NAVTEQ Awards Enterprise Reseller Agreement to ESRI Chile
Written by NAVTEQ
Monday, 27 July 2009
Milestone agreement includes NAVTEQ(R) map data bundled with ESRI GIS tools
CHICAGO, July 27-- NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data for in-vehicle, portable, wireless and enterprise solutions, announced today that it has established a reseller agreement with ESRI Chile, a leading provider of geographic information system (GIS) tools and technology in South America for over 17 years.
The reseller agreement marks the addition of ESRI Chile to a growing number of NAVTEQ map data resellers in South America. As an authorized NAVTEQ distributor, ESRI Chile will have the ability to sell NAVTEQ map data of Chile. Additionally, ESRI Chile will specialize in bundling ESRI software and tools with NAVTEQ map data to provide comprehensive GIS solutions.
NAVTEQ maps are unique in their representation of real-world driving conditions. In Chile, NAVTEQ geographic analysts located in Santiago use local knowledge and local contacts to collect and verify details of the roads. Up to 260 attributes - attributes that enable a fully functional navigation experience - are included in NAVTEQ maps. NAVTEQ geographic analysts drive thousands of kilometers each year and have local knowledge of road network changes helping to make NAVTEQ maps the freshest and most up-to-date. In addition to maps for Chile, NAVTEQ provides maps in South America for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela.
"We are committed to providing our customers with high-quality solutions to meet their demanding geospatial needs," stated Juan Enrique Silva, commercial manager-ESRI Chile. "NAVTEQ is the first-to-market in Chile with navigation-enabled map data, and we believe the addition of NAVTEQ map data to our product portfolio will not only provide us with a competitive edge as a geospatial solutions provider but will provide our customers with an advantage as well."
Known for their quality, NAVTEQ maps are built to a single data specification allowing customers to easily and cost-effectively move into new markets by optimizing their development efforts in one country for use in another. Additionally, a dedicated technical customer support team is available to assist customers with integrating its map into applications.
"ESRI and NAVTEQ have had a longstanding business relationship, and we are pleased to expand this relationship to include ESRI Chile," stated Helder Azevedo, general director-Latin America, NAVTEQ. "By working with ESRI Chile, we are positioned to more strategically distribute our data to ESRI users across Latin America."
About ESRI Chile
ESRI Chile's mission is to promote the continued implementation of ESRI's Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Enterprise GIS for utilities from Telvent Miner & Miner, NAVTEQ digital map data, Trimble Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for GIS mapping, digital image processing from ITT Visual Information Solutions, high-resolution satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe, MDA Geospatial Services' radar satellite images and related technologies; for any governmental or private institution where decisions are based on analysis and processing of geographic or territorial data, in a personal work environment (Desktop) or mobile (field work), distributed over a network (platform client/server) or the Web. http://www.esri-chile.com/
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data that enables navigation and location-based platforms around the world. NAVTEQ supplies comprehensive digital map information to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, Internet-based mapping applications and government and business solutions. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 4,000 employees located in 190 offices and in 39 countries.
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