Content Representation Lineup Now Includes Parking and Trail Map Datasets
(Boston, MA) July 2, 2008 – GPSContent.com, a unique content brokerage company, today announced that is has partnered to represent two new content owners. The partnerships allow GPSContent.com to position and promote LBS content offerings from Parkapedia, LLC and US TrailMaps Inc. Both companies have aggregated unique, differentiating datasets and are ready to license them to location-based manufacturers and application developers.
Parkapedia’s database of parking POIs is unique because the company identified the fact that few “mailing address” databases have the actual, usable entrances to parking lots or garages accurately placed, if they are marked at all. As anyone who has tried to navigate to a parking garage or large lot can attest, having the entrances placed accurately is an essential element to the end-user experience.
US TrailMaps has identified the fact that many end-users of navigation devices also want to be able to continue to navigate when they leave the paved road. Their ATV and snowmobiling trail maps, when integrated into navigation devices and applications, serve to extend the current range and functionality of PNDs.
“Both of these datasets have been identified as useful and in-demand,” said Wilson Kerr, Founder of GPSContent.com. “Parking is a hassle anytime, let alone when your PND directs you to the business office address, versus the actual entrance to the garage. This content is needed and will allow licensors to differentiate via enhanced utility and customer satisfaction.”
“US TrailMaps is seeking to allow PND devices to escape the glove compartment, when outdoorsmen and women leave their cars and the paved road behind. In some ways navigating trails and dirt roads not on a map is even more useful than when you are on marked roads”, added Kerr.
GPSContent was founded because OEMs are often unable to devote sufficient resources to researching the dizzying array of content potentially available. Dealing with multiple regional and national vendors with varying levels of business acumen can be problematic. Correcting errors in regional content or making changes is also problematic, due to the same reason the content can be so compelling –it can be inherently subjective. Both Parkapedia and US Trailmaps are focused on their specific content and ensuring it’s current and correct.
ABOUT PARKAPEDIA: California-based Parkapedia is digitally, manually aggregating parking lot and garage data (addresses, entrance points, and attribution) in the United States. Parkapedia currently has field collected and aggregated parking data for 12 of the largest US cities. By the end of 2008, Parkapedia will control the largest and most accurate detailed parking database. Parkapedia is licensing this database, fueling device/application differentiation via real impact to End-Users. The integrated parking database will increase end-user satisfaction, device or application utility, and provide a real benefit. For more information, please visit www.Parkapedia.com.
ABOUT US TRALMAPS: US TrailMaps is a Wisconsin-based software company specializing in the development of novel mapping applications for “off-road” recreational travelers. Established in January 2005, U.S. Trailmaps’ product offerings include a spectrum of interactive trail maps for snowmobiles, ATVs and other recreational vehicles. The maps, which detail more than 100,000 miles of trails and nearly 250,000 parking areas, restaurants, gas stations and other businesses along the trails, are meant to seamlessly interface with location-aware devices and applications. For more information, please visit www.USTrailMaps.com.
ABOUT GPSCONTENT.COM: GPSContent.com is the “content depot” serving to bring OEMs and applications developers the best, prequalified, topic-specific content available. Content is served to OEMs and application developers, based on their specific, stated needs. Likewise, GPSContent.com serves to expose prequalified content owners to decision-makers at top-tier OEMs and applications developers, in order to present their offering and speed and streamline the licensing process. GPSContent is a B2B entity and does not have a consumer facing element. For more information, please visit www.GPSContent.com.
Mobile Technology Feature - Top 10 Business Apps for Android - Android has become one of the most popular mobile operating systems
in the world due to advanced software, competitive manufacturers, and an
app market that is filled with exciting and useful applications. Read
on for this fine Top 10 List compiled by tech writer, Blake Sanders
The Really Big List of Mapping, Geo location Mobile developer resources, APIs and Tools - The Mobile Ecosystem... no question that mobile is huge and
the opportunity for developers, in particular, geo developers! There's
loads of developer resources on the web so to help the developer,
here's a listing of just some of the fine dev resources, blogs,
toolsets and more to consider when developing or porting your app to a
smartphone or Tablet.
ArcGIS.com Mashup Tutorial with Flickr and Foursquare data-
Here's a simple "how to" tutorial on working with the free ArcGIS.com
to easily import KML or RSS data from Flickr and foursquare into ArcGIS
to create your own custom map mashup. ArcGIS.com has some recent
updates including support for KML, be sure to check it out!
Most Users of Free Photo Apps Say Adding Cool Effects is Most Useful - Adding cool effects
to photos was rated as the most useful thing by more than halfof
consumers surveyed using free online photography services, according to
CatchFree a free
online service that helps people find the best free mobile and web applications
to perform useful tasks.
Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Up Close - No Replacement for the iPad But Pretty Darned Sweet - As could be
expected, speculation and blogging is rampant with many stories and
pseudo "reviews" coming out, many of them touting the next "iPad
killer".
Mobile Developer Resource - MapQuest & The Mobile Worker - Facility management companies, surveyors, multi-level marketing,
insurance claims, pipeline companies, water utilities; all have field
workers who would benefit from mobile applications. Not only checking in
to work sites, but keeping a record of the work done
Flickr GPS Photo Tag Tip - Here's a tip for Flickr users who want to share their GPS information
with their photos. note, in order to do this you'll need to be
capturing photos using a GPS-enabled or GPS-aware camera (see you're
smartphone hardware settings to ensure that GPS or location sharing is
turned "ON)".
Mobile data usage in Canada to triple between 2010 and 2012 - Some interesting, yet not terribly surprising, numbers on mobile
usage coming out of Canada. According to a report summarized on
Techvibes, mobile usage is soaring, in particular, the smartphone
segment
Social Location Directory
Do you have a location-aware application, social location service or other location-sensitive service that you'd like to share with us? Please browse this growing directory of Social location Services and feel free to leave a link to your favorite service! See the Directory HERE
Suggested Reading
The Underground Guide To The iPhone:
The iPhone is – if I may say so – one of the greatest mobile
revolutions of the past decade. More and more, mobile phones seem to
materialize out of our wildest dreams. Because of the tight integration
of third-party applications, you can do nearly everything with your
device — be it gaming, working, fooling around, and of course phoning.
Good Mobile Messaging: Executives and professional field forces spend an increasing amount of time on the road tending to business.
Mobile Apps - Native or Web?:
You probably have a plan to build a mobile app, but you've struggled
with the basic question - Should I build it using open web standards
such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, or should I build it as a native app
for the devices I want to target?
iBike Coach App- a new “Always On” feature always gathers data
Nike+ GPS App- for sports tracking, recording and sharing
Featured Events
Content & Apps for Automotive Europe 2012 (18-19 April, Germany)
will give you key insights on how in-vehicle connectivity is being
revolutionised as OEMs integrate dynamic content to stay relevant
throughout the vehicle life cycle.
Location Intelligence for Enterprise - Europe 2012, January 16-17, London Hear from Google, Jones Lang LaSalle, Tesco, Willis, Oracle,
ESRI, Microsoft, PBBI and many more as they debate the best strategies
for business models and integration.
Consumer Telematics Show 2012 (Jan 9, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, USA) is the most prestigious and
dynamic consumer telematics focused meeting for the automotive industry.
Held in Las Vegas on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES),
this year's senior-level speakers will include General Motors, Audi,
Toyota, Panasonic, Continental, Hughes Telematics, Gartner, KIA,
Mercedes-Benz and many more
Esri Dev Summit - The
Esri Developer Summit (DevSummit) brings together developers and GIS
professionals from all over the globe. March 26-29, 2012, Palm Springs,
CA
