NAVTEQ RELEASES NAVIGABLE MAPS FOR ARGENTINA

NAVTEQ has released detailed navigable map coverage for Argentina. It includes over 200,000 km of road network across the entire country and up to 260 attributes per road segment. These road attributes enable navigable solutions to support route guidance. The maps include addresses, as well as over 3,600 named city or hamlets. “The increasing adoption of global positioning systems (GPS) technology in Argentina creates opportunity for Personal Navigation Devices (PND) and hand-set manufacturers, as well as telecommunications carriers to develop navigation and location-based services,” said Jim Dineen, director and general manager of NAVTEQ Latin America. Founded in 1985, Chicago-based NAVTEQ has presence in 42 countries. -Smarajit Dasgupta