MAP INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, MAP INFORMATION USE METHOD AND APPARATUS, MAP, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM

Generating first map information, where the first map information includes information about a first reference object set, and the information about the first reference object set indicates a first identifier, in a geographic area, of each reference object in at least one reference object included in the first reference object set, and indicates a first position of each reference object in the at least one reference object. The first map information is generated, and the first map information indicates related information of each reference object in the first reference object set, to implement a manner of expressing the related information of the reference object more abundantly, so that maps provided by different map vendors may use reference objects in the first map information to perform position expression on an element or an event.