17 June 2008, 9:45pm
NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT), a leading global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, has announced release of navigable map coverage in Indonesia. The initial NAVTEQ map of Indonesia includes over 250,000 km of road network. In greater Jakarta there are areas with NAVTEQ’s highest coverage level - with the inclusion and verification of up to 260 road attributes.
NAVTEQ uses geographic analysts to verify for accuracy the road attributes featured in its maps which enable customers to develop turn-by-turn navigation guidance. With the third largest concentration of mobile telecommunication devices in the Asia Pacific region, opportunity for carriers and hand-set manufacturers, to develop navigation and location-based services in Indonesia is growing.
“NAVTEQ recognises that our customers need a proven quality map to be successful”, stated Rafay Khan, Vice President of Business Development for Asia Pacific. “We are supporting their efforts by building the country to the same global specification and processes as our other country maps, enabling them to rapidly develop the services and products their customers are demanding.”
Local geographic analysts, trained by NAVTEQ field personnel, collaborated to build the Indonesia map providing the benefit of local knowledge and ensuring that the NAVTEQ global specification was maintained.
“Our quality and adherence to the global database specification is supported by a stringent process which includes hundreds of in-line validation rules. This process is designed to provide our customers with a highly accurate and reliable map of the region which can accommodate country-specific nuances,” reported Aaron Dannenbring, NAVTEQ Director of Product Management for Asia Pacific.
NAVTEQ has extensive coverage in Asia including, along with Indonesia, maps for the following countries and territories: Australia; Brunei; China coverage: Hong Kong and Macau; India, Malaysia; New Zealand; Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan; and Thailand.

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