A method, an image processing apparatus, and a system for generating a road image by using two-dimensional map data are proposed. The method includes receiving, by an image processing apparatus, an input of the map data of a specific area, extracting, by the image processing apparatus, road geometry information and road attribute information of a road from the map data, determining, by the image processing apparatus, road object standard information matched with the road attribute information for at least one road element of the road, generating, by the image processing device, style information for the at least one road element on a basis of at least one of the road attribute information and the road object standard information, and applying, by the image processing apparatus, the style information to the road geometry information to generate a basic road image including the road and the at least one road element.