Mapscape BV is a Netherlands-based independent business-to-business digital maps service provider. The company was founded in 2007 by Henk Eemers and Ralf Stollenwerk.[1] It is active in the navigation and automotive industry. Mapscape is involved in content aggregation, compilation and testing of digital maps for navigation purposes. The maps are _targeted for use in the automotive industry in e.g. online and offline navigation and location-based services.
The company's automotive customers include BMW and Volkswagen, as well as navigation system suppliers, such as Continental, TomTom, Harman International, NNG, Bosch, and Elektrobit.[2] The company uses raw navigation data from companies such as HERE Technologies, TeleAtlas, NavInfo, and MapMyIndia which it compiles into the proprietary formats used by various navigation systems.[3]
Furthermore, Mapscape is involved in testing and certifying a new proposed industry standard automotive map format, called the Navigation Data Standard (NDS) initiative.[4]
In January 2011, Mapscape was acquired by and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese digital map supplier NavInfo.[5][1]
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edit- ^ a b "NavInfo acquires Mapscape". GPS Business News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
- ^ "Automotive, embedded, navigation". Mapscape. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Content Suppliers". Mapscape. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "NDS Association official website". Retrieved 2013-01-11.
- ^ "Member enterprise". NavInfo. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
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