Blom/Tele Atlas Agreement

Geographic information provider Blom ASA (Norway) and digital maps and dynamic content provider Tele Atlas have announced a five year agreement focused on speeding up the development of 3D city maps and elevation models and on creating imagery products for personal and in car navigation, Internet and mobile solutions users. The new partnership will give map users a more realistic view of the world and show them building details in the world\'s major cities. Under the terms of the agreement, Blom and Tele Atlas will work together on the development and delivery of 3D city maps and other features using... (read more)

2008-10-31 02:37:49

South American Ecosystems Atlas

Environmental Education for Primary Schools

The Ecosystems Atlas of South America and Antarctica is an educational programme for primary-school pupils. Software is distributed free to South American institutions that develop educational activities relating to the environment. The project is the result of successful collaboration between the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and Vale do Paraiba University, supported by the Bradesco, Vitae and Atech foundations. One of the outcomes of the first Conference on Remote Sensing Education, held in Balne¡rio Camboriu, Brazil in May 1997 was the Camboriu Document describing remote-sensing educational activities in the region. One major thing it noted was the lack of... (read more)

2007-09-19 12:00:00

Solar Atlas of Berlin

Airborne Lidar in Renewable Energy Applications

Airborne Lidar has yet to become as ubiquitous as aerial imagery for GIS applications. But one important use has recently been identified. An online atlas of potential solar energy yield was created for the city of Berlin by measuring parameters such as roof area and slope, taking into account shadowing from vertical objects such as chimneys and masts. The atlas is freely accessible to home and business owners and the hope is that it will create more demand for photovoltaic and solar thermal panels. Display bigger mapInitial calculations for the German city of Berlin have suggested that about two-thirds of... (read more)

2010-02-24 03:45:41

Garmin Bid for Tele Atlas

Garmin Ltd. has announced a €2.3 billion ($3.3 billion) offer for Tele Atlas. Tomtom earlier made an offer of €2 billion for the company in July. Garmin has notified the supervisory and managing boards of Tele Atlas of its intention to make a public offer for all the outstanding shares of Tele Atlas N.V. on a fully diluted basis at an indicative offer price of €24.50 in cash per share. That implies an equity value for the company of $2.3 billion. Garmin's intended offer is higher than the offer made by TomTom, the company notes: 15% higher than the offer... (read more)

2007-11-01 09:26:03

ALK Selects Tele Atlas Maps

ALK will use Tele Atlas maps and dynamic content in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The agreement gives ALK access to Tele Atlas' global digital map content and products, including content for more than 24 million points of interest (POIs) and additional map enhancement products that can further enrich the mobile device users\' navigation experience. ALK's award-winning CoPilot GPS software makes every journey easier by delivering a fully integrated navigation solution for the mobile environment, with useful navigation-based services such as live local search and weather via the phone's mobile Internet connection. (read more)

2009-06-18 03:00:21

Tele Atlas Enhances Digital Maps

Tele Atlas (The Netherlands) and GlobeXplorer (CA, USA) have signed a reseller agreement that enables Tele Atlas partners and customers to enhance the richness of their digital map-based applications by incorporating high- resolution aerial and satellite imagery into their solutions. Under the agreement, Tele Atlas will provide a single-source global data solution through which its partners and customers can use GlobeXplorer's ImageBuilder and ImageConnect worldwide imagery products to seamlessly build custom aerial, satellite and map viewing features into applications. Combined with Tele Atlas' highly accurate digital map data and dynamic content, applications and devices using GlobeXplorer's online images will be... (read more)

2006-11-27 12:00:00

Tele Atlas Joint Venture in Indonesia

Tele Atlas NV (The Netherlands) has opened an Indonesian joint venture, PT Tele Atlas Indonesia. Formed as a business partnership between Tele Atlas and Indonesian map solutions provider PT Navindo Technologies, the new company will focus on delivering a highly accurate digital map database of Indonesia and on in-country marketing and sales activities. PT Tele Atlas Indonesia will initially focus on enhancing its map database of core population centres, including Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya, and is expected to deliver map products starting in early 2007. The joint venture will initially employ 20 people in an office located in central Jakarta. (read more)

2006-09-08 12:00:00

Tele Atlas Adds Full Coverage China

Tele Atlas (The Netherlands) has signed a license and distribution agreement with Beijing Changdi Youhao Mapping Technologies Co., Ltd., an affiliate of China-based Ritu Information Systems Inc. The agreement gives Tele Atlas Asia- Pacific full map coverage of 337 Chinese cities, complete with censor codes. Tele Atlas chief operating officer of Asia-Pacific Mark Steele said that China is a burgeoning market for in-car, portable, and wireless navigation systems and applications. "The potential is significant in this market, which has more consumers than the U.S. and European markets combined. This agreement accelerates our ability to deliver high quality, detailed digital maps... (read more)

2006-11-02 12:00:00

Tele Atlas Appoints Managing Director Japan

Tele Atlas (The Netherlands) has appointed Shinya Banno as managing director of Tele Atlas Japan. In this role, Banno will be responsible for all business operations in Japan, including sales, customer support and marketing. He reports to Asia Pacific chief operating officer Mark Steele. "Tele Atlas has made significant investments to expand its map coverage and operations in the Asia Pacific region this year, and looked to secure a leader with unparalleled navigation industry experience in our core market, Japan," said Steele. "Banno's successful track record in the navigation and automotive markets in both North America and Japan made him... (read more)

2006-10-30 12:00:00

Tele Atlas Forms JV in Taiwan

Tele Atlas (The Netherlands) has announced a joint venture with Systems and Technology Corporation (S&T) to form Tele Atlas Taiwan Co., Ltd., an independent entity focused on delivering a complete digital map of the territory for portable, Internet, in-car and wireless navigation systems and applications. Tele Atlas Taiwan also unveiled its first mobile mapping van in the Asia Pacific region in the heart of downtown Taipei. Formed in 1987, S&T is recognised for delivering automatic vehicle location systems that track mobile assets and producing high quality digital maps of Taiwan. The S&T map database includes 100 percent coverage of... (read more)

2007-07-19 02:19:09