Interactive digital map including context-based photographic imagery

A computer-implemented method for providing efficient access to interactive street-level imagery for geographic locations on a computing device, the method comprising:

• determining, by one or more processors, a plurality of routes between a pair of geographic locations;
• providing, by the one or more processors, a digital map of a geographic area traversed by the plurality of routes on a user interface of the computing device;
• displaying, by the one or more processors via the user interface, at least a portion of each route of the plurality of routes on the digital map;
• displaying, by the one or more processors via the user interface, a first set of selectable images corresponding to locations along a first route of the plurality of routes or locations visible from the first route, at least one image of the first set of selectable images being a street-level image, wherein the locations included in the first set of selectable images are further based on one or more context signals including at least one of a time, a date, user profile information, event information, weather information, or traffic information;
• receiving, via the user interface, a first user selection corresponding to the street-level image;
• and
• providing, by the one or more processors via the user interface, an interactive panoramic presentation of street-level imagery at the location corresponding to the selected street-level image.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing thereon instructions for providing efficient access to interactive street-level imagery for geographic locations, wherein the instructions, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the one or more processors to:

• determine a plurality of routes between a pair of geographic locations;
• provide a digital map of a geographic area traversed by the plurality of routes on the user interface;
• display via the user interface at least a portion of each route of the plurality of routes on the digital map;
• display via the user interface a first set of selectable images corresponding to locations along a first route of the plurality of routes or locations visible from the first route, at least one image of the first set of selectable images being a street-level image, wherein the locations included in the first set of selectable images are further based on one or more context signals including at least one of a time, a date, user profile information, event information, weather information, or traffic information;
• receive via the user interface a first user selection corresponding to the street-level image;
• and
• provide via the user interface an interactive panoramic presentation of street-level imagery at the location corresponding to the selected street-level image.