Monday, February 15. 2010

Podcast: A Hallway Conversation with the Duo Behind the Award Winning Wayfinder NYC App

Wayfinder NYC was the big winner in this month's Big Apple Apps competition, which pitted apps that use public information against one another for prizes. The app uses location-based technology, data and augmented reality to help you get around New York City. Steven Lao and Victor Sima tell the story of how the app came to be, the surprising challenge they faced and introduce their newest app which covers Vancouver's transportation system, just in time for the Olympics.

Posted by Adena Schutzberg in GPS, Satellite Navigation, Navigation, Hallway Conversations, Augmented Reality at 06:00 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) |

Wednesday, January 27. 2010

DMTV #3: On LBS, 3D Data and the "Connected Automobile"

This week, DMTV takes a look at location-based services discussed at the Consumer Electronics Show in early January. The car manufacturers were pushing more Internet connectivity with a concept called the "connected automobile" while geospatial technology providers like NAVTEQ (NAVTEQ True) and Tele Atlas (ADAS) were touting 3D data for better car performance and driver enhancements for navigation. Ford CEO Alan Mulally provided insights on Ford's new technlogy to enhance the driver experience in apps that work with Microsoft Sync and other innovations included with "myFord." Editor in chief Joe Francica provides a synopsis of the news and his take on why 3D data are a must.

Posted by Joe Francica in LBS, 3D, Navigation, Tele Atlas, NAVTEQ, DMTV at 05:00 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) |

Friday, December 18. 2009

NAVTEQ Spoofs Self in Santa's Navigational Needs Press Release

For many of you not in the geospatial publishing business, be aware that the increase in press announcements about location, GIS, geospatial, geo this, geo that, has increased substantially over the past few years. One perpetrator of this tsunami of news is NAVTEQ. Almost daily we hear from NAVTEQ about new data features or a new country added to their database of streetcenterline files. All good, really. But they are a loquacious group to be sure.

Well, they must understand how they have come to offer up corporate news because they've done a great job of spoofing themselves in this latest press release about how "Santa Claus Partners with NAVTEQ to Ensure A Smooth Christmas Eve."

Kudos to the folks at NAVTEQ for making this PR a "must read" for the press. Can't wait to see Santa's "in-sleigh" navigation system.

Posted by Joe Francica in Navigation at 08:35 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0) |

Monday, November 16. 2009

Dutch to Tax Drivers Based on Driving Distance, Road Time using GPS

According to the Associated Press, the Netherlands will levy a tax based on the time spent driving in order to reduce congested highways. When the plan takes effect in 2012, a GPS monitoring system will track the distance, time, and place of drivers who will pay a few cents per kilometer. The tax replaces an annual road tax that amounts to approximately $900 per year for a mid-size car.

Posted by Joe Francica in Tracking, LBS, GPS, Sensors, Navigation, Routing, Tracking, Logistics at 01:17 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) |

Tuesday, November 3. 2009

Podcast: With Geodata, Developers, not Consumers Rule

If consumers think of geodata as a commodity, what does that say for its future? What are the key data relationships? And what, if anything, will differentiate one offering from another? Our editors ponder these questions in light of evidence that consumers know and care little about who makes, manages and updates basemaps.

Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Google, Open Source, Directions on the News Podcast, Satellite Navigation, Navigation, Social Networking, Tele Atlas, NAVTEQ, TomTom at 06:00 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) |

Monday, November 2. 2009

TeleNav to File for IPO ($75 million)

- WSJ

Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Navigation at 08:30 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) |