NAVTEQ Congratulates Winners of Global LBS Challenge - APAC

On June 18, 2008, NAVTEQ announced the winners of this year's Global LBS Challenge for the APAC region, live from CommunicAsia in Singapore. Before a packed house at the NAVTEQ booth, NAVTEQ and sponsors gave away a portion of a global prize pool valued at over $4.5 million US.

-Grand Prize Winner: Joikusoft's solution, JoikuSpot, is a free location-aware mobile software solution that turns Nokia Smartphones into hotspots. When JoikuSpot software is installed on the phone, laptops and internet tablets, it can establish wireless internet connections via the phone's 3G internet connection. 

-First Runner-Up: Road-Guard's solution, GreenDrive, helps drivers develop smart and safe driving techniques that lead to average fuel savings of 10-25%. GreenDrive senses the nature and significance of impending road attributes that influence fuel consumption and alerts the driver.

-Second Runner-Up: Point-I's solution, On2Gether, provides communication, location information, security and entertainment all at once. Location-based features include message, call and chatting, avatars, and pictures between friends. 

-Third Runner-Up: Pacific DataVision's solution, SkyMail, enables mobile workers to quickly send a prioritized voice message with their location from a mobile phone to any email address in the world.

To watch a video replay of the awards ceremony, go to www.LBSChallenge.com.

NN4D launches the NAVTEQ Traffic Zone for Developers

The NAVTEQ Traffic Zone for Developers is your exclusive destination for NAVTEQ Traffic sample data clips. Here, your company's location-aware applications can be created and prototyped with downloadable Traffic data samples. The NAVTEQ Traffic Zone features exclusive sample data, world-class documentation, a dedicated user forum, and technical support from industry leaders.

Now you can easily give your location-enabled applications the Traffic functionality today's marketplace demands. Click here to access.

Q2 08 NAVTEQ Attribute Documentation Released

NAVTEQ has a large number of unique attributes that add to the depth, quality, and accuracy of the database. These quick reference guides provide the developer with definitions of NAVTEQ attributes, a matrix of attributes per format, and a matrix of suggested attributes for specific use cases commonly used by developers.

-NAVTEQ Attribute Definition Guide Q2 08
-NAVTEQ Attribute Format Inclusion Guide Q2 08
-NAVTEQ Attribute Use Case Development Guide Q2 08

Wireless Location Technology for Location Based Services

Location-Based Services (LBS) refer to the applications that deliver specific information based on a wireless handset's location and movement. Handset location is determined by positioning technology in the handset, by the handset's location in the carrier's network, by the user, or a combination of the three. Each location technology can be characterized by four measurements: accuracy, yield, consistency and latency. Authored by NAVTEQ Consumer Customer Program Manager Mike McCourt, this white paper will examine how handsets determine a user's location, what are the characteristics of that location fix, and how the application can access location information. Click here to read.

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Learn, innovate, and develop. Download the latest webinars from the NN4D staff and partners to stay ahead of the development curve.

-NN4D Webinar: Using OpenLS XML to Access Autodesk and deCarta Mapping Servers
-Application Formatting for Developers
-Loading RDF into your MS SQL 2005 Environment
-NAVTEQ Transport: A look at truck attributes

Web GIS Tutorial from NN4D Member and Co-Founder of Omnisdata, Dino Ravnic

Looking to create a Web GIS application? In this article, NN4D Member and Co-Founder of Omniscdata Dino Ravnic walks you through the process of creating a Web GIS application using the NAVTEQ map of Chicago as a base map and WiFLE data for GIS analysis. Learn about the software requirements, data requirements and how to setup your database to use Omniscdata flashNavigator as your framework viewer. Step-by-step instruction and plenty of sample code makes this a can't miss NN4D Member Contribution. Click here to read more.