Traffic information client device

The invention provides an electronic device configured to operate as a traffic information client. The traffic information client device comprises an interface adapted to receive traffic information messages, wherein a traffic information message can comprise a location code which identifies a location of a traffic event. The traffic information client device further comprises a memory and a relational database stored in said memory, the relational database comprising at least a first set of relations including at least one relation which directly or indirectly associates location codes with location information.