A method for providing route guidance includes the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user's location sensing signal； the server receiving the user's location sensing signal from the route guiding apparatus； the route guiding apparatus transmitting to the server a user's operation recognition signal； the server receiving the user's operation recognition signal from the route guiding apparatus； the controller determining a user's status based on at least one of the location sensing signal and the operation recognition signal； the server transmitting map data corresponding to a user's location determined using the user's status to the route guiding apparatus； the route guiding apparatus receiving the map data from the server； and the route guiding apparatus guiding a route to a destination based on the map data.
