a method and apparatus are disclosed that calculate an area - of - interest based on a user request for location specific data . the operations may include transmitting initial location data of the mobile terminal and user initiated gesture data to a server . the server may then perform initiating a request to receive the requested location data , and calculating a geographical area - of - interest based on the initial location data and the user initiated gesture data . the location specific data related to the area - of - interest may then be retrieved and transmitted to the mobile terminal . the area - of - interest may be defined based on the initial position of the mobile terminal and information provided by a gesture made by the user of the mobile terminal .