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

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

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

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

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

MiTAC Extends Relationship with Tele Atlas

Tele Atlas (Netherlands) and MiTAC International (Taiwan) have announced that MiTAC navigation solution subsidiaries Mio and Navman have extended their agreements to use Tele Atlas digital maps and content for each brand's complete range of personal navigation devices and products. The agreement covers a three year period and marks an extension of the companies' current partnerships, which began in 2005. Through the agreement, Mio and Navman products will be able to leverage Tele Atlas' full line of digital map content and products, including navigable map data for 74 countries, Tele Atlas 3D Landmarks, Tele Atlas Digital Elevation Model, Tele Atlas... (read more)

2008-08-29 09:04:23

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 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

TomTom Plans Bid for Tele Atlas

TomTom NV intends to make a cash offer of €21.25 per ordinary share for Tele Atlas NV. The Offer Price represents a 32% premium over Tele Atlas' average closing share price for the three months prior to 20 July 2007. The Supervisory Board and Management Board of Tele Atlas support the offer and will, when the offer is made by TomTom, recommend it to the Tele Atlas' shareholders. TomTom N.V. and Tele Atlas N.V. (Both The Netherlands), jointly announced that the expectation is justified that an agreement can be reached in connection with a public offer by TomTom for all outstanding... (read more)

2007-07-24 10:26:11