NAVTEQ supplies maps to Locatienet BV

09 January 2008, 11:50am

Veldhoven, January 9, 2008 – NAVTEQ, (NYSE:NVT) a leading global provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, has been chosen by Locatienet BV, leader in professional routing & mapping services in the Netherlands to be its main map data provider. This new collaboration will allow Locatienet users to get access to the most current European maps from NAVTEQ.

Locatienet BV is a private limited company based in Breukelen. Locatienet BV server allows enterprises who need routing & mapping applications to directly import maps to their own web-site. Locatienet website http://www.routenet.nl also provides access to the most accurate traffic information in the Netherlands.

NAVTEQ has been chosen by Locatienet to provide map data given the importance of map freshness and accuracy for professional applications. The road network is changing by almost 15%-20% a year; subsequently, NAVTEQ provides 4 map updates over a year. Given NAVTEQ’s commitment to provide a map that best reflects these continuous changes Locatienet chose NAVTEQ to provide the map data they felt would provide the best quality application.

“Locations are the core business of Locatienet BV. The basic principle for every activity we deploy is finding the answer to the question ‘where is it and how do I get there?’”, said Sebastiaan Raaphorst, managing director at Locatienet BV. “NAVTEQ can optimise our service by offering us the most up to data. This added value was our most important reason to choose NAVTEQ maps.”

“Routenet.nl is one of the most used routing services in the Netherlands”, shared Eric Fumat, VP and General Manager Enterprise Europe at NAVTEQ. “The accuracy and dependability of the geographical online services and the ease of use in routing contribute greatly to its success. We are pleased that Locatienet recognized NAVTEQ is very demanding when it comes to quality and updating our map database and therefore selected us to support their application.”

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