Abstract: A device for displaying cartographic information, such as traffic situations with navigation data in the case of use in a navigation system, contains a memory for cartographic data, a location-determining unit and a display, is provided with a selection unit for the repeated selection, on the basis of data from the location-determining unit, from the memory of data relating to a traffic situation to be anticipated and is provided with a processing unit for an analysis of the selected data and the generation, on the basis of the analysis, of a stylised display, which can be interpreted rapidly, of the traffic situation to be anticipated, optionally incorporating a symbol which indicates the route to be followed.

Abstract: A navigation device which is operative to navigate a user along a selected route, utilizing displays of relevant map sections and the selected route. The relevant map section is updated by a control unit in accordance with changes in user's present position. The control unit includes a picture processor which controls the display unit to show in a distinctive manner within a relevant map section the route segment already travelled and the segment yet to be travelled. The resulting display can therefore be very quickly interpreted by the user.