1. An information processing apparatus that executes processing for creating an environmental map, the information processing apparatus comprising: an image acquiring unit that acquires an image; a data acquiring unit that acquires three-dimensional shape data corresponding to objects; an image-recognition processing unit that detects an object from the image acquired by the image acquiring unit with reference to the three-dimensional shape data; and a data processing unit that: receives information concerning a position where the image is acquired and information concerning the object; executes processing for creating or updating an environmental map; applies the three-dimensional shape data to the environmental map; and executes object arrangement on the environmental map, wherein the image acquiring unit, the data acquiring unit, the image-recognition processing unit, and the data processing unit are each implemented via at least one processor.