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TomTom's plans to rid your city of traffic
FEATURE INTERVIEW: How the satnav can survive 27 May 2011 16:00 GMT TweetTraffic is a massive problem in any city. Governments have implemented methods to try and deal with it but few appear to have proved succesful. In-car satnav manufacturer TomTom, however, believes they can succeed where governments have failed.
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Phantom town appears on Google Maps
Mysterious "Argleton" stumps online giant and Tele Atlas 2 November 2009 12:28 GMT TweetThe presence of a mysterious town on Google Maps has stumped locals, the online giant and its mapping data provider.
It seems no-one can explain why "Argleton" in Lancashire, a town that does not exist, appears in the L39 postcode area just...
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OpenStreetMap - Crowd sourced cartography set to re-map the world
INTERVIEW: How maps will be free and satnavs much cheaper 26 August 2009 18:31 GMT TweetThe Ordnance Survey is paid for by the tax payer - serveral times over as it goes. So, why is it that we foot a further fee to Great Britain's national mapping agency every time we buy a satnav or even an A-Z?
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Tele Atlas offers HD Traffic
Satnav solution available to partners 22 June 2009 14:36 GMT TweetTomTom-owned Tele Atlas has announced "Tele Atlas HD Traffic", describing it as a "robust solution for navigation and location based solutions".
It will let users find the quickest routes to destinations using info based on "live" road conditions....