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TomTom Offers Free Daily Map Changes on All Devices
AMSTERDAM --(Business Wire)--
From today, TomTom (News - Alert) is enabling all of its 60 million portable navigation
devices to receive free daily map changes via the TomTom Map Share
community. Map Share allows drivers to personalise the TomTom map on
their own device and also share and receive map changes with the Map
Share community around the world. Map Share was previously only
available on a limited number of TomTom devices.
Map Share technology enables drivers to keep the TomTom map on their
device up to date with immediate changes in their area. Dynamic road
changes, such as changed speed limits, new street names, blocked roads
and new traffic directions can be updated directly on the device.
Drivers then have the choice to share those road changes with TomTom and
the broader Map Share community. All TomTom customers can now download
daily Map Share changes for free.
"Roads change all the time. Overnight, roads can close or traffic can
be diverted, having a big impact on people's journey times." says
Corinne Vigreux, Managing Director from TomTom. "With Map Share,
drivers can update their own map themselves straightaway. Plus, we have
an active community of drivers who share around 250,000 road changes
with TomTom and each other every month. We are pleased to expand our
community, because the more people who use Map Share the greater the
navigation experience for all our customers."
Map Share enables people to quickly and easily report and share the most
frequent road changes. More structural, long-term changes such as the
addition of roads or roundabouts are validated and updated within
TomTom's aps and made available on a quarterly basis. TomTom applies a
hybrid approach to map-making that includes the combination of
authoritative sources, such as field collection, government data or
satellite imagery, with community input to ensure its maps accurately
reflect reality.
Availability
Map Share is already available for many TomTom customers. From today,
all TomTom Start, Via and GO customers will be able to receive free
daily map changes from the TomTom Map Share Community via a simple, free
software update.
A video providing an overview of TomTom's Map Share can be found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6O23csHkMk
Notes for editors
Daily map changes include the more dynamic, frequent changes that
drivers are likely to encounter such as:
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Changed speed limits
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New street names
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Blocked roads
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New traffic directions
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Altered turn restrictions
Drivers have control over which daily map changes they load onto their
device. They can choose to accept changes submitted by some or many
other Map Share users, or only those verified by TomTom.
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About TomTom
Founded in 1991, TomTom (AEX:TOM2) is the world's leading supplier of
in-car location and navigation products and services focused on
providing all drivers with the world's best navigation experience.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has over 3,500 employees and sells
its products in over 40 countries.
Our products include portable navigation devices, in-dash infotainment
systems, fleet management solutions, maps and real-time services,
including the award winning TomTom HD Traffic.
For the world's most up-to-date route planner, including live traffic
information go to www.tomtom.com/livetraffic
For further information, please visit www.tomtom.com
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