NavTech Expands Map Database Coverage of Europe and North America; Company to Add Significant New Countries.ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1998--Navigation Technologies (NavTech), the leading supplier of map databases used by in-vehicle navigation products, announced today that it plans major database coverage builds in both Europe and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. in 1999. NavTech issued upcoming coverage plans at the 5th Annual World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems in Seoul, South Korea. NavTech creates and sells the world's most widely-used navigation database, already used in virtually every vehicle navigation See GPS and vehicle tracking. system in North America and the majority of those on the road in Europe. Renowned for the detail and completeness needed for true route guidance, the NavTech database provides 150 navigation attributes for each street segment, addresses, and points of interest in 42 categories such as restaurants, hotels, tourist attractions, etc. European Coverage In Europe, NavTech's 1999 plan calls for dramatic data builds in Spain, Sweden, and Denmark and deepened coverage across other well-established areas. In aggregate, the NavTech Europe database will provide detailed coverage of areas in which 230 million people reside. NavTech will continue to extend and add detail in Germany, Benelux, Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. , France, Austria, and Switzerland. "We recognize that sufficient coverage is a major catalyst for the growth of the market and carefully study demographics in this regard," said Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , president of NavTech Europe. "During 1998, we introduced products that reflect this sensibility such as our Central Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. In addition, Northern, Southern and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe. and Mediterranean Coast CDs. Real world driving patterns showed that there was sufficient cross-border traffic in these areas to warrant multi-country product offerings. Central Europe encompasses southern Germany The term Southern Germany (German: Süddeutschland) is used to describe a region in the south of Germany. The exact area defined by the term is not constant, but it usually includes Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and the southern part of Hesse. , northern Italy Northern Italy comprises of two areas belonging to NUTS level 1:
North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Coverage NavTech expects to add coverage of nearly 10 million consumers to its North American database. Included in the North American builds are the cities of Montreal, Canada; Milwaukee, WI; and, Buffalo, NY. NavTech's navigable databases extend detailed coverage to more than 140 million consumers in North America (more than 50% of the population). "The building of the NAVTECH database is an ongoing process," said Mike Walsh, president of NavTech North America. "We estimate that our team of full-time cartographers Cartography is the study of map making and cartographers are map makers. Before 1400
About Navigation Technologies NavTech is a global company recognized as the premier supplier of superior quality, continuously updated route guidance map databases for both North America and Europe. The NAVTECH database contains an extensive and precise digital representation of the road network that provides the depth, accuracy and coverage needed to enable turn-by-turn, door-to-door route guidance. Applications using the NAVTECH database include in-vehicle navigation products, fleet management systems, personal navigation products, web sites and online services, kiosk-based directions, advanced traffic and traveler information systems and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). NavTech is headquartered in Rosemont, Ill., with additional offices in Sunnyvale, Calif., and Best, The Netherlands. In addition, NavTech has a customer support center in Yokohama, Japan and more than 70 field offices and 950 employees worldwide. Note to editors: For additional information on NavTech, please visit the NavTech Web site at http://www.navtech.com. Company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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