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

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

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 Extends Asia Pacific Coverage

Tele Atlas (Singapore) has made available its integrated digital maps of Southeast Asian countries. The updated Tele Atlas MultiNet database includes comprehensive maps of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand and more than 200,000 points of interest (POIs) to help personal navigation system and mobile phone users easily find places and services such as restaurants and cinemas, as well as pharmacies, dentists, doctors and car rental facilities. MultiNet Southeast Asia features include: Navigable street network data in Malaysia for the major cities of Seremban, Melaka and Pinang. Additionally, the major road network coverage has been increased to cover more than 65% of... (read more)

2006-11-28 12:00:00

Tele Atlas Coverage of Seven African Countries

Tele Atlas (The Netherlands) has announced a license and distribution agreement with MapIT (Pty) Ltd., based in Pretoria, Republic of South-Africa. The agreement gives Tele Atlas full map coverage of South Africa and neighbouring countries (Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland) and puts Tele Atlas in the lead position in the region with maps covering the entire Southern region of the African continent. Tele Atlas Chief Operating Officer and managing director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Jack Reinelt said: "The South African region is a fast growing tourism destination, and digital maps of the area are increasingly important... (read more)

2006-11-17 12:00:00

1Spatial Reseller for Tele Atlas

1Spatial (United Kingdom) has signed a Value Added Reseller agreement with Tele Atlas. 1Spatial can now offer powerful integration and quality services that include MultiNet data, to a broad range of organisations ranging from large corporate enterprises and System Integrators to local and central governments. 1Spatial has extensive experience in providing operational solutions to organisations with large geospatial databases, notably around geospatial data integration and quality control. 1Spatial will now be able to offer end-users a suite of GPS and geospatial solutions based on MultiNet helping them to more rapidly benefit from their location-based applications. Both companies have already worked... (read more)

2008-05-05 09:51:22

Tele Atlas Establishes New Operation in Russia

Tele Atlas (Belgium) has established a new company, Tele Atlas RUS. With headquarters in Moscow, Tele Atlas RUS will assume the databases and all activities of Navmaps, Russia's leading provider of navigation maps. The new company will strengthen Tele Atlas' operations in Russia and increase its direct interaction with suppliers and with Roskartographia, the Federal Agency of Geodesy and Cartography. Industry observers predict there will be a dramatic boom in the consumer use of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) in Russia, due to the country's continued economic development and the government's expected move to abolish all non security and military limitations... (read more)

2006-12-19 12:00:00