2. The navigation device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said character string is comprised of characters from a group consisting of special characters, consonants, vowels, and spaces, wherein said processor abbreviates said character string by performing at least one of the following processing steps: when said character string has a special character therein, eliminating a special character; when said character string has at least one space therein, eliminating a space; when said character string has at least one vowel therein, eliminating a vowel; when said character string has a pair of double consonants therein, eliminating one of said consonants of said pair; and when said character string has a pair of double vowels therein, eliminating one of said vowels of said pair.
1. A navigation device comprising: a processor; a memory, connected to said processor, having cartographic data stored therein, said cartographic data including a character string corresponding to a geographical location; and an input for selecting said geographical location as a waypoint, wherein said processor retrieves said character string from memory, and when said character string has more than a selected number of characters said processor abbreviates said character string to said selected number of characters.