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Marvin Hlavac
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 Posted - 29 mars 2005 : 12:29:09
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INDEX: NAVTEQ has announced the release of maps for Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland [2007/8/2] page 7 »
NAVTEQ has announced availability of full coverage maps for Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia [2007/6/19] page 7 »
NAVTEQ First Global Digital Map Supplier to Release Map of India [2007/6/14] page 7 »
NAVTEQ Releases First Turkey Map [2007/6/11] page 7 »
First Release of Thailand [2007/2/27] page 6 »
NAVTEQ Launches Map Reporter(TM) to Capture Users' Map Input [2007/1/15] page 6 »
Current data coverage for Mexico [2006/12/7] page 6 »
NAVTEQ Releases Complete Detailed Coverage for Finland [2006/09/20] page 5 »
NAVTEQ Launches Full Coverage Map of Australia [2006/08/21] page 5 »
NAVTEQ Releases Full Coverage Map of South Africa [2006/07/19] page 5 »
NAVTEQ and Roscartographia (Russian Federal Agency for Geodesy and Cartography) Solidify Relationship [2006/06/27] page 4 »
Navteq will offer weather info in its map databases starting next year [2006/06/25] page 4 »
NAVTEQ Releases Full Coverage Map of Poland [2006/05/10] page 3 »
Spain and Portugal [2006/04/25] page 3 »
Maps Available for Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia & Montenegro [2006/04/24] page 3 »
Ireland [2006/03/28] page 2 »
Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Balearic and Canary Islands [2006/03/06] page 2 »
Mexico [2006/01/11] page 2 »
NAVTEQ Offers Truck Attribute Data for NAVTEQ Map of North America [2005/10/18] page 2 »
NAVTEQ Introduces New Postcode Layer for UK [2005/10/10] page 2 »
NAVTEQ Signs Contract with PSMA Australia for Australian Map Data [2005/09/28] page 2 »
NAVTEQ Releases First Map of Romania [2005/09/13] page 1 »
NAVTEQ Launches First Map of Brazil [2005/08/8] page 1 »
NAVTEQ Releases First Map of Bulgaria [2005/07/18] page 1 »
First NAVTEQ Digital Map of Russia Now Available [2005/07/13] page 1 »
NAVTEQ Acquires South Korea Map Provider [2005/07/11] page 1 »
Aggressive Initiative to Integrate Extended Lane Attributes Throughout Europe and North America Continues [2005/05/18] page 1 »
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania [2005/05/12] page 1 »
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia [2005/03/28] page 1 »
CHICAGO, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, has added new roads and updated attributes and geometry on existing roads in its maps of the following middle eastern countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The updated maps of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates were released in Q4 2004, and the updated map of Saudi Arabia was released in Q1 2005 to NAVTEQ’s direct customers.
A variety of different updates were made to the road network of each of the aforementioned countries; however, some notable updates include:
Bahrain
-- Adding names and addresses to roadways in: Busaytin and Muharraq City
in the Muharraq area, Maqsha in the Jidhafs area, Barbar and Sar in
the Northern area, Bilad Al Qadeam in the Manama City area, Isa Town
in the Isa Town area, A’Ali in the Central area, Alluzy and Rowdha in
the Hamad Town area and Malkiya, Dumistan, and Karzakan in the Western
area
-- Extending the Skaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Hwy south from Wali Al Ahd Hwy
Kuwait
-- Adding new geometry in Zahra, within the city of Hawali
-- Adding new geometry in the neighborhoods of Al Salam, Hateen, Um Al
Haiman and the roadway west of 40 Road in the city of Ahmadi
Oman
-- Detailed coverage of the following 16 cities in Oman: Ibri, Khasab
(Musandam Penninsula), As Suwaiq, Saham, Nizwa, Barka, Bahla, Shinas,
Al Mudaybi, Al Khaburah, Al Musanaah, Al Rushtaq, Barka, Samail, Ibra
and Qurriyat
-- Detailed coverage of the northern side of the "Al Hahjar" mountain
range to the coast - from Qurayyat to UAE border where a bulk of the
population resides
Qatar
-- Updating road geometry, street names and addresses on all levels of
roadway
-- Adding new stadiums for the 2006 Asian games
United Arab Emirates
-- Adding street names and addresses where present in Mussaffah, Khalifa
City B and Khalifa City A, Ajman and Ras al Khaimah
-- Adding new roadways around Fujairah and new geometry in the Abu Dhabi
area and Dubai
Saudi Arabia
-- Adding new coverage in Taif
-- Updating road geometry in Jeddah and Riyadh |
Edited by - Marvin Hlavac on 17 janv. 2007 14:36:51
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Marvin Hlavac
Canada
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Posted - 13 mai 2005 : 11:29:18
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[May 12, 2005] NAVTEQ is continuing to rapidly expand its map portfolio in Eastern Europe. For the first time, NAVTEQ’s direct customers will have access to digital map data for the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The map data includes the major metropolitan cities in the Baltic region and some 6,823 kilometres of roadway overall. NAVTEQ field analysts collected more than 380 Points of Interest (POIs) across the region which provide navigation systems with important tourist destination information including hotels, petrol stations, restaurants, etc. The maps of the Baltics are available with the Q1 2005 version of the NAVTEQ database and all subsequent releases.
