Embodiments provide systems and methods for generating a street map that includes a position identifier that identifies a location on the street map. The method and system may also generate and display a plurality of images representative of the location of the position identifier. A user may interact with a position identifier or one of several scroll icons to view images of other locations on the street map and/or to obtain driving directions between two locations.

A three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device includes a frame and a plurality of movable pins. A converting logic converts a topographic map of a first region of a physical topography into a set of commands to individually control each of the plurality of movable pins, wherein each of the plurality of movable pins is selectively movable based on distances between contour lines in each pair of contour lines from the contour lines in order to create a three-dimensional representation of the first region of the physical topography based on the topographic map. A position device identifies a current location of the three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device. A visual cue generator generates a visual cue on the three-dimensional representation of the first region of the physical topography, wherein the visual cue identifies the current location of the three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device.

A three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device includes a frame and a plurality of movable pins. A converting logic converts a topographic map of a first region of a physical topography into a set of commands to individually control each of the plurality of movable pins, wherein each of the plurality of movable pins is selectively movable based on distances between contour lines in each pair of contour lines from the contour lines in order to create a three-dimensional representation of the first region of the physical topography based on the topographic map. A position device identifies a current location of the three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device. A visual cue generator generates a visual cue on the three-dimensional representation of the first region of the physical topography, wherein the visual cue identifies the current location of the three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to generating elevation maps. More specifically, data points may be collected by a laser moving along a roadway and used to generate an elevation map of the roadway. The collected data points may be projected onto a two dimensional or 2D grid. The grid may include a plurality of cells, each cell of the grid representing a geolocated second of the roadway. The data points of each cell may be evaluated to identify an elevation for the particular cell. For example, the data points in a particular cell may be filtered in various ways including occlusion, interpolation from neighboring cells, etc. The minimum value of the remaining data points within each cell may then be used as the elevation for the particular cell, and the elevation of a plurality of cells may be used to generate an elevation map of the roadway.

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.

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.

Embodiments provide systems and methods for generating a street map that includes a position identifier that identifies a location on the street map. The method and system may also generate and display a plurality of images representative of the location of the position identifier. A user may interact with a position identifier or one of several scroll icons to view images of other locations on the street map and/or to obtain driving directions between two locations.

Embodiments provide systems and methods for generating a street map that includes a position identifier that identifies a location on the street map. The method and system may also generate and display a plurality of images representative of the location of the position identifier. A user may interact with a position identifier or one of several scroll icons to view images of other locations on the street map and/or to obtain driving directions between two locations.

A three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device includes a frame and a plurality of movable pins. A converting logic converts a topographic map of a first region of a physical topography into a set of commands to individually control each of the plurality of movable pins, wherein each of the plurality of movable pins is selectively movable based on distances between contour lines in each pair of contour lines from the contour lines in order to create a three-dimensional representation of the first region of the physical topography based on the topographic map. A position device identifies a current location of the three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device. A visual cue generator generates a visual cue on the three-dimensional representation of the first region of the physical topography, wherein the visual cue identifies the current location of the three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device.

A three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device includes a frame and a plurality of movable pins. A converting logic converts a topographic map of a first region of a physical topography into a set of commands to individually control each of the plurality of movable pins, wherein each of the plurality of movable pins is selectively movable based on distances between contour lines in each pair of contour lines from the contour lines in order to create a three-dimensional representation of the first region of the physical topography based on the topographic map. A position device identifies a current location of the three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device. A visual cue generator generates a visual cue on the three-dimensional representation of the first region of the physical topography, wherein the visual cue identifies the current location of the three-dimensional topography representation generating hardware device.