Registration Now Open for NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in EMEA and The Americas

EMEA Registration Deadline Extended to October 12, 2007

The NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is once again under way, offering developers the chance to compete for a share of a global prize pool valued in the millions (USD), as well as priceless exposure for their LBS application. Now in its fifth year, the LBS Challenge has expanded into three regions: The Americas, Europe-Middle East-Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC).

Developers are challenged to build innovative LBS applications that work with mobile phones and/or wireless handheld devices using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ® map data.

Registration Dates
· EMEA: August 6–October 19, 2007
· The Americas: September 14–December 7, 2007
· APAC: October 29, 2007–February 29, 2008

For more information, visit www.lbschallenge.com.

NAVTEQ Connections: The Power Summit for Location

October 4 -5, 2007, Berlin, Germany
October 22, 2007, San Francisco, CA (CTIA Pre-Conference Program)

NAVTEQ, a leader in location and mobile navigation, continues its commitment to advancing location-based solutions by hosting NAVTEQ Connections 2007 – an annual conference devoted to the convergence and advancement of location-enabled applications, devices, software development and distribution.

Participants will have the unique opportunity to network with and hear from industry-leading developers, device manufacturers, wireless carriers and enterprise solution providers, bringing location-enabled services to the mobile world. This event is structured to allow attendees to customize their agendas based on the various topics offered at NAVTEQ Connections.

For more information, visit http://www.nn4d.com/Connections2007

ADCi Launches Partner Zone on the NN4D!

The NAVTEQ Network for Developers is proud to announce the launching of the American Digital Cartography, Inc. (ADCi) Partner Zone. ADCi has been a leading authorized distributor for NAVTEQ since 2001. During that time, ADCi has successfully helped hundreds of customers in every market secure the correct NAVTEQ data and license for their mapping application.

As a value added reseller, ADCi provides NAVTEQ data by the county, group of counties, state, province, or entire country. We deliver NAVTEQ data in all of the ESRI formats (.shp, Geodatabase and SDE), MapInfo formats (.TAB & MID/MIF) and Oracle Spatial (Transportable Tablespaces & dump/import) in the projection and coordinate system you specify.

ADCi provides you with NAVTEQ data the way YOU want and need it for your application. Click here to learn more about ADCi.

Optimize Your LBS Development by Understanding Areas and Zones

Understanding Areas and Zones is essential to creating an application that meets the expectations of the user. Users expect LBS applications to route or display accurately. Proper use of areas and zones enables your application to identify and respond to unique inputs and destinations such as Hollywood and Manhatten. To support this building block of LBS development, the NN4D has a suite of technical information dedicated to Areas and Zones. Follow the links below and take the first steps to becoming an expert . . .

· Technical Article
· Webinar
· Presentation


Note: Links require a NAVTEQ Network for Developers login.

NAVTEQ is Headline Sponsor of 2007 Symbian Smartphone Show

NAVTEQ to make presentation to developer audience

October 16-17, 2007
Excel Centre, London

NAVTEQ is the headline sponsor at this year's Symbian Smartphone Show in London and will be exhibiting in the Symbian Developer Network Live! developer area.

NAVTEQ's David Assouline, Director, Marketing and Business Development Europe, Consumer Business Unit, NAVTEQ, will also be presenting in the Developer Theater. His presentation, "Making the LBS Connection", focuses on the types of LBS applications likely to succeed, how to get applications to market quickly, and how to connect with the key players in the market segment. The presentation takes place on October 16 at 2:20p.

For more information on the Symbian Smartphone Show, visit: www.symbiansmartphoneshow.com