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Abstract

A method for operating a navigation system includes the following steps: a) calculating and displaying a map image on a display device, wherein the map image represents at least a section of a geographic area; b) selecting locations to be highlighted (Points of Interest, POI) that lie in the region of the geographic area displayed and are respectively assigned to one POI-symbol in the map image from a data base, and c) displaying the POI-symbols in the map image, wherein the POI-symbols that symbolize the locations to be highlighted within a common local area are displayed in the form of a common combination symbol such that one combination symbol respectively represents several POI-symbols, wherein the combination symbol features at least one display area, in which at least one POI-symbol can be displayed, and wherein the POI-symbols assigned to the combination symbol are alternately displayed in the display area.

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