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Eventually the time with 3 Months Updates by the New Devices (and the Mobile Apps too) is gone

TomTom completes the move to the next generation map platform

World's first transactional mapmaking platform enables real-time maps



Amsterdam, 18 December 2015 �

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(TOM2) continues to innovate with completing the move to its new transactional-based mapmaking platform. This platform is the first of its kind in the map industry and a leap forward in mapmaking technologies. It furthers TomTom�s lead in delivering the highest quality and up-to-date maps optimizing on crowdsourced data alongside traditional mapmaking methods. This launch represents a significant milestone for the company and is the critical step to bringing real-time maps to customers.
�We are the first to deliver a global platform that allows for map updates to be continuously released to users,� said Harold Goddijn, CEO at TomTom. �The era of map updates in batches is over, now we can update maps as changes are detected. This puts TomTom in a unique position to start providing the real-time quality and accuracy needed for the future use-cases such as driver assistance applications and highly automated driving.�
TomTom�s new transactional mapmaking platform brings great advantages in efficiencies and minimises the time between detecting changes in the real-world and updating the map on an end-user�s device. A change can pass through TomTom�s mapmaking process, be fully quality assured in real-time, and end up in a customer�s map in just minutes. This new platform can scale to process new sources of sensor data efficiently, furthering TomTom�s lead in optimising professional and community input mapmaking techniques. End-users using TomTom�s real-time maps will always have accurate and up-to-date maps across automotive, mobile and location-based online applications.
�This has been a huge, complex project for the maps team at TomTom and I�m very proud of what we�ve achieved and the time in which it has been achieved,� said Charles Cautley, Managing Director Maps & Licensing at TomTom. �There is a lot of potential with this new platform and with it we look forward to delivering the high-quality map content that meets the growing customer location requirements.�
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