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Digital maps have been used in vehicles since 1985, primarily for navigation and driver guidance. A natural evolution in Advanced Driver Information Systems (ADIS) is the development of a variety of in-car computer application programs that will run on a reconfigurable display. Navigation will be one of the most -- if not the most -- significant menu item, along with such offerings as: business listings; tourist attractions; a personal database and dialing directory; and stored and real-time diagnostics information. These in turn will be augmented by other Intelligent Vehicle/Highway System (IVHS) services, such as real-time traffic and weather reporting [1]. The integration of business listings with a digital map, and presentation of this amalgamated information to the driver is an important first step in the evolution of ADIS.