NAVTEQ Selected by Travroute Australia to Power Co-Pilot Portable Navigation Device
Written by NAVTEQ
Thursday, 07 December 2006
CHICAGO and MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 4 -- NAVTEQ (NYSE:NVT) , a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation has been selected by Travroute Australia Pty Ltd and ALK Technologies, a leading developer of GPS navigation solutions and routing software, to provide map data for Travroute's Co-Pilot branded navigation software.
Travroute Australia is a leader in the growing Australian navigation market and was one of the first companies to launch in-vehicle satellite navigation for pocket PCs and laptops in November 2002. Travroute continues to break new ground being one of the first Australian navigation vendors to launch products using recently released NAVTEQ(R) map data for Australia. NAVTEQ data was selected for use in Travroute's full range of Co-Pilot Live products which cater to uses including: notebooks, pocket PC's and the New Symbian edition application for the Nokia N70 -- another Australian First. Running on Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC's and Windows XP for notebooks, Co-Pilot Live is compatible with over 500 devices in the Australian market.
With the award winning 'Co-Pilot Live' application, developed by ALK Technologies, Travroute provides Australians the opportunity to tour the country at the touch of a button. Co-Pilot Live hosts a range of features including Turn-by-Turn directions with Text-to-speech, automatic route re-calculation and desktop planning software. Designed to make your traveling as easy and as fast as possible so you can spend that extra hour on the beach, at lunch or fitting in that extra meeting.
"NAVTEQ map data was the natural choice for us given the comprehensive coverage of the country and NAVTEQ's ongoing commitment to quality," stated Mr. Boyd Dainton, Managing Director, Travroute Australia. "We are committed to offering the highest quality data and routing experience to our customers no matter what device they chose."
NAVTEQ employs an extensive team of geographic analysts strategically located to drive Australia's roads, verifying and updating information in the NAVTEQ database. Today, the NAVTEQ Map of Australia covers approximately 99% of Australia's population, is fully navigable and enables door-to-door route calculations and turn-by-turn route guidance. Detailed road network information, including a collection of more than 200 attributes such as one-way streets and turn restrictions, enables navigation systems to provide efficient routing.
"We are pleased to be working closely with Travroute and Co-Pilot as they drive innovation and growth of navigation in Australia," commented Kirk Mitchell, Director, Business Development for NAVTEQ. "Together, we look forward to continuing development in this exciting arena."
The Co-Pilot Live Pocket PC is available now at retail locations throughout Australia. The Co-Pilot Live Symbian Edition and Co-Pilot Live Laptop are expected to launch later this fall.
About Travroute Australia
Travroute Australia offers industry leading routing and navigation solutions for any windows based PDA with Bluetooth connectivity, or Laptop PC. Travroute is the Australian distributor of ALK's software package CoPilot Live which is based in the United States of America. http://www.travroute.com.au/
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 2,100 employees located in 139 offices in 25 countries.
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