Route selection employing metrics

A mobile electronic device comprising:

• a memory configured to store map data;
• a display configured to display information to a user of the mobile electronic device;
• an input device configured to receive an input from the user of the mobile electronic device;
• a position-determining module operable to receive satellite navigation signals and determine a geographic position of the portable electronic device using the received satellite navigation signals;
• and
• a processing system operable to execute at least one module to:
• generate two or more routes to a destination from the determined geographic position using the map data, each of the routes including an elevation profile for the route;
• cause route selection information to be displayed on the display, the route selection information including a graphical display of the routes, the graphical display including topographic information describing the elevation profile of the route;
• receive a selection via the input device, the selection including a selected route chosen from the routes;
• and
• cause a map to be displayed on the display, the map configured to furnish navigation information for the selected route to facilitate navigation to the destination.

A method comprising:

• causing route selection information to be displayed on a display of a mobile electronic device, the route selection information describing two or more routes to a destination and a topographic characteristic for each of the routes;
• receiving a selection via an input device of the mobile electronic device, the selection including a selected route chosen from the routes;
• and
• causing a map to be displayed on the display, the map configured to furnish navigation information for the selected route to facilitate navigation to the destination.