In the present invention, traffic information broadcast by a traffic
information center is received, indexes are created, and the index and
travel speed information on a mobile object are stored. A matching table
is created to match first map data for use in broadcasting the traffic
information and second map data used by a navigation system to each
other. The traffic information is simply matched to the second map data
used by the navigation system, using the created matching table. When the
travel speed of the mobile object on each link is intended to be
displayed with a predetermined color after the matching of the traffic
information to the second map data, the storage capacity of a traffic
information storage unit is reduced, which stores traffic information
displayed together with arrows for indicating the travel direction.