Der High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern Kapital und SpaceTec Capital Partners beteiligen sich gemeinsam an der United Maps GmbH aus München. United Maps füllt „die Löcher zwischen Straßennetzen“ mit Gebäuden, Fußwegen, Nahverkehrsinformationen und relevanten, qualitätsgesicherten Inhalten und thematischen Informationslayern.

United Maps produziert voll routingfähige, hoch detaillierte und multimodale Vektorkartografie einer neuen Generation. Die aus der KfZ- Navigation bekannten Basiskarten führender Hersteller wie Navteq, Tele Atlas oder AND werden mit professionell recherchierten zusätzlichen kartografischen Informationen algorithmisch zu neuen Kartenwerken verdichtet.


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United Maps „fills the gaps in road networks“ adding building footprints, pedestrians paths, mass transit information and relevant topical layers.

United Maps GmbH has announced today strategic investments from three organizations: High-Tech Grunderfonds, Bayern Kapital, and SpaceTec Capital Partners. United Maps did not disclose the magnitude of the investments, but said the new funding will support United Map’s effort to produce a new generation of fully routable, highly detailled and multimodal vector maps. -- >>deutsche Version<<

United Maps strategy is to take basemaps - from vehicle navigation market leaders like Navteq, Tele Atlas or AND – and algorithmically match them with value-added cartographic data and relevant information layers thereby conflated into new data products.

Digital cartography and webmapping by Google Earth, Yahoo! Maps or Windows Live Search Maps are fast-growing segments of online usage worldwide. “With the support and funding of our investors, we deploy a disruptive technology and deliver unique map products timed to ride the wave of geodata, geolocation and GPS-based solutions," said Stefan Knecht, CIO and one of the three founders of United Maps. “Our aggregation of diverse datasets is highly automated and delivers more than 90 percent correct matches. Processes and workflows are optimized for international markets and products.“   Continue reading "We're funded. High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bayern..." »