Displaying representative images in a visual mapping system

Abstract

Embodiments provide systems and methods for generating a street map that includes a position identifier that identifies a location on the street map. The method and system may also generate and display a plurality of images representative of the location of the position identifier. A user may interact with a position identifier or one of several scroll icons to view images of other locations on the street map and/or to obtain driving directions between two locations.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor; and   memory including instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the system to:
 determine geographical coordinates of a physical location of a computing device; 
 determine a business located at the geographical coordinates based in part on a correlation of a business database and associated location information; 
 provide the computing device with an input option to provide an image of the physical location; 
 receive the image of the physical location; 
 relate the image to one or more of the geographical coordinates and the physical location; and 
 index the image for display when a search associated with the physical location is performed.