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Navteq
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, location-based services, and government and business solutions. The company has built one of the most robust and accurate geographic databases in the world. On average, there are over 90 million consumer touch points of a NAVTEQ map every day.
Enabling delivery of door-to-door directions throughout Europe and North America, NAVTEQ data is a widely recognized and trusted name in the digital mapping industry. From turn restrictions to relative road crossing heights, every road segment captured in the NAVTEQ database has up to 204 data attributes, such as access restrictions, one-way streets and speed categories that help optimize navigation. Additionally, the NAVTEQ database includes Points of Interest (POIs) in approximately 50 categories globally including restaurants, gas stations, hotels and banks, making it easier to locate and route to different destinations.
To ensure accuracy, NAVTEQ has over 600 field researchers strategically located around the world. NAVTEQ field researchers actually drive the roads, verifying and updating information in the NAVTEQ database. This in-depth “human factor” delivers data consistent with real world conditions and results in a multi-faceted and comprehensive product.
NAVTEQ, a publicly traded company, is headquartered in Chicago, IL, USA, with over 3,000 employees worldwide located in 168 offices in 30 countries. NAVTEQ has major production facilities in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, and a support center in Yokohama, Japan.
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