SpatialNews Press Release
Navigation Technologies Releases NAVTECH NAVSTREETS v 2.0
url(s): http://www.navtech.com
Latest Upgrade Features Three Product Levels
ROSEMONT, Ill., March 27, 2001 – Navigation Technologies Corporation (NTC), a leading provider of navigable map
databases and street network data for North America and Europe, announced today the availability of NAVTECHÒ
NAVSTREETS version 2.0, the first database release of 2001. This latest upgrade now offers clients three product
levels – NAVSTREETS Base, NAVSTREETS Standard and NAVSTREETS Premium – and considerably expands
the wealth of road-network coverage, segment-level attributes and roadway signage, providing an even stronger
mission-critical dataset for customers who depend on accurate street-network data to fulfill business demands.
“The comprehensive coverage and breadth of navigable attributes offered in NAVSTREETS 2.0 further emphasize our
commitment to our ground-truth campaign, and provides customers in North America and Europe with a street-network
database that’s unrivalled in accuracy and detail,” said Randy Peterson, Navigation Technologies Vice President and General
Manager of Business Solutions, North America. “Whatever the application, be it telematics, E-911 dispatch, route
optimization or utility network planning, NAVSTREETS will be the core component to drive its success.”
Navigation Technologies’ NAVSTREETS database is a detailed, digital representation of the road networks in both
North America and Europe that provides unparalleled accuracy and depth of attributes. A street network data accurate
to within 15 meters for both sides of the street, and includes 41 layers of mapping information and 65 navigable
attributes, NAVSTREETS North America provides 9,802,609 total links; 1,850,686 total miles; 303,513 turn
restrictions; 179,340 exit ramp signs and 1,314,793 one-ways. It also includes tollbooths, postal names, 911
addressing, vanity addresses and over 700,000 points of interest (POI).
NAVSTREETS 2.0 expands on this exceptional package to deepen the coverage, detail and product offerings. This
latest North American release includes 651,215 new links; 69,051 new miles; 10,089 updates to turn restrictions;
45,925 link changes to one-ways and 1,332 new exit signs. In addition, customers can now choose from three product
levels. NAVSTREETS Base provides map display and automatic vehicle location; NAVSTREETS Standard provides
all features in the Base product plus geocoding capabilities; and NAVSTREETS Premium provides all features in the
Standard product plus routing capabilities. For the Standard and Premium products, NAVSTREETS 2.0 has added 12
additional attributes to enhance geocoding abilities as well as two additional attributes for the POI layers.
About NAVSTREETS(TM)
NAVSTREETS data provides a complete, up-to-date real world representation of the street network. European
coverage includes 100 percent coverage of the main arterial roads within Europe’s major highway networks including
detailed coverage in over 320 cities in the countries of Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland
and Sweden. The data provides entire country detailed coverage for the United Kingdom and Benelux. In addition to
100 percent coverage of main roadways throughout North America, NAVSTREETS data provides detailed-level
coverage for every road in areas in which more than 57 percent of the North American continent’s population live and
work. NAVSTREETS data contains navigable driving attributes for each roadway segment as well as addresses, and
points of interest in 40 categories such as restaurants, hotels, convention centers, and many more. NAVTECH map
information is road tested for accuracy by a field force that literally drives millions of miles annually to verify as well as
update the information. Revisions are incorporated into the NAVTECH database, which is updated and released to
subscribers on a periodic basis.
About Navigation Technologies
Navigation Technologies is a global developer of precision digital map databases and enabling technology used in a
wide range of smart navigation products including automotive, hand held products, GIS and fleet applications, Internet
mapping, PC-based applications and call center-based navigation services. The company’s NAVTECH brand digital
maps, covering North America and Western Europe, are the route guidance solution chosen by leading automotive,
electronics and software manufacturers for their unrivaled accuracy, depth and reliability.
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