1. A method for providing pictorial information relevant to a geographic location, comprising: selecting a characteristic relevant to a geographic location; searching a pictorial image database for images having an embedded tag associated with the characteristic; in response to searching, retrieving at least one image file from the database having an embedded tag correlated to the geographic location characteristic and visually depicting a physical appearance or an attribute of the location; analyzing characteristics of the at least one image file and responsively selecting preferred image data from the at least one image file; formatting the preferred image data for presentation to a user; associating the formatted preferred image data with the geographic location; and presenting the associated formatted preferred image data to a user in association with the geographic location.