Method for Providing Map Data for at Least Two Types of Zones

Abstract

A method for providing map data for at least two types of zones includes providing first map data for two types of zones, wherein the zones are described by regions; providing second map data for one of the types of zones, wherein the type is described by the listing of road sections; providing a map which contains all of the road sections and the positions thereof; verifying, by way of the map, whether the regions indicated in the first map data for the one of the types of zones correspond with the road sections indicated in the second map data for the one of the types of zones; in the event that they do not correspond, modifying the zones of the one of the types of zones in the first map data; and providing the first map data, corrected as applicable.

Claims

1.-3. (canceled)

4. A method for providing map data for at least two types of zones, the method comprising: providing first map data for a first type of zone and a second type of zone, wherein the zones are described by regions; providing second map data for the first type of zone, wherein the first type of zone is described by a list of road sections; providing a map that contains all of the road sections and their positions; checking, by way of the map, whether the regions mentioned in the first map data for the first type of zone match the road sections mentioned in the second map data for the first type of zone; upon determining a lack of a match, changing the zones of the first type of zone in the first map data; and providing the first map data.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the match means that: the map does not contain any road section that lies completely within the first type of zone according to the first map data but that is not contained in the list of the first type of zone according to the second map data; and the map does not contain any road section that, although the road section is contained in the list of the first type of zone according to the first map data, lies completely outside the first type of zone according to the first map data.

6. A vehicle comprising: storage, the map, and the map data provided by the method according to claim 4.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0014] FIG. 1 shows a sketch of a method according to one exemplary embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0015] FIG. 1 shows a sketch of a method according to one exemplary embodiment.

[0016] The first map data 1 are provided and comprise various zones of the types LEZ and ZEZ in a region display: ID 123 of the type LEZ, ID 345 of the type LEZ and ID 678 of the type ZEZ. At the same time, the map data 2 are provided and comprise a display of the ZEZ in road sections. In step 3, the check for the match for the ZEZ zone ID 678 in accordance with the map database 1 and the map database 2 is performed. In the case of a required correction, the map data 1 is corrected to form the map data 4. These map data 4 are transmitted to the vehicle and used there to find a route, as input for adapting the driving strategy or as an indication to the driver, or are used as a timed indication to the driver, for example only at weekends or after 6 p.m.