Method for three-dimensional depiction of a digital road map

A method for a three-dimensional depiction of at least a portion of a digital road map in a navigation system, the method comprising:

• selecting topographical information from data stored on a storage medium as a function of a position and a travel direction of a vehicle;
• and
• converting, with the use of a coordinate transformation, the topographical information into a visual depiction of the digital road map corresponding to a virtual, elevated viewpoint, so that the visual depiction of the digital road map includes a first region containing the topographical information, and a second region separated from the first region by a horizon,
• wherein a plurality of image objects are drawn in at least one of a region of the horizon and the second region, the individual image objects shifting with respect to one another upon a change in at least one of the position and travel direction of the vehicle.

A navigation device comprising:

• a display device;
• a position determination unit;
• a storage medium for storing two-dimensional topographical information having a network of road segments;
• and
• a conversion unit for converting the topographical information into a visual depiction of a digital road map corresponding to a virtual, elevated viewpoint, the conversion unit including means for drawing image objects that shift with respect to one another upon a change in at least one of a position and a travel direction of a vehicle.