NAVTEQ(TM) maps of the Baltics provide NAVTEQ customers with accurate map data for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Overall, NAVTEQ field analysts have collected approximately 6,823 kilometres of road in the region.
Estonia - The NAVTEQ map of Estonia offers 2,262 kilometres of road, which includes the major cities of Tallinn, Tartu, Narva and Parnu and the main connector roads in between these cities. Ferry connections with Finland, Germany and Sweden have also been included in the map.
Latvia - In Latvia, the metropolitan area of Riga and the cities of Daugavpils, Liepaja and Ventspils are included in the database. The map also covers 2,603 kilometres of major roads, including motorways and main routes to the neighbouring countries of Estonia and Lithuania.
Lithuania - In Lithuania, the map comprises detailed coverage of the cities of Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Siauliai, Penevezi and the major roads throughout the country. Overall, NAVTEQ’s field analysts have driven some 1,958 kilometres of road in Lithuania. For both Latvia and Lithuania, ferry connections to Germany and Sweden have also been integrated into the database. |
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Marvin Hlavac
Canada
6899 Posts |
Posted - 19 mai 2005 : 15:52:09
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Aggressive Initiative to Integrate Extended Lane Attributes Throughout Europe and North America Continues
 [May 18, 2005] NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, has integrated extended lane information into its maps of six European countries. The extended lane attributes were first introduced and extensively tested in the NAVTEQ(TM) map of Germany in 2004, and are now available for select junctions on motorways and roads to major airports in the Q2 2005 release of NAVTEQ maps of Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. In an aggressive initiative, NAVTEQ plans to continue launching the extended lane attributes on its maps of additional European countries and select North American cities throughout 2005.
Customer feedback and years of experience has given NAVTEQ an ideal vantage point for understanding how to enhance the driver's navigation experience. NAVTEQ recognized the inclusion of extended lane information into its maps as an opportunity to help its customers provide drivers with a more informed and simplified navigation experience. The extended lane information that NAVTEQ is integrating into its maps includes three attributes:
-- Extended number of lanes: the total number of lanes along a stretch of roadway including turn, deceleration and exit lanes
-- Lane connectivity: indicates how and where along the roadway lanes connect and depart from one another
-- Lane restrictions: restricted time and usage information
When utilized in a navigation application, these attributes can simplify route guidance for sections of the roadway where complex lane interaction/extended lane situations exist. Lane guidance can improve the navigation experience as it reduces a driver's risk of driving in unknown situations, executing last-minute maneuvers, and missing the appropriate lane required to correctly route to a destination. As a driver approaches a complex interchange, this technology enables navigation systems to guide the driver through lanes, alerting them of upcoming lane changes and visually illustrating which lane to choose.
The extended lane attributes for Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Switzerland are currently available upon request. Starting in the Q4 2005, extended lanes will be standard on all maps that have been integrated with these attributes.
"This enhancement not only provides more information about nuances of the road network but lends an additional visual element to facilitate the driver's overall navigation experience," commented John MacLeod, Executive Vice President - Global Marketing & Strategy. "Extended lane information gives our customers another way to elevate the richness and sophistication of their solutions and highlights our focus on continually evolving our map database." |
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Sam Ontario
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Posted - 19 mai 2005 : 17:10:20
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This is great and maps are getting better and better.
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zeek
Canada
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Posted - 19 mai 2005 : 23:24:42
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So - I would guess that means it will be available in North America beginning of next year. I guess it could prove difficult to sell an update to software until that time to end users that know about this. Sort of reminds me of the Osborne computer debacle - when after they introduced the Osborne2 the owner of the company came out saying - this is nothing, wait until you see the Osborne3 coming out in six months - thereby effectivly killing his company because no one bought the Osborne2.
