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Telmap Ltd. today announced a next-generation technology for mobile navigation
that delivers more useful, timely and reliable navigation data to mobile phones,
BlackBerrys and other handhelds, including clear and easy-to-read sliding and
rotating maps that move with the user's vehicle.
TELMAP INTRODUCES NEXT-GEN MOBILE NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY, ENABLING OPTIMAL DATA
TRANSFER TO CELLPHONES & OTHER WIRELESS DEVICES
Benefits Include Moving Map Displays
LAS VEGAS (CTIA Wireless, April 3, 2006) - The company's patented Mobile Optimized
Navigation Data (MOND) technology conquers the technical and usability challenges
associated with the small display size and limited resources of many handsets,
making it possible to download and present navigation and map data more professionally
and efficiently than ever before.
The MOND methodology optimizes the transfer of navigation and map data to the
user's wireless device for maximum usability and efficient network performance.
When the route is calculated, the response dataset includes not only the route
requested but also all relevant roads in the surrounding area. This large dataset
is then re-formatted, heavily compressed on the server side using the MOND technology,
and made available locally to the user's device without the need to return to
the server for extra information.
Benefits include:
• Faster route adjustment when the user makes a wrong turn or otherwise deviates
from the original route, because no additional data download is necessary. Instead
of scolding users for straying from the original instructions, the system automatically
presents the adjusted route based on the information that is already available.
• Data availability even when talking or leaving the wireless service area, enabling
users to make phone calls while navigating and still use the navigation system
even if they move out of network coverage. • Moving map displays that transition
to each new map area as the vehicle proceeds along the route without the need
to download additional information. The sliding map zooms in and shows a maneuver
map on each turn. • Maximum user satisfaction, based on the ability to deliver
a truly professional, high-quality navigation solution with clear advantages over
other systems.
These benefits join other unique Telmap capabilities including global map coverage,
true pedestrian routes optimized for users on foot, and support for BREW, Java,
Windows, BlackBerry and Symbian platforms.
"Our MOND technology enables on-the-fly, cost-efficient delivery and utilization
of navigation map data even with the limited resources available on a mass-market
mobile handset," said Telmap CEO Oren Nissim. "For the first time, mid-range
cellphones, smartphones and BlackBerrys can have GPS navigation with truly high-quality
rendering, map matching and natural movement from map area to map area."
Telmap will be demo'ing its MOND technology on the newest Nokia, Sony Ericsson,
Sanyo, Motorola and BlackBerry models at the North Hall Stand #4342 at the CTIA
Wireless 2006 show that begins April 5 in Las Vegas.
About Telmap
Telmap is a leading provider of a wide range of innovative applications designed
for the mobile mapping and navigation arena. Founded in 2000 with headquarters
in Israel and offices in the US, the UK and Finland, the company's worldwide base
of customers and partners includes leading cellular operators and handset manufacturers.
Telmap's advanced solutions include Telmap Navigator, a turn-by-turn text and
voice GPS navigation system for mobile phones, BlackBerrys and other wireless
devices, Telmap's technology leadership has been recognized by numerous industry
groups, including a "2006 Technology Pioneer" award by the World Economic Forum,
a Red Herring 100 Europe award in 2005, and a 'Best Maps' award in the Directions
Magazine/ Microsoft Corporation 2004 Web Mapping Contest. Telmap is a member of
the Science Navigation Group. For more information, visit www.telmap.com |
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