Method and apparatus for contextually varying imagery on a map

The computer-readable medium 12, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

• display additional photographic images in the interactive runway in response to a detection of a user scrolling the interactive runway.

The computer-readable medium 12, wherein the one or more viewing signals include a signal corresponding to a distance between a current location of the user viewing the digital map and the geographic area, and

• wherein the arrangement of the photographic images includes images associated with tourism and wherein the arrangement is further determined based on ratings calculated based on the signal corresponding to the distance.

The computer-readable medium 12, wherein the one or more viewing signals include:

• a signal corresponding to a search term input via the user interface.

The computer-readable medium 12, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

• determine a size of the photographic images using the one or more viewing signals.

The computer-readable medium 12, wherein the one or more viewing signals include:

• a signal corresponding to one or more of:
• object location, image type, image quality, image popularity, and spatial perspective.

The computer-readable medium 12, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

• determine a size of the interactive runway using the one or more viewing signals.

The computer-readable medium 12, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

• receive, via the user interface, a selection of a viewing mode of the digital map prior to receiving the map data, wherein the viewing mode is selected from a list including road view and street-level view;
• and
• determine a size of the photographic images based on the selected viewing mode.

The computer-readable medium 12, wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

• receive a selection of one of the photographic images of the interactive runway;
• and
• generate a visual indication of an approximate location on the digital map of the object associated with the selected image.