METHOD FOR COLLECTING ROUTE DATA AND AN APPARATUS THEREOF

A method for collecting route data includes detecting that a vehicle drives on a second road link, instead of driving on a first road link included in an existing route provided by a navigation device, by passing through a first junction node included in the existing route. The method also includes requesting a user of the navigation device to confirm whether the first road link should be excluded from road link candidates available for selection in determining routes. The method additionally includes determining whether to exclude the first road link from the road link candidates, based on a response to the request received from the user.