surface and the second surface, and
dispose an information item relating to the geographical area on the cliff face.
13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
animate the map, the animating including
receiving a user input at a location within the map, and
expanding and contracting a cliff face based on a location of the user input within the map.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein an expansion height of the cliff face corresponds to an amount of content displayed on the cliff face at the location of the user input.
15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the boundary is disposed at travel ways.
16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
animate the map, the animating including portraying object movement along the travel ways.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the object is a vehicle represented by an icon.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the information item includes graphics relating to the travel ways and points of interest located along the travel ways.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the graphics include a real-time feed of at least one of text, audio, video, and animation information.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the video is of a real-time traffic condition along a travel way, the traffic condition corresponding to a location on the map where the video is displayed.