NAVTEQ teams up with Autodesk and deCarta

Chicago, Canada, 03 April 2007: NAVTEQ today announced that it has chosen Autodesk and deCarta to bring an additional array of tools and technical support to the developer community through the NAVTEQ Network for Developers site. In providing a web presence that assembles the resources necessary for developers to build innovative applications, NAVTEQ aims to help accelerate the successful creation of location based content for wireless and internet channels.

By offering developers access to an extensive assortment of valuable tools and data, the NAVTEQ Network for Developers site is designed to support growth in the next generation of location based services. Once registered, developers benefit from sample NAVTEQ map data and access to industry-leading geospatial tools for evaluation and development from Autodesk, deCarta and other tool providers. The NAVTEQ Network Developer site will provide access to a variety of resources including NAVTEQ product and technical information as well as a range of business development and technical services such as business plan reviews and testing services.

Under NAVTEQ's collaboration with Autodesk the registered members those log on to the NAVTEQ Network for Developers site are able to gain access to the Autodesk LocationLogic geospatial software. Autodesk empowers application developers to build and deploy location based wireless services using Autodesk LocationLogic platform, application programming interfaces (APIs).

By NAVTEQ's collaboration with deCarta, NAVTEQ's Network for Developers site provides a direct link for users to the deCarta DevZone that offers powerful, scalable Drill Down Server software platform, tools, community and experienced knowledge base to help developers develop and prototype leading-edge location-enabled applications. Through advanced web services and JavaScript APIs, developers can integrate maps, driving directions, geocoding, multi-point routing, proximity search and other location technology into their Internet, mobile, personal navigation and backend enterprise applications.

Source: http://developer.navteq.com/.