NAVTEQ releases first map of Indonesia

04 Jul 2008

With the initial release including more than 250,000 km of road network, NAVTEQ has expanded its navigable map coverage to include Indonesia.

In greater Jakarta there are areas with NAVTEQ's highest coverage level - with the inclusion and verification of up to 260 road attributes. The company uses geographic analysts to verify for accuracy the road attributes featured in its maps that enable customers to develop turn-by-turn navigation guidance.

With the third largest concentration of mobile telecommunication devices in the Asia-Pacific region, opportunity for carriers and hand-set manufacturers to develop navigation and location-based services in Indonesia is growing.

Local geographic analysts, trained by NAVTEQ field personnel, collaborated to build the Indonesia map, providing the benefit of local knowledge and ensuring that the NAVTEQ global specification was maintained.

NAVTEQ's coverage in Asia includes maps for Australia, Brunei, China, Hong Kong and Macau, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.