As a huge proponent of GPS I've complained to just about anyone who will listen that all GPS systems should incorporate real-time traffic conditions and use them to calculate the optimal route. And no, I'm not talking about real-time traffic conditions in just the major cities. That is to say - even people that live in say New York City still have to travel outside the metropolitan area, so what good is traffic calculations that are only good in a 10 mile radius? I've proposed a P2P (peer-to-peer) GPS system whereby each car that has a GPS would anonymously transmit their current speed and location to other cars with a 50 mile radius utilizing GPS. The GPS computer would then use this data from hundreds of datapoints to figure out which roads have slow traffic and which ones are clear. Who will be the Kazaa, eMule, or BitTorrent of GPS?
Anyway, today NAVTEQ, a global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, began offering its NAVTEQ Traffic solution in Orlando and Tampa, Florida. I say big whoop. Gimme nationwide traffic conditions not just metro areas.
In any event, NAVTEQ Traffic is currently available in 20 markets throughout the United States. According to NAVTEQ, this launch of two new markets is the first milestone in an ongoing initiative to offer NAVTEQ Traffic in additional high volume traffic markets throughout the United States.
There are some cool aspects to what NAVTEQ is doing however, including aggregating various traffic monitoring information. NAVTEQ Traffic is a data gathering, aggregation and quality-tested solution that links up-to-the minute traffic information to map data and enables wireless transmission directly to a vehicle's on-board navigation system. NAVTEQ Traffic combines data from multiple sources across the country, including the leading commercial traffic data providers, government departments of transportation, police and emergency services, road sensors, cameras and airborne reports. The solution aggregates available data including planned incidents (such as construction), unplanned incidents (such as accidents and disabled vehicles) and flow (speed and movement of traffic). Once received, traffic data is quality tested and linked to the map for wireless delivery to an on-board navigation system.
'Since launching NAVTEQ Traffic last spring, we have confirmed that both car companies and consumers recognize the enhanced navigation experience resulting from the availability of real-time traffic information. With proven aggregation and quality assurance processes in place, NAVTEQ is now focused on leveraging those processes to expand NAVTEQ Traffic to additional markets,' commented John MacLeod, Executive Vice President - Global Marketing & Strategy.
In June, NAVTEQ Traffic will be available in the following 22 markets:Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Diego, San Francisco/Oakland, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington DC.
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Type | Public |
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Industry | GPS data and services, Navigation software |
Founded | 1985 (Karlin & Collins, Inc.) 1987 (Navigation Technologies Corporation) |
Defunct | 2011 (Replaced by Nokia Here |
Fate | Merged into parent Nokia to become Nokia Here |
Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Michael Halbherr, EVP | |
Revenue | US$853 Million (at 2007-12-31 prior to takeover)[1] |
US$226 Million (at 2007-12-31 prior to takeover)[1] | |
US$173 Million (at 2007-12-31 prior to takeover)[1] | |
Total assets | US$1.3 Billion (at 2007-12-31 prior to takeover)[1] |
Total equity | US$1.0 Billion (at 2007-12-31 prior to takeover)[1] |
Number of employees | 5,500 (2012)[2] |
Parent | Here |
Website | navteq.com |
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Navteq (styled as 'NAVTEQ') was an American Chicago-based provider of geographic information system (GIS) data and a major provider of base electronic navigable maps. The company was acquired by Nokia in 2007/2008, and fully merged into Nokia in 2011 to form part of the Here business unit. The unit was subsequently sold to a consortium of German auto makers in 2016.
Overview[edit]
Navteq's underlying map database is based on first-hand observation of geographic features rather than relying on official government maps. It provides data used in a wide range of applications, including automotive navigation systems for many car makers, accounting for around 85% of market share.[citation needed] Most clients use Navteq to provide traffic reports in major metropolitan areas throughout North America.
Navteq partners with third-party agencies and companies to provide its services for portable GPS devices made by Garmin, Lowrance, NDrive and web-based applications such as Yahoo! Maps, Bing Maps, and Nokia Maps.[3]Microsoft's aviation game Flight Simulator X uses Navteq data to achieve a high level of visual realism for automatic terrain generation.[4]XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio use Navteq data to show traffic information on navigation systems. Navteq data has also been used for GPS- and GSM-based sex offender tracking systems in North Carolina and Georgia. Navteq also provides graphics systems, information services, and personnel for TV and radio broadcasting via Navteq Media Services.
Its main competitor was the Dutch company TeleAtlas now owned by TomTom.
