1. A method for determining a meaning of traffic symbols, comprising: capturing an image of a symbol using an imaging device selected from a group consisting essentially of a cell phone camera, digital camera, wi-fi camera, and scanner; transmitting image data to an image database, the image data corresponding to the image of the symbol, and captured image location data, the location data comprising a geographical location of the imaging device determining a meaning of the symbol based on the image data and the location data; comparing the image data with symbol data, the symbol data being associated with location data, for determining whether the symbol data includes the captured symbol of the image data; updating the symbol data to include the image data when the symbol data does not include the symbol image data before the updating; and transmitting to a cell phone of a user of the imaging device the meaning of the symbol.
1. A method for determining a meaning of traffic symbols, comprising: capturing an image of a symbol using an imaging device selected from a group consisting essentially of a cell phone camera, digital camera, wi-fi camera, and scanner; transmitting image data to an image database, the image data corresponding to the image of the symbol, and captured image location data, the location data comprising a geographical location of the imaging device determining a meaning of the symbol based on the image data and the location data; comparing the image data with symbol data, the symbol data being associated with location data, for determining whether the symbol data includes the captured symbol of the image data; updating the symbol data to include the image data when the symbol data does not include the symbol image data before the updating; and transmitting to a cell phone of a user of the imaging device the meaning of the symbol. 2. The method of claim 1 , the image database being configured to store symbol data, the symbol data including at least one of a pictogram and an iso-symbol, and at least one meaning corresponding to the pictogram or the iso-symbol.