Abstract: An approach is provided for presenting transition animations on a user interface. The approach involves presentation of one or more map representations of at least one map route, one or more map objects associated with the at least one map route, or a combination thereof in at least one user interface, wherein the at least one map route is represented as at least one spline representation in a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional space represented in the at least one user interface. The approach also involves determining at least one straight-line representation of the at least one spline representation. The approach further involves transposing of the one or more map representations from the at least one spline representation to the at least one straight-line representation. The approach also involves causing a presentation of one or more transition animations generated to show at least one transition from the at least one spline representation to the at least one straight-line representation.

Abstract: An approach is provided for presenting transition animations on a user interface. The approach involves presentation of one or more map representations of at least one map route, one or more map objects associated with the at least one map route, or a combination thereof in at least one user interface, wherein the at least one map route is represented as at least one spline representation in a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional space represented in the at least one user interface. The approach also involves determining at least one straight-line representation of the at least one spline representation. The approach further involves transposing of the one or more map representations from the at least one spline representation to the at least one straight-line representation. The approach also involves causing a presentation of one or more transition animations generated to show at least one transition from the at least one spline representation to the at least one straight-line representation.

Abstract: An approach is provided for processing drawing inputs on a mapping user interface to select one or more map elements. An interaction platform receives a drawing input via the mapping user interface. Next, the interaction platform processes the drawing input to determine one or more selection parameters of at least one spatial query. Thereafter, the interaction platform queries at least one spatial index based, at least in part, on the one or more selection parameters, the at least one spatial query, or a combination thereof to determine one or more map elements. Subsequently, the interaction platform causes, at least in part, a selection of the one or more map elements based, at least in part, on the drawing input.