Mapscape BV
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Mapscape BV is a Netherlands
-based independent Business-to-business
digital maps service provider. The company is active in the navigation and automotive market. Mapscape is involved in content aggregation, compilation and testing of digital maps for navigation
purposes. The maps are targeted for use in the automotive industry
in e.g. on line and off line navigation
and location based services.
The company has automotive customers such as BMW
and Volkswagen
, as well as navigation system suppliers, such as Continental
, TomTom
, Harman International, Bosch
, and Elektrobit
. The company uses raw navigation data from companies such as Navteq
, TeleAtlas, GeoSmart
, Basarsoft and Automotive Navigation Data
which it compiles into the proprietary formats used by various navigation systems.
Furthermore, Mapscape is involved in testing and certifying a new proposed industry standard automotive map format, called the Navigation Data Standard (NDS) initiative.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
-based independent Business-to-business
Business-to-business
Business-to-business describes commerce transactions between businesses, such as between a manufacturer and a wholesaler, or between a wholesaler and a retailer...
digital maps service provider. The company is active in the navigation and automotive market. Mapscape is involved in content aggregation, compilation and testing of digital maps for navigation
Navigation
Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks...
purposes. The maps are targeted for use in the automotive industry
Automotive industry
The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells motor vehicles, and is one of the world's most important economic sectors by revenue....
in e.g. on line and off line navigation
Navigation
Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks...
and location based services.
The company has automotive customers such as BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
and Volkswagen
Volkswagen
Volkswagen is a German automobile manufacturer and is the original and biggest-selling marque of the Volkswagen Group, which now also owns the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, and Škoda marques and the truck manufacturer Scania.Volkswagen means "people's car" in German, where it is...
, as well as navigation system suppliers, such as Continental
Continental AG
Continental AG, internally often called Conti for short, is a worldwide leading German manufacturer of tires, brake systems, vehicle stability control systems, engine injection systems, tachographs and other parts for the automotive and transport industries. The company is based in Hanover, Germany...
, TomTom
TomTom
TomTom NV is a Dutch manufacturer of automotive navigation systems, including both stand-alone units and software for personal digital assistants and mobile telephones. It is the leading manufacturer of navigation systems in Europe. TomTom's customer service is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
, Harman International, Bosch
Robert Bosch GmbH
Robert Bosch GmbH is a multinational engineering and electronics company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany. It is the world's largest supplier of automotive components...
, and Elektrobit
Elektrobit
Elektrobit Corporation is a Finnish company headquartered in Oulu.Elektrobit, EB is an engineering company in Wireless and Automotive businesses...
. The company uses raw navigation data from companies such as Navteq
NAVTEQ
Navteq is a Chicago, Illinois-based provider of Geographic Information Systems data and is a dominant company in providing the base electronic navigable maps...
, TeleAtlas, GeoSmart
GeoSmart
GeoSmart Ltd is a provider of location based services and digital mapping data and images for the Oceania area, notably New Zealand. The company is one of only a handful of global companies producing digital maps for use in GPS applications....
, Basarsoft and Automotive Navigation Data
Automotive Navigation Data
AND Automotive Navigation Data is one of the few companies in the world supplying digital map data for GPS-based applications. After the take over of Navteq by Nokia en Tele Altas by TomTom AND is the last independent supplier of digital maps...
which it compiles into the proprietary formats used by various navigation systems.
Furthermore, Mapscape is involved in testing and certifying a new proposed industry standard automotive map format, called the Navigation Data Standard (NDS) initiative.
See also
- Geographic Data FilesGeographic Data FilesGeographic Data Files or GDF is an interchange file format for geographic data.In contrast with generic GIS formats, GDF provides detailed rules for data capture and representation, and an extensive catalog of standard features, attributes and relationships...
- Automotive navigation systemAutomotive navigation systemAn automotive navigation system is a satellite navigation system designed for use in automobiles. It typically uses a GPS navigation device to acquire position data to locate the user on a road in the unit's map database. Using the road database, the unit can give directions to other locations...
- Map database managementMap database managementMap database management stems from navigation units becoming more common in automotive vehicles . They serve to perform usual navigation functions, such as finding a route to a desired destination and guiding the driver to it or determining the vehicle’s location and providing information about...
- Geographic Data FilesGeographic Data FilesGeographic Data Files or GDF is an interchange file format for geographic data.In contrast with generic GIS formats, GDF provides detailed rules for data capture and representation, and an extensive catalog of standard features, attributes and relationships...
- ESRI shape
- MapInfo TAB formatMapInfo TAB formatThe MapInfo TAB format is a popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information systems software. It is developed and regulated by MapInfo as a proprietary format.-File components:...