Tele Atlas expands coverage

05 Aug 2008

Not long ago digital map coverage in southern Europe was insufficient. Even if PNC vendors were selling million units a year in Europe, users in Portugal, Southern Italy or Greece were left with significant "grey areas" out of the main roads.

According to Tele Atlas Global Product Manager Yves Muyssen, "we live in a global world, where travelers are no longer bound by the dividing lines of countries drawn on a paper map. Consumers expect a seamless driving experience no matter their destination - whether staying within their home countries or exploring new places."

As a consequence, digital map providers have been keeping themselves busy to improve their maps and finally Tele Atlas announced last week, it has completed "near 100% coverage" of Greece, Malta, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The Dutch company also broadened its coverage of new regions to the east including Bulgaria and Turkey.