Comments on: Tele Atlas and NAVTEQ a duopoly no more http://gpstracklog.com/2009/10/tele-atlas-and-navteq-a-duopoly-no-more.html GPS reviews, news, tips and tricks Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rich Owings http://gpstracklog.com/2009/10/tele-atlas-and-navteq-a-duopoly-no-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-26736 Rich Owings Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:02:27 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/2009/10/tele-atlas-and-navteq-a-duopoly-no-more.html#comment-26736 This is just anecdotal, but it seems like Tele Atlas does have more deficiencies in rural areas. This is just anecdotal, but it seems like Tele Atlas does have more deficiencies in rural areas.

]]> By: Navigation Enthusiast http://gpstracklog.com/2009/10/tele-atlas-and-navteq-a-duopoly-no-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-26619 Navigation Enthusiast Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:52:16 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/2009/10/tele-atlas-and-navteq-a-duopoly-no-more.html#comment-26619 May be the best prevail. Many of you know NAVTEQ is here for long time and known for their quality data and they are poineers. Just like what Google is for their search capability and Apple is for their consumer driven innovation. May be the best prevail. Many of you know NAVTEQ is here for long time and known for their quality data and they are poineers. Just like what Google is for their search capability and Apple is for their consumer driven innovation.

]]> By: Marty http://gpstracklog.com/2009/10/tele-atlas-and-navteq-a-duopoly-no-more.html/comment-page-1#comment-26608 Marty Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:00:20 +0000 http://gpstracklog.com/2009/10/tele-atlas-and-navteq-a-duopoly-no-more.html#comment-26608 I always found the Tele Atlas maps of inferior accuracy compared to the previously-used NAVTEQ maps. One error was bad enough that the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory poked fun at how Google Maps/Tele Atlas showed the facility 18mi away from its actual location (scroll to bottom of link below). http://www.fnal.gov/pub/today/april_fools_2009.html Google's new maps are a mixed bag from what I've seen in my area (Chicago). My street has the wrong name (same error as in TIGER data), and a conference center is shown as a college that closed 40 years ago. Both errors were reported using Google's handy-dandy error reporting tool. I always found the Tele Atlas maps of inferior accuracy compared to the previously-used NAVTEQ maps. One error was bad enough that the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory poked fun at how Google Maps/Tele Atlas showed the facility 18mi away from its actual location (scroll to bottom of link below).

http://www.fnal.gov/pub/today/april_fools_2009.html

Google’s new maps are a mixed bag from what I’ve seen in my area (Chicago). My street has the wrong name (same error as in TIGER data), and a conference center is shown as a college that closed 40 years ago. Both errors were reported using Google’s handy-dandy error reporting tool.

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