NAVTEQ Named Primary Map Supplier to US Government

location based services

NAVTEQ has been selected as a primary map data provider by the US Government. NAVTEQ will provide road network and standard points of interest data under a government-wide enterprise license to numerous Government agencies supporting US homeland defense. Not bad, to be recognized as a key provider of accurate map data. Somehow, I have to think that the added duty (and added revenue from the contract) of getting map data to the US government can't hurt our chances of getting added accuracy in our map data too.
NAVTEQ employs one of the industry's most rigorous quality control programs resulting in the highest levels of quality and precision. The NAVTEQ database is developed by a team of approximately 600 geographic analysts and includes detailed attributes from turn restrictions and relative road crossing heights to road segment access restrictions, one-way streets and speed categories that help optimize routing. Additionally, NAVTEQ maps include points of interest including restaurants, hospitals, shopping centers and leisure facilities, making it easier to locate and route to many different destinations.
“We are pleased to be recognized as an important component in the Government’s strategy to provide infrastructure information for road and transportation programs and critical initiatives such as homeland security,” remarked Roy Kolstad, Vice President and General Manager – Business and Government Solutions, NAVTEQ.