1. In a system including an image database and a user terminal having a screen and an input device, a method for visually navigating a geographic area from a user terminal, the method comprising: storing a plurality of images in the image database representing objects within the geographic area, the images providing a non-aerial view of the objects; identifying a current location in the geographic area; retrieving an image corresponding to the current location from the image database; monitoring a change of the current location in the geographic area; and retrieving an image corresponding to the changed location.