1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving a geographic map sketch, the sketch including a digital image comprising one or more sketched graphical elements, the one or more sketched graphical elements comprising a sketch of a route from a first geographic location to a second geographic location; generating, via a computer component, a computer-readable service query based at least in part on the sketch; sending the service query to a map service; receiving a digital geographic map image in response to the service query, the map image highlighting the route, and the map image comprising an increased level of detail closer to the route and a decreased level of detail farther from the route; and displaying the geographic map image.