Here's the talk we presented at Telematics Munich 2008:
'Filling Gaps on Maps' -- automated conflation of basemaps to produce maps on a human scale - 081106 Stefan...United Maps Filling Gaps on Maps Stefan Knecht – United Maps GmbH Telematics Munich, Nov 6 2008 1 United Maps United Maps fills the in maps. (Mind the gap.) 2 United Maps Today‘s maps are made for vehicles. (Maps should be made for humans.) 3 original picture source: http://flickr.com/photos/64231793@N00/1204694163/ - by Chaddon United Maps United Maps Maps made for vehicles are useful for drivers. 7 United Maps We usually walk before we drive a car. (And we walk after driving.) 8 Cars drive in lanes. United Maps Quoted from 080602 Gaisbauer Frank - GIRONA_AGILE United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 Pedestrians walk everywhere. United Maps Quoted from 080602 Gaisbauer Frank - GIRONA_AGILE United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 Maps made for automotive traffic don‘t make too much sense out of cars. original picture: http://flickr.com/photos/greenspartan/2548517094/ - by greenspartan Maps leave the car. Maps become human centric. in-dash OEM PDA United Maps smartphones in-car AM PND mobile phones United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 http://picasaweb.google.com/HughYeman/MapsExhibitAtTheFieldMuseumJanuary252008/ photo#5168033302087007762 United Maps „If you get lost, just pick up your phone.“ 26.5.08. Eric Schmidt, Google CEO. http://faz-community.faz.net/blogs/netzkonom/ archive/2008/05/26/eric-schmidt.aspx United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 United Maps “In the 1980s, McKinsey projected a world market of 900.000 mobile phones by the year 2000. In 2008, 900.000 handsets are sold every three days”. http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/it/ 2007/3/2007_3_8.shtml United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 http://flickr.com/photos/greenspartan/2548517094/ - by greenspartan United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 United Maps Now we switch to United Maps on a mobile, human scale. 23 United Maps United Maps United Maps United Maps United Maps United Maps Conventional production processes cover roads that cars drive. (Result: maps for cars) 29 Field research is expensive. United Maps Conventional field research requires reasonable perpetual effort and resources. In 2007, Navteq alone spent $336m for map updates. United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 Hyperlocal maps on a human scale United Maps indoor hyperlocal local streets municipial regional national continental world 1:100 1:1.000 1:2.000 United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 We don‘t drive around to make maps. United Maps United Maps deploys proprietary conflation algorithms and toolsets to merge base maps from Navteq or Tele Atlas with other maps and hyperlocal content. United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 Navteq + ATKIS United Maps United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 Navteq + ATKIS = United Maps United Maps United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 United Maps benefits »! cities: up to +50% density »! rural: up to +300% more streets, pathways and trails »! attributes conserved »! fully navigable United Maps United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 Mobile Multimodal Navigation on a human scale United Maps produces relevant content layers for mobile usecases and seamless multimodal navigation: »! public transport (subway, tram, railnetworks) »! pathes, walkways and trails for hiking and outdoor »! precise house footprints, addresses United Maps »! white-labeled or customized »! comprehensive content »! nationwide coverage United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 What‘s the issue, anyway? United Maps European federalism, cultural and language barriers and completely heterogenous data sets make mapping a bit trickier than elsewhere. United Maps‘ experienced cartographers do maps since 30 years. United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 Rollout & Availability United Maps »! DE: 04/09 »! AT, CH in 2-months cycles »! 200 major European cities United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008 much more United Maps Contact Stefan Knecht – CIO, MD United Maps GmbH Agnes-Pockels-Bogen 1 80992 München sk@unitedmaps.net +49 89 4521 393 11 http://unitedmaps.net United Maps United Maps GmbH - Telematics Munich - Nov 6 2008
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