Method and apparatus for ordering electronic map data

The invention discloses a priority method of electronic map data and a device, which solves the problem that a traditional artificial priority method causes a poor priority effect, wastes manpower and has high cost. The method comprises that a key word of each electronic map data is extracted, web sets of search results, which correspond to each electronic map data are obtained through that the key word is used to search. According the corresponding wet sets of search results of each electronic map data, the importance of the electronic map data is calculated, and the electronic map data is sorted according to the importance. The invention uses the internet popularity of internet to depict the importance degree of POI data, because the depiction represents the recognition of vast netizen even broad masses, the priority effect is better and has excellent mass basis and rationality. Further, a machine is used to automatically score and sort, thereby the man labor is effectively saved, the efficiency is higher, and the cost is very low.