There is provided an information processing apparatus including a position information acquiring unit configured to acquire first position information of an object, a provisional position and direction information acquiring unit configured to acquire provisional position information and provisional direction information based on a movement of the object with reference to the first position information, when second position information of the object is acquired, and a direction correcting unit configured to calculate a direction correction amount for correcting the provisional direction information, according to a distance between the first position information and the second position information, on the basis of the first position information, the second position information, and the provisional position information.