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NAVTEQ in the News
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NAVTEQ Expands Verified Coverage in Indonesia by 300%
NAVTEQ map of Indonesia accuracy enables automotive grade navigation systems
NAVTEQ Expands Latin America Map Coverage to Include Uruguay
NAVTEQ map of Uruguay enables customers to create navigation applications for the upcoming holiday travel season
NAVTEQ and Garmin Team-up to Help Educate Consumers on the Benefits of Navigation
Demos, literature, 3D videos and on-site product experts help consumers learn how to save time, money and frustration with navigation devices
NAVTEQ and PEMEX Present the “Travel with PEMEX” Initiative
Users can calculate the best route between two locations reducing travel time and cost
NAVTEQ Extends Its Enterprise Offering in Europe To Include Postal Code Boundaries
New product supports visual display and data analysis in geodemographic and geomarketing applications
NAVTEQ Agreement Allows Esri Schweiz AG Access To Pan-European Data
Enterprise reseller agreement includes NAVTEQ map data and location content to support broad range of GIS services and products
The Power of NAVTEQ Data in Esri Solutions Demonstrated at the 2011 Esri International User Conference
NAVTEQ Booth #817 to feature map data and location content on Esri ArcGIS Online and Esri StreetMap Premium Advanced
NAVTEQ Adds Esri File Geodatabase to its Suite of Data Formats
Save time and resources when managing NAVTEQ® data
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NAVTEQ Virtual Developer Lab™ – Webinar on Mobile App Development Testing
1 NN4D is hosting a dedicated webinar with DeviceAnywhere™ about how to get started using the NAVTEQ Virtual Developer Lab™ (VDL) for mobile application testing through DeviceAnywhere Test Centers in the UK and US. You will learn how to test an application’s interaction with different hardware and software features, including GPS positioning and mapping. Through the NAVTEQ VDL, you get access to the market’s most popular GPS devices – all in one place (online).
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Remote Testing Service – Getting Started Guide & New GPS Devices
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The NAVTEQ Virtual Developer Lab™ (VDL) is powered by DeviceAnywhere™ and is a remote testing platform for mobile applications. You get access to the market’s most popular GPS devices – all in one place (online) – through DeviceAnywhere Test Centers™ in the UK and San Mateo (CA). With 17 new devices added to the NAVTEQ VDL during June-July 2011, you can effectively test your LBS apps on real handsets (with GPS signal) in live mobile networks with AT&T®, Boost Mobile®, Sprint®, T-Mobile®, Verizon® and Vodafone® – without having to buy neither devices nor carrier subscriptions. Learn how through new Getting Started Guide.
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Do you have a location app that you'd like your peers to learn more about? Tell your friends about the benefits of NN4D and we'll help you expand the buzz across the NN4D community.
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Optimized NN4D Search Engine Providing Faster, More Accurate Results
1 In the June 2011 release of the optimized NN4D search, significant changes were made, leading to more organic search results and a more satisfying search experience.
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Use NAVBuilder® Inside to Add Location-based Services to Your Apps
1 NAVBuilder® Inside (NBI) from Verizon® provides the simplest and fastest way to add location-based services to your apps on America’s largest and most reliable wireless network. Develop great apps with mapping, search, directional and navigational features on Android™, BlackBerry®, Brew® and Windows Mobile® today using NBI’s MapKit, LocationKit and VZ Navigator® API. It couldn’t be easier to build great LBS apps with your ideas.
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RDF Sample Data Clips Updated with 2011Q2 Data
1 RDF is a NAVTEQ map data delivery format that enables developers to directly load NAVTEQ data into a relational database environment. The RDF format publishes NAVTEQ data in an easy-to-understand and well-defined relational structure while combining various data sources and presenting them in a seamless relational format.
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Instant 3D Mapping and Navigation with NaviGenie™ SDK
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The NaviGenie™ SDK from Kishonti Informatics provides optimized, scalable data services and a high performance hardware accelerated map visualization engine, allowing you to add 3D NAVTEQ maps® and routing to your mobile applications and get to market faster on multiple platforms. The SDK supports iOS®, Android™, Linux™ and Windows® platforms and allows you to create location-based apps using on-board or off-board services.
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3D Rendering & Indoor Navigation Video Tutorial
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VisioDevKit™ 1.1 allows you to create mobile navigation apps using NAVTEQ 3D content and indoor maps. NN4D has released a new video tutorial by Hector Briceño, VP Engineering of Visioglobe®, providing a technical walk-through of the SDK, including code examples for iOS® and Android™.
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Publish Your App by July 31 for a Chance to Win $5K; June Winner Announced!
1 Get your apps noticed today in NAVTEQ® App Warehouse
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Explore Indoor Navigation with Destination Maps™
1 Destination Maps™ is a set of interactive and detailed maps of frequently visited indoor and outdoor locations. It contains navigable map data and rich POI content in GML format. Thus, Destination Maps data enables applications that can answer to questions such as “Where can I find what I’m looking for?” and “How late are they open?”.
Destination Maps was created not only to extend the journey but also to enrich end-user experience by conveniently providing information most relevant to a specific destination.
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Top 10 Downloads for June: 3D City Models™ Demo Video, Visioglobe®'s VisioDevKit™ SDK, Case Studies and More...
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The following are links to the top 10 most downloaded NN4D technical content for June 2011....
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NAVTEQ® App Warehouse "App of the Month"
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Each month the NN4D News highlights an app currently available in the NAVTEQ® App Warehouse. The featured app this month is Telmap Mobile Location Companion by Telmap™. The NAVTEQ App Warehouse is a free matchmaking portal that offers free business development and marketing services on a larger scale. The portal is designed to introduce developers of location-based apps to commercial buyers, such as handset manufacturers and network operators, and will formalize our co-marketing efforts. |
Business Briefs by Ashish Bedekar – "There Is Something about HTML5"
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HTML5 is the fifth version of the HTML standard - the connecting language of the World Wide Web. Though HTML5 has been known in web developer circles, it started entering mainstream media discussions in 2010.
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Media of the Month: Spime® Talks about the Benefits of Working with NN4D
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Are you a developer or small startup? If so, you will definitely want to see this month’s media selection. Check out our YouTube video in which Shankar and Gary from Spime® give some great insight into the very real benefits they have received (and you can, too) by working with NN4D. Spime has done a great job taking advantage of all NN4D has to offer, and they share with you some of the hidden benefits they have received. Watch the video at this link to learn more! http://youtu.be/L8YKsLaTKFk
- Greg Rose, NN4D technical evangelist
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FAQs of the MONTH: Answers to Your Most Common NN4D Questions
1 Each month we'll answer questions pertaining to a specific topic from our extensive NN4D FAQ catalog. View more questions and answers on the NN4D FAQ page. This month's topic is general developer questions:
- What does NAVTEQ do to support developers?
- How do participating developers get notified that they have been selected to participate in NAVTEQ events, press, NN4D.com promotions, showcases, etc.?
- Will there be a 2011 Global LBS Challenge®?
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