1. A method for providing may information at an apparatus configured to switch may information between a streaming image may basis and an embedded vector map basis and display the map information, the method comprising: executing a may application; switching the streaming image may basis to the embedded vector may basis when route guidance commences in the map application and movement is detected; displaying map information that is stored in advance on the embedded vector map basis according to the route guidance; switching the embedded vector may basis to the streaming image may basis when the route guidance is terminated; and requesting map information corresponding to current location information from a service device and displaying the may information received from the service device in a streaming manner on the streaming image may basis.