Method of operating a navigation system using images

A method of operating a navigation system comprising:

• determining, by a processor, a route between an origin and a destination;
• providing a photographic image showing a geographic area through which said route passes, wherein said photographic image shows the geographic area from a land-based viewpoint;
• and
• providing an advertisement route highlight on said photographic image identifying a path corresponding to the route, wherein the advertisement route highlight includes a series of advertisement decals,
• wherein said advertisement route highlight is superimposed on a path surface shown in the photographic image.

A method comprising:

• determining, by a processor, a route between an origin and a destination;
• providing a photographic image showing a geographic area through which said route passes, wherein said photographic image shows the geographic area from a land-based viewpoint;
• and
• providing a route highlight on said photographic image identifying the route, wherein the route highlight includes a series of decals providing visual information representing at least one feature of the route or the destination,
• wherein said route highlight including the series of decals is superimposed on a path surface shown in the photographic image.