Navigation Technologies Corporation

Navigation Technologies is the leading provider of digital map data for Vehicle Navigation, Internet & Wireless applications and Business Solutions. Cutting edge applications such as these are part of a growing set of applications that enhance consumer's access to information while they are mobile. We have coined the term "informed mobility" to represent this emerging need.

Informed mobility applications are dependent on precise, up-to-date digital navigation information. Navigation Technologies has built a database unrivaled in precision by employing the industry's most extensive development and quality control program, executed by the largest team of cartographers of any company in the world. This detailed map data is captured by over 400 full time professional Navigation Technologies employees, who drive millions of miles / kilometers a year on the roads in North America, Europe and targeted markets to provide accurate and ever-expanding detail to our NAVTECH® database.

The result of our digital map creation and quality control processes is a detailed, digital representation of the road network that provides the depth, accuracy and coverage needed to enable turn-by-turn, door-to-door route guidance. Included in the database information are up to 150 road attributes per road segment and more than 45 point of interest categories to help you find specific restaurants, hotels, airports, banks, shopping centers and more.

NAVTECH data is used in virtually all of the leading navigation systems in both North America and Europe. Our customers rely on NAVTECH digital map information for use in their applications based on its accuracy, detail and completeness.

Navigation Technologies is a global company with corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, USA with major production facilities in Best, The Netherlands, Sunnyvale, California, USA, and Fargo, North Dakota, USA. Additionally, there is a technical support center in Yokohama, Japan and over 100 field offices in 18 countries. Privately held, Navigation Technologies was founded in 1985 and currently employs over 1,300 people.