TomTom updates digital map database
06 Oct 2010
TomTom has announced the latest release of its digital map database Multinet.
The release includes over 2.8 million updates contributed by consumers and quality-verified by TomTom; it also demonstrates TomTom's first use of crowd-sourced data in Latin America.
The new database release includes the following verified updates based on crowd-sourced data:
- 350,000 km (217,000 miles) of high-precision gradient data in the U.S. for use in ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) applications and solutions.
- 70,000 km (42,000 miles) of newly validated and precisely realigned highways across Europe.
- Nearly 10,000 street name updates across France, Spain and the UK.
Other highlights are:
- The first release of MuliNet Chile, covering the country's complete street network.
- More than 100,000 km (62,000 miles) of expanded road coverage across India.
- Fully-attributed street network coverage in Sao Paolo and the central areas of Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires.
- TomTom's first release of off-road content, available in Angola, Ghana, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa. This topograhic content enables off-road navigation in a region where activities such as safaris and nature expedition are popular.
- More than 40,000 km (25,000 miles) of additional speed restrictions in the U.S. derived from the company's proprietary Mobile Mapping technologies.
- More than nine million additional address points in the U.S.