This will deliver a better out-of-the-box experience for navigation software, no doubt. However, I think it would still help if navigation software providers allowed customers to tweek and edit the map info and share with one another those tweeks. If one could apply these updates as layers on their maps then this could still allow manufacturers map updates without impacting this user addition. |
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Marvin Hlavac
Canada
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Posted - 12 juil. 2005 : 11:52:22
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NAVTEQ Acquires South Korea Map Provider
CHICAGO, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, has acquired PMI, a prominent South Korean digital map company, for $28.5 million. With the purchase, NAVTEQ now has a local presence in South Korea and a digital map product available to service the dynamic Korean market.
This agreement brings together two leaders in digital mapping. Every automobile manufacturer that currently offers a navigation system in Europe and North America uses NAVTEQ maps in one or more of its models, and NAVTEQ is a leading provider of digital maps for the mobile navigation device and location-based services industries. At $14 million in annual revenue in 2004, PMI's sales of digital maps and related software and services stem from a robust customer base including the leading Korean wireless carriers, automobile system vendors, online mapping companies and automobile suppliers.
"With employees in more than 20 countries, NAVTEQ recognizes the enormous value of local expertise," said Judson Green, President and CEO of NAVTEQ Corporation. "South Korea represents an important part of our global expansion strategy and PMI's leadership brings a wealth of market understanding to this new relationship. Most importantly, the quality focus and field-collection based approach to mapmaking make PMI a strong fit."
"PMI has always been committed to high quality digital mapping," said Yong Won Lee, President of PMI. "We share this strong quality orientation with NAVTEQ. The two companies share many common practices, including driven verification of navigable driving information. We are eager to join this global team."
NAVTEQ continues to focus on expanding its global map coverage, and offering coverage in South Korea is a principal part of this initiative. South Korea boasts a rapidly growing automotive sector and one of the most advanced wireless markets in the world. Consumer adoption of location-based services exceeds Europe and North America, creating a high demand for quality digital map data to serve as a foundation for these services.
The acquisition is expected to have no impact on daily operations at PMI. Mr. Lee will continue in his role as President. |
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Marvin Hlavac
Canada
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Posted - 14 juil. 2005 : 10:59:31
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First NAVTEQ Digital Map of Russia Now Available
Chicago, IL – July 13, 2005 – NAVTEQ, a global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, has made its first map of Russia available to its direct customers. The NAVTEQ map of Russia, which is available in NAVTEQ’s Q2 2005 database release, includes detailed coverage of the road networks of Moscow and St. Petersburg as well as major connector highways between these two Russian cities and the neighboring countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Finland.
“With rapid efforts to expand our map portfolio throughout Eastern Europe well underway, we also know that connecting the road network of Eastern Europe to the major commercial centers of Russia is extremely important to our customers’ business plans," said John MacLeod, Executive Vice President – Global Marketing and Strategy. “Extending coverage into Russia makes routing possible from St. Petersburg to Paris, allowing Russia to connect to both Eastern and Western Europe. Our customers can now begin offering products that service these large consumer and business hubs in Russia."
The first NAVTEQ map of Russia covers approximately 34,000 kilometers of road network. The map includes over 4,700 POIs throughout Moscow and St. Petersburg in over 46 categories, including gas stations, restaurants and commuter rail stations. Notable historic locations and tourist attractions are also identified on the map including the Kremlin Area, Lushniki Sports Complex, Moscow State University and all major railway stations. The NAVTEQ map of Russia also includes cartographic information for Moscow and St. Petersburg and two-dimensional building footprints for select landmarks in both cities.
NAVTEQ leveraged its proven collection processes and technology and utilized local resources with an extensive knowledge of the road network and the Russian language to build its first map of Russia. The map is available in both Cyrillic and transliterated Russian, which is a representation of the official Russian alphabet (Cyrillic) in Latin characters. |
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Marvin Hlavac
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Posted - 19 juil. 2005 : 09:23:43
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NAVTEQ Releases First Map of Bulgaria
[July 18, 2005] NAVTEQ has released its first map of Bulgaria's road network. The map is available to NAVTEQ's direct customers with the Q2 2005 version of the NAVTEQ database and all subsequent releases.
To create a digital map of Bulgaria's major roads, NAVTEQ's field researchers recorded some 5,300 kilometers of motorway and main connector roads. The new Bulgarian map database now connects Bulgaria's 29 major cities with 25,000 inhabitants or more including its capital Sofia, Burgas, Pleven, Ruse, Sliven, Stara, Zagora, Varna and Veliko Tarnovo.
Over 500 points of interest (POI) in a wide variety of categories give digital map data users important location information. For example, the database contains information on petrol stations, service areas, car parks, border crossings, international airports, historic monuments, national parks, hotels and restaurants. In addition, 26 POIs of national importance, like the country's famous cloister Rilskijat Manastir, have been included.
