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Stephanie came to the NN4D as part of NAVTEQ's acquisition of Mapsolute. Based in Germany, Stephanie is responsible for technical writing, documentation, forum, and email support for Map Reporterand MapTP. Stephanie has a strong blend of technical acumen and documentation subject- matter expertise making her a valuable resource to our organization.

Stephanie received a BSc. in Computer Science from the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt, Germany, and a MSc. in Computer Science from a joint program at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt and from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. Additionally, she has studied Information and Documentation for two years.

Check out FAQs, forums, knowledgebase, Map Reporter, blogs, documentation, and responsive trouble ticket support.

Kristina made the transition to the partner and developer program team after spending time with NAVTEQ’s consumer group. Kristina provides marketing event support on a global basis for developer-targeted shows and events, including the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge, JavaOne, Symbian Smartphone and others.

Kristina’s experience working within the NAVTEQ sales organization has enabled her to take an immediate lead to ensure that NAVTEQ puts its best presence forward during events. Kristina’s background includes both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history. She strongly believes that NN4D is totally awesome.

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Who is NAVTEQ?

NAVTEQ is the leading global provider of digital map, traffic and location data that enables navigation and location-based platforms around the world. The company has built one of the most robust and accurate geographic databases in the world.

Virtually every major automobile manufacturer currently offering a navigation system in North America and Europe uses NAVTEQ® maps in one or more of their models.
NAVTEQ Maps power major internet mapping portals in North America and Europe.
The leading global wireless brand chooses NAVTEQ maps to help power their location-enabled devices.
Foremost PND manufacturers in the world choose NAVTEQ.
NAVTEQ Traffic™ is the only end-to-end, integrated traffic information solution that spans data gathering to direct-to-consumer delivery.
On average, there are 100 million uses of NAVTEQ data every day.

Historically, NAVTEQ was a pioneer, investing in the development of a navigable map database well in advance of systems that could actually utilize them. The company was founded in 1985 and the first commercial navigation applications appeared in 1994 in Europe and 1996 in North America. NAVTEQ’s vision to revolutionize the way that people use maps has become a reality. NAVTEQ maps are used to deliver millions of routes everyday and span over 77 countries and territories on six continents.

NAVTEQ delivers data to the same database specification utilizing the same technology at a consistently high level of quality and support. NAVTEQ data is a widely recognized and trusted name in the digital mapping industry.

The NAVTEQ database specification includes up to 260 data attributes that affect navigation such as access restrictions, one-way streets and speed categories that help optimize navigation.
The NAVTEQ database includes Points of Interest (POIs) in more than 50 categories globally including restaurants, gas stations, hotels and banks, making it easier to locate and route to different destinations.

To ensure accuracy, NAVTEQ has approximately 1,000 geographic analysts strategically located around the world.

NAVTEQ is headquartered in Chicago and has approximately 4,000 employees worldwide located in 190 offices in 39 countries. As a leading global provider of digital navigable map data NAVTEQ data is used in many applications including most major auto manufacturers and internet map sites. Our client base spans industries such as:

Location Based Services
Vehicle navigation
Mobile and portable solutions
Telematics
Geomarketing
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Field Force Optimisation
Navigation Solutions
Call Centre
Internet Maps and Route Planning
Resource Scheduling and Optimisation
Business Intelligence
Government applications

NAVTEQ Maps drive applications in multiple markets:

Utilities
Telecommunications
Insurance
Transport & Logistics
Retail and Banking
Emergency Services

NAVTEQ’s Map Data Collection

At NAVTEQ, we build our map using a step-by-step process. At every stage, we focus on creating accurate, precise data to be used in a wide range of applications—a process which adheres to a single global specification. Steps to our map build process include the following:

Quality testing over 80,000 data sources
Collection and verification by local experts
Database validation and compilation
Publication of data
Continuous testing for quality improvement

During the collection and verification stage, our primary goal is to capture data as it exists in the real world. Equipped with specialized tools, NAVTEQ’s DMO team collects and verifies street geometry, which includes up to 260 attributes such as one-way streets, turning lanes, speed limits and information pertaining to points-of-interest.

These local experts draw upon source data and information collected in the field to build NAVTEQ’s map database and to detect continuous changes in the road network. In order for NAVTEQ to maintain map data of the highest quality, NAVTEQ’s mission is to keep up with changes in the real world.

For more information about NAVTEQ visit our corporate web site www.navteq.com