18. The method of claim 2 , wherein the locational information comprises at least one of a proprietary location address (“PLA”) and a universal location address (“ULA”).
2. A method for providing informational services using a portable navigational apparatus configured to communicate with a server via a wireless communications network, the method comprising: inputting a proprietary search term to find one or more locations of an entity within a geographical area into the navigational apparatus; sending a search query comprising the proprietary search term via the wireless communications network to the server to allow the server to access a unified geographic database (“UGD”) to identify the entity within the geographical area uniquely associated with the proprietary search term, and to use locational information associated with the navigational apparatus to complete a search of the UGD for one or more locations associated with the one or more entities satisfying the search query and limited in geographic scope by the locational information; adding locational information associated with the navigational apparatus to the proprietary search term to limit geographic scope of the search query before sending the search query; receiving a search result from the server via the wireless communications network, the search result comprising one or more locations identified by the proprietary search term that have a relationship with the locational information; and outputting the one or more locations comprising the search result.