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Making Navteq Maps

Filed in GPS by Caitlin Dempsey on June 3, 2008 • 0 Comments

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PocketGPSWorld has an inside look at how Navteq’s survey teams update their street maps.  The article looks at how their cars are outfitted with GPS and camera equipment as they travel around the UK updating their geographic data.  Included is a video of the process.

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