TomTom
today announces the availability of its latest map and enhancement
product portfolio. Navigable map coverage was added in Vietnam, Cyprus
and Tunisia, as well as new attribution and enhanced content, such as
Address Points and Points of Interest globally. Providing nearly 36
million kilometres of navigable coverage, TomTom maps power a broad
range of location aware applications and GIS solutions globally.
"Further growth in the Latin America and APAC regions, as well as the
addition of coverage in new geographies, demonstrates TomTom’s
commitment to providing customers with a map that meets all of their
location needs,” said Charles Cautley, Managing Director TomTom
Automotive & Licensing. "Through a hybrid approach, using both
community input and traditional sources, TomTom produces the freshest
and most accurate map that meets or exceeds the demands of customers in
the automotive, enterprise and government markets.”
The TomTom map continues to be industry leading with 35.8 million
kilometers of roads, covering 109 countries and 3.6 billion people
worldwide; enhancements since Q3 include:
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The introduction of a MultiNet map for Vietnam, providing
coverage for 100% of the population (272,000 km).
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The launch of the first ConnectPlus map of Cyprus introducing
over 9,000 km for a popular holiday island.
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The availability of a ConnectPlus map for the African countries of Tunisia,
Burundi and Rwanda, adding over 130,000 km.
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Over 80,000 km were added in Mexico, bringing coverage to 74%
of the population.
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In Brazil, 35 cities in the provinces of Sao Paulo, Rio de
Janeiro & Paraná were upgraded to navigable coverage.
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Across Western Europe, 55,000 km were added or realigned,
street names and house number ranges were updated and speed limits
were verified.
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The map of India now covers 100% of the urban population (286
million people).
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In Saudi Arabia, 12,000 km were added.
In addition to extending coverage, TomTom also introduced new advanced
features and enhanced content, including:
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Addition of Points of Interest to
improve search capability:
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300,000 in India
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100,000 in APAC region, including 21,000 in Vietnam
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70,000 in Africa
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45,000 in Russia
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33,000 in Brazil.
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Addition of Address Points supporting effective geocoding and
navigation:
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1,400,000 in the United States
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85,000 in Malaysia
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64,000 in India
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54,000 in Thailand
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31,000 in Russia
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31,000 in Taiwan.
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Integration of the U.S. Census boundary data to support
geocoding and many demographic applications.
The 2011.12 release of the TomTom map product and enhancement product
portfolio is available today.
About TomTom
TomTom is a global supplier of location and navigation products and
services. We provide consumers and enterprise, government and automotive
industry customers with digital maps, traffic intelligence, navigation
software, PNDs, automotive systems, fleet management services,
smartphone apps, fitness devices, POIs and speedcam intelligence.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has over 3,500 employees and operates
from 50 locations in 35 countries.
TomTom (AEX: TOM2) is listed on NYSE Euronext. More information can be
found at www.tomtom.com.
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information please visit www.tomtom.com/livetraffic
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