Map error handling[edit]
Map errors are handled using Navteq Map Reporter, which is described as a 'community-based online tool for suggesting changes to the Navteq map'.[5] The Navteq Map Reporter's API makes it possible for manufacturers of devices using Navteq maps to build in error reporting features into their products.[6]
History[edit]
Karlin & Collins, Inc.[edit]
The company was founded in 1985 by Barry Karlin and Galen Collins. Karlin, originally from South Africa, told interviewers that he started the company after being frustrated with a paper map of the San Francisco, California area. He thought 'Wouldn't it be nice if I had someone sitting next to me in the car who knew the way?'[7] Collins created a pilot navigation system in the San Francisco area. However, basic testing showed the system could generate impossible directions. They realized that the system not only had to have accurate maps, but also detailed data on turn restrictions, one-way streets and other local issues.[7]
They were turned down by most venture capital firms in their attempts to finance the database but the president of Budget Rent A Car suggested they ask T. Russell Shields, a Chicago entrepreneur and founder of Shields Enterprises International, which specialized in building order fulfillment databases. Shields provided US$500,000 in seed money.[7]
In 1985, Karlin & Collins, Inc., based in Sunnyvale, California, began comprehensive mapping of the San Francisco Bay Area getting another US$2.5 million from Prudential Bache. Karlin and Collins made use of the newly created U.S. Census electronic map (TIGER files) which was matched with aerial photographs. They hired people to drive every road carrying a Dictaphone describing the position. In lieu of using a GPS, they kept track of the location of the vehicle using a dead reckoning system that relied on a gyro compass.[7]
In 1987, they unveiled their first product, DriverGuide, which was a countertop kiosk installed at car rental agencies and hotel lobbies and printed door-to-door driving directions. They later produced a coin-operated kiosk charging 50 cents. A total of 80 machines worth US$12,000 were installed around the San Francisco Bay Area and were a success. Shields invested another $3 million on condition he be named chief operating officer. The company was renamed Navigation Technologies Corporation.
A competitive environment was quickly arising with Etak being the most notable. Etak's offering was an in-car system that showed your location on the map but did not offer directions.
Navigation Technologies Corporation (NavTech)[edit]
In the 1990s, the company changed its business model so that instead of building kiosks itself, it licensed its maps to be used by other hardware makers. Philips Electronics acquired the company in the early 1990s and invested nearly US$600 million in building the database for a car-based mapping device. Both Karlin and Collins left after the takeover but Shields remained, rising to chief executive officer in 1996.
Navteq[edit]
Philips on several occasions tried to take the company public but backed off each time until finally going public in February 2004. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol 'NVT'. The company render their name as 'NAVTEQ', in all capitals.
Navteq is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with more than 5,500 employees worldwide working in 202 offices in 53 countries, including regional headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands and Singapore. It also owns and operates major production centers in Fargo, North Dakota; Leon, Mexico; Veldhoven, Netherlands; and Mumbai, India.[2]
In early 2007, Navteq acquired The Map Network, the largest supplier of mapping to U.S. tourism and convention agencies. Later that year, Navteq moved their headquarters from Chicago's Merchandise Mart complex to the Boeing Building in Chicago. In September 2009, Navteq acquired Acuity Mobile, a mobile marketing technology company.
Nokia subsidiary[edit]
On 1 October, 2007, it was announced that Nokia would acquire Navteq in a deal valued at an estimated US$8.1 billion (€5.7 billion). Navteq shareholders approved the deal in December 2007. The European Commission in July 2008 ruled the deal did not violate antitrust rules, clearing the way for closing the deal.[8][9]
Navteq's principal rival Tele Atlas was acquired by TomTom in 2008.
Trapster acquisition[edit]
In December 2010, Navteq purchased Trapster, a small company based in California that provided free information on speed traps, red-light cameras, and road hazard alerts using community-generated content. Trapster had been a finalist in Navteq's 2008 Global LBS Challenge. A Navteq spokesperson said that 'Navteq believes that community-generated data has a critical part to play in location content'.[10]
Nokia Location & Commerce integration[edit]
In 2011, Nokia announced Navteq would be fully merged into Nokia, its CEO Larry Kaplan assisting through year end and leaving the company.[11] The newly formed entity, branded Nokia Location & Commerce, would be headed by Michael Halbherr, and be formed of Nokia and former Navteq employees. Nokia also announced the closing of two Navteq offices in Malvern, PA (former Traffic.com) and Bonn, Germany,[12] affecting more than 300 employees.[13]
Here[edit]
In 2012, the new brand name HERE was introduced for Nokia Location & Commerce.[14]
On 3 August 2015 Nokia announced an agreement to sell Here to a consortium of three German automotive companies, Audi AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG, at an enterprise value of 2.8 billion euros.[15][16] The consortium will jointly own Here, which will continue to operate as a separate business and serve other customers besides its owners.[17]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^Bourdage, Kellie (24 July 2006). 'NAVTEQ to Enhance Microsoft 'Flight Simulator X': 10th Edition Offers Enriched Real World Features'. NAVTEQ's Latest Press Releases. Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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- ^European Regulators Clear Navteq Sale to Nokia
- ^Virki, Tarmo (13 December 2010). 'Nokia's Navteq buys traffic service Trapster'. Reuters. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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- ^http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Nokia-to-close-Navteq-Trafficcom-in-Malvern.html
- ^'Nokia - Our structure'. 'Nokia corporation'. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^Lunden, Ingrid (19 June 2015). 'Sizing Up The Suitors For Here, Nokia's Map Business'. techcrunch. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^'Nokia completes next stage of transformation with agreement to sell HERE to automotive industry consortium at an enterprise value of EUR 2.8 billion'. Nokia Corporation. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ^'German Carmakers Buy Nokia's HERE Mapping Unit for $3 Billion'. The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
External links[edit]
- Traffic.com – A Navteq company
- International Directory of Company Histories, Vol.69. St. James Press, 2005 (Company history through 2005 via fundinguniverse.com)
- A day with the Navteq survey car. (PocketGPSWorld.com text and video article)