2007 LBS Challenge - The Americas Recap

The 4th annual LBS Challenge – The Americas came and left in March. 2007 brought a record number of submissions and prize money. The event continues to be successful and NAVTEQ continues to lead the path for location-enabled application development. Click here to read a recap of the event from Robin Jackson, NAVTEQ Partner and Developer Program Campaign Manager and learn about this year's semifinalists.

LBS Challenge - The Americas Grand Prize Winner - ComVu

The Americas LBS Challenge Grand Prize Winner Tells All.

The Americas LBS Challenge Grand Prize Winner ComVu comments on the LBS Challenge, their partnership with NAVTEQ, and their winning application. Click here to learn more about ComVu.

N4D Launches Webinars!

Looking to learn from the experts at NAVTEQ?

N4D will be kicking off their training and education program with an initial webinar entitled "Developing Web 2.0 Mapping Applications" on Monday, April 30, 2007 at 3:00 CST. Keep an eye out for your email invitation and on the website to attend.

Master the Basics: Introduction to Positioning

Positioning is the process of putting the user and their device on the map. More specifically, positioning (sometimes called 'Device Positioning' or 'Vehicle Positioning') is a software process that uses some sensor data or location signal and combines this with the map database to make the best effort to create a pair of coordinates that coincide with the map geometry. Positioning is a complicated and vital part of your location application development. NAVTEQ's Introduction to Positioning whitepaper provides you with definitions and best practices around Inputs, Outputs, and Sensors to name a few. Click here to learn more about positioning.

Note: Requires a N4D login.

NAVTEQ Points-of-Interest Developer Guide

Points of Interest (POIs) are geographical areas or points that can be used in navigation or other location-referenceable applications. POIs enrich applications by enabling dynamic and rich content to sit on top of the digital map. POIs can range from actual points (e.g., Washington slept here); to land areas specifically defined in terms of geography that can change little over time, such as parks or cemeteries; to (relatively) static man-made structures such as museums and monument; to more dynamic "structures" such as convenience stores and ATMs or even truly temporary events such as carnivals and fairs. The NAVTEQ Points-of-Interest Development Guide introduces you to POIs and the value they bring to your application. Click here to learn more.

Note: Requires a N4D login.

Previewing the N4D Developer Relations Offerings

Developer Relations highlights current and upcoming business support services for N4D developers

The N4D Developer Relations role covers the broad interests of location developers in working with NAVTEQ. Registered developer companies can utilize a compliment of services and opportunities through N4D. Starting with a company's registration detail, developers can tell us their business status and needs, be included in NAVTEQ outbound emails for business support information, receive invitations and notifications of business related materials and events – developer conferences, submit applications to the Applications Catalog for inclusion in channel reviews, and gain access to angle and venture funding resources through N4D programs.

NAVTEQ can support the business interests of application developers in the LBS category because of our position in the marketplace and unique role that touches every link in the value chain.

Email: developersupport@navteq.com