BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, a leading global
provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based
solutions (LBS), will showcase its latest developer offerings and developer
partner efforts at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
These demonstrations reaffirm the depth and breadth of the NAVTEQ Network for
Developers(TM) (NN4D), a program that provides developers and business
partners with the technical and business support needed to build, showcase and
launch innovative, location-enabled solutions.
Accenture: Mobile social networking, location-aware application
Accenture and NAVTEQ have developed a mobile social networking, location-
aware application to be demonstrated at the Congress. The demonstration,
leveraging NAVTEQ maps and Accenture's systems integration and applications
software, will show how a mobile phone user can interactively send and share
blogs via a Web 2.0 application; friends can, in turn, access and read the
blog on their own mobile phones. The application enables a mobile phone user
to experience what his friends are experiencing within a particular city or
location they are visiting. Furthermore, the demo application contains some
map attributes that are particularly interesting for pedestrian navigation.
For instance, the map contains bus stops, taxi stands, access points to
underground stations, sidewalks, and crosswalks, all part of the NAVTEQ
Discover Cities(TM) data features.
Potential users of this integrated offering include mobile phone
manufacturers and service providers. The mobile social networking demo
application was created using NAVTEQ(R) maps and application programming
interfaces (APIs) found on NN4D. The demo application with the complete
documented source code is available for developers to download for free from
http://www.NN4D.com. The demonstration will be available for viewing at the
Accenture (booth #CY15, Central Courtyard 3) and NAVTEQ booth (booth #1G45 -
Hall 1).
Adobe: Flash-based LBS applications
NAVTEQ representatives are scheduled to present their views on LBS market
opportunities and application development in the Adobe booth (Hall 1, Stand
1E05). The presentation will highlight NAVTEQ's recent collaborations with
companies that use the Adobe Flash(R) Lite(TM) technology, including Sony
Ericsson, whose Project Capuchin technology bridges Flash Lite and Java(TM)
ME. Two applications featured in the presentation and showcased in the Adobe
booth include the Last.fm Gig Finder developed by ustwo(TM) and GuideMe!
developed by TikGames, a 2007 semifinalist of the NAVTEQ Global LBS
Challenge(R) developer competition.
Foreca: Embedding weather forecasts into mobile applications
Also announced this week, is the collaboration with Foreca Ltd. to provide
the LBS developer community through NN4D with access to the ForecaWeatherAPI,
which provides weather forecasts, current conditions and optional mobile
weather animations for any location in the world; and NaviFeed, which provides
accurate weather information based on position. Foreca specializes in weather
services for digital media and mobile.
NN4D members agreeing to stipulated licensing terms are entitled to use a
basic set of NaviFeed and weather animations free of charge in commercial end-
user applications and web services, giving consumers access to
latitude/longitude-coordinate based weather conditions and forecast data
anywhere in the world. This free "getting started" package offers quick access
to basic world-wide weather data and weather codes and symbols. More
information can be found at http://www.NN4D.com/foreca. The ForecaWeatherAPI
will be demonstrated at the NAVTEQ booth (Hall 1 - Booth# 1G45).
Pedestrian Navigation: Resources available for developers of mobile
applications
For developers looking to create pedestrian-navigation applications, NN4D
offers free sample data for NAVTEQ Discover Cities. This product provides
pedestrian-centric content that enables people to orient themselves and
navigate efficiently by foot and via public transit systems.
For application developers and device manufacturers, NAVTEQ Discover
Cities provides the most accurate, comprehensive and relevant data to address
the growing demand for location-aware pedestrian services on mobile devices.
In fact, a variety of NAVTEQ Discover Cities demonstrations will be conducted
at the NAVTEQ booth (Hall 1 - Booth# 1G45); NN4D staff will also be on hand to
answer application development questions. Currently, the sample data for
NAVTEQ Discover Cities covers Barcelona, Chicago, Las Vegas, Munich, New York
City, Paris, San Francisco/Bay Area and Singapore.
Marc Naddell, vice president, partner and developer programs, NAVTEQ,
says, "The developer offerings and partner collaborations announced today
reaffirm the broad capabilities of digital mapping through the use of
different application programming interfaces, the power of NAVTEQ maps, and
the commitment from NN4D to help drive innovation within the LBS developer
community."
About NAVTEQ Network for Developers
NAVTEQ Network for Developers (NN4D) is a dynamic online web portal and
community that provides developers and business partners with the technical
and business support needed to build, showcase and launch the most innovative
location-enabled solutions. Connect with the people, tools and resources you
need to grow your business by visiting http://www.NN4D.com.
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for
automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based
mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates
the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based
services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in
1985 and has more than 4,000 employees located in 194 offices and in 43
countries.
NAVTEQ, Discover Cities, NAVTEQ Network for Developers and Global LBS
Challenge are trademarks of NAVTEQ in the U.S. and other countries. All rights
reserved.
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