This paper proposes a method to evaluate map recognition systems. Firstly, we selected typical portions from 1/25000 and 1/2500 maps which have a wide variety of symbols and their typical density. We call them bench-mark maps in this paper. Secondly, we made the answer vector data from the bench-mark maps by hand digitizing using a digitizer. Finally, we investigated a method to collate the answer vecter data and the output of a tested map recognition system.