As part of NAVTEQ's aggressive digital mapping effort targeting the Eastern European road network, NAVTEQ already supplies map material for the following countries: Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Greece and Hungary. |
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Marvin Hlavac
Canada
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Posted - 09 août 2005 : 13:34:34
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Brazil Marks Beginning of NAVTEQ Mapping Initiative in South America
NAVTEQ Launches First Map of Brazil
CHICAGO, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT), a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, has released its first map of Brazil. Brazil is the first South American country to be mapped by NAVTEQ, launching an initiative to increase NAVTEQ's map coverage in the South American region. Currently, NAVTEQ(TM) maps span across five continents. The map of Brazil is now available to customers for use in mapping applications. The NAVTEQ map of Brazil provides detailed road network coverage of Brazil's three largest cities: Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo, including address routing capability. In addition, the map provides coverage of connector highways, allowing for routing to, from and through these three major urban areas.
With over 40,000 kilometers of coverage, NAVTEQ's map of Brazil covers approximately 12.5% (or 25.3 million) of the population. Additionally, the map offers numerous points of interest, including restaurants, hotels, museums, petrol stations, and other tourist attractions.
"The premier map in South America represents the first step to broader navigation solutions for South America. Brazil commands a vast automotive and wireless market, and NAVTEQ responded to the customer need to offer products in this region," commented John MacLeod, Executive Vice President – Global Marketing and Sales for NAVTEQ. "The introduction of the map of Brazil is an important progression, and we look forward to continuing our expansion in the South American region." |
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Marvin Hlavac
Canada
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Posted - 14 sept. 2005 : 10:10:19
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NAVTEQ Releases First Map of Romania
[Sept. 13, 2005] NAVTEQ has added a new country to its Eastern European database. Beginning in the third quarter of 2005, digital map data of Romania will be available to direct customers for the first time.
Included in the map data release is detailed road network information for Romania's capital, Bucharest and coverage of the main roadways linking 15 cities with a population of 25,000 or more.
The addition of Romania to NAVTEQ's Eastern European coverage makes navigable travel between neighbouring countries Bulgaria and Hungary possible. This means navigation devices can now navigate across more borders: For instance from Germany via Austria and Hungary to Romania.
NAVTEQ now covers more than 11,400 kilometres of roads in Romania including Points of Interest (POI's) such as restaurants, hotels and banks for 60 of the country's towns and cities including: Arad, Bucharest, Brasov, Cluj-Napoca, Constanta, Craiova, Focsani, Galati, Iasi, Timisoara, Targu Mures, Oradea, Pitesti, Satu Mare and Sibiu.
The database contains over 1,500 points of interest (POI) in 40 categories such as service stations, restaurants and train stations. Famous tourist attractions like the Transylvanian Bran Castle, legendary home of Bram Stoker's Dracula, are also included in the Romanian map data.
Romania joins Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia in its expanded European coverage. |
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altden2002
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Posted - 17 sept. 2005 : 20:51:07
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Hey, thanks for all the updates. We don't discuss them much, but i certainly do read them with interest!
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Marvin Hlavac
Canada
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Posted - 17 sept. 2005 : 22:37:38
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You are welcome. For me it is just simply fascinating to watch how NavTeq is adding countries one by one on the map. We are watching history in the making. Our kids (or grand kids) will not believe we lived in time when navigable maps were available only for about 50 countries ;-)
This picture shows a NavTeq field research team car negotiating a turn in narrow medieval streets of Italy. (See the GPS antenna on its roof.)
Marvin Hlavac - Toronto, Canada |
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Marvin Hlavac
Canada
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Posted - 18 sept. 2005 : 15:11:05
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Yes, that's an excellent article, a must-read for anyone interested about these things. Three pages describing how NavTeq collects data.
Marvin Hlavac - Toronto, Canada |
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altden2002
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Posted - 18 sept. 2005 : 23:40:35
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Thanks for the article.
I looked around that site and found an article on TeleAtlas:
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/teleatlas-visit-aug05.php
they got some serious beating from their users in there. In my observation I didn't notice similar hostility from NavTeq users.
They seem to have different approach - TeleAtlas relies on goverment sources to provide data, only doing field trips when there is good reason to, while NavTeq does not trust goverment data and recheck everything in person before subjecting their users to the data.
I imagine that TeleAtlas has fewer costs associated with their approach, but of course with thousands different sources and infamous goverment efficiency they get less reliable data. NavTeq costs should be significantly higher then, but inevitably the quality would be higher too.
It seems to me now that manually collecting the data is the winning approach, and I find it totally counter-intuitive. Amazing.
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