INPUT DEVICE AND MAP INFORMATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily make an input device compact, thin and operable by providing the input device capable of easily detecting moving operation and tilting operation on a plane generated by a force applied to an operating part by a finger or the like with simple configuration. SOLUTION: This input device has an operating part 3 capable of applying the moving and tilting motions parallel to the plane, motion converting parts 3-2 and 3-7 for converting the motion of this operating part to plural slide motions, a plurality of sensor parts 4L, 4R, 8L and 8R for detecting the slide motion converted by these motion converting parts, and calculating part for detecting the moving direction and moving amount of the slide motion on the basis of detecting signals detected by these plural sensor parts and calculating the moving and tilting motions parallel to the plane in the operating part from the combination of the detected moving direction and moving amount.