TeleAtlas Q&A Session
TomTom and their mapping provider sat down with a list of questions sent in by consumers and answered a whole bunch of them. TeleAtlas and TomTom have been battling back over some mapping issues, and appear to be on the mend. From what I hear, the maps are greatly improved and should not be considered an issue. Anyway, there are some interesting questions over there that TeleAtlas answered.
Here's a list of the Questions: (after the jump)
1. I am a sailor and hiker and I would like to see nautical & off road terrain maps available for download on TomTom. Is this ever going to be made available?
2. QUESTIONS ABOUT MAP AVAILABILITY
a. Can you provide any details about a technology called incremental updating? Is this something that you may be able to provide to companies such as TomTom and if so, when might end users be able to take advantage of this?
b. How often does Tele Atlas come out with a new update and does TomTom automatically update their systems with these updates?
3. The last update for TomTom was big and the new maps are hyper accurate but they took so long to release. Was there some sort of programming or production delay that prevented the release of these new maps? Are the new maps available for Canada too?
4. So, how does Tele Atlas build its maps?
5.a. My development was built four years ago and STILL doesn’t show up on my maps. Care to comment?
b. Why are older versions of maps sometimes more correct than more recently updated maps?
6. Will you ever release maps that are “self editable”?
7.a. I submitted feedback via your Map Insight program but my change didn’t appear on your most recent maps. How long does it take for a change submitted through your website to be released to maps? Does a particular mapping change have to be submitted by a number of people for you to recognize it?
b. How long does it take for changes in the Map Insight to be seen in new updates?
Answers at Club TomTom Blog
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Posted by Scott Martin at March 7, 2007 8:18 AM
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