NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge: Pedestrian navigation docs and APAC registration dates
Registration for the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in the APAC region closes on February 13, 2009. As co-sponsor of this competition, Sony Ericsson Developer World is sharing information about creating pedestrian-focused LBS applications using NAVTEQ's Discover Cities product, provided courtesy of NAVTEQ's developer program, NAVTEQ Network for Developers (NN4D).
NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in APAC, registration closes February 13, 2009
Registration for the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is open for the APAC region. To be part of it, here are some key dates to remember:
Registration ends February 13, 2009
Solutions submission deadline March 6, 2009
For complete 2009 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge rules, key dates and information, visit www.LBSChallenge.com
This year's prize pool is the largest to date - almost $5.25 million USD in cash and data licenses. Additionally, your application could generate the priceless exposure needed to take it to market – according to NAVTEQ, over 25% of LBS Challenge participants have received venture capital funding or launched commercial applications, many on major wireless carriers.
Winners for the APAC region will be announced at an awards ceremony held on June 17, 2009 at CommunicAsia in Singapore.
Sony Ericsson and quick registration for NAVTEQ Network for Developers (NN4D)
Sony Ericsson is a co-sponsor of the 2009 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge, providing qualifying contestants with the phones and software tools to enable Java™ ME and Project Capuchin application creation.
Being a registered member of the NAVTEQ Network for Developers (www.NN4D.com) is a prerequisite of participating in the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge.
Sony Ericsson Developer World supplies quick registration links for registered members to join NN4D.
If you are already logged in on Sony Ericsson Developer World, clicking the link below will take you to a NN4D registration form pre-populated, where possible, with your Sony Ericsson Developer World membership information.
If you are not a registered Sony Ericsson Developer World member, this link will take you to a blank NN4D registration form which takes less than five minutes to fill in and then you will be eligible for the competition.
Pedestrian navigation, Discover Cities data & technical info: Compliments of NAVTEQ
NN4D has provided the information and documents below to help you create LBS applications for pedestrians featuring their Discover Cities product. Please note: access to the download links below requires membership of NN4D.
In NAVTEQ's experience, the city guide is one of the most popular personal navigation application categories. This type of application supports pedestrians with tourist, business or shopping information. As well as information about city locations, the application informs an end-user, who is unfamiliar with the city, how to navigate.
In contrast to the traditional navigation, pedestrian navigation provides guidance to explore the surroundings by foot. Therefore, it is necessary to include pedestrian related attributes and contents into the map data. A number of characteristics provide a better insight into the end-user behavior and needs: pedestrian freedom of movement, pedestrian locations, and indoor and outdoor navigation.
Discover Cities is a product from NAVTEQ that includes pedestrian related attributes and content. NN4D offers sample data of Discover Cities for development with sample data currently covering Chicago, Bay Area, New York City, Munich, Paris, Barcelona, Las Vegas, Seattle and Singapore.
Here are two technical articles which are platform, language and device agnostic. To access the articles, you need to be a logged-in member of NN4D:
1. Overview of use cases for pedestrian applications - Can the Digital Road Network Put the Pedestrian on the Map? This article provides an overview of the product ideas for a pedestrian navigation product.
2. Introduction to the pedestrian data available in Discover Cities - Discover Cities Enables Pedestrian-Orientated Applications. Since NAVTEQ unveiled the Discover Cities product in Q4 2007, it has drawn a great attention from the developer community in the LBS space. To understand this phenomenon we need to understand Discover Cities, the product's capabilities, and how it enables application developers and device manufacturers to address the need for LBS applications beyond navigation.
Getting started advice on LBS applications
NN4D has previously provided overviews of four key documents to help you get started creating LBS applications:
Introduction to Map Compilation
Introduction to Map Display
Introduction to Route Calculation
NAVTEQ Digital Map Overview Developer Guide
NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge in APAC, registration closes February 13, 2009
Registration for the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge is open for the APAC region. To be part of it, here are some key dates to remember:
Registration ends February 13, 2009
Solutions submission deadline March 6, 2009
For complete 2009 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge rules, key dates and information, visit www.LBSChallenge.com
This year's prize pool is the largest to date - almost $5.25 million USD in cash and data licenses. Additionally, your application could generate the priceless exposure needed to take it to market – according to NAVTEQ, over 25% of LBS Challenge participants have received venture capital funding or launched commercial applications, many on major wireless carriers.
Winners for the APAC region will be announced at an awards ceremony held on June 17, 2009 at CommunicAsia in Singapore.
Sony Ericsson and quick registration for NAVTEQ Network for Developers (NN4D)
Sony Ericsson is a co-sponsor of the 2009 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge, providing qualifying contestants with the phones and software tools to enable Java™ ME and Project Capuchin application creation.
Being a registered member of the NAVTEQ Network for Developers (www.NN4D.com) is a prerequisite of participating in the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge.
Sony Ericsson Developer World supplies quick registration links for registered members to join NN4D.
If you are already logged in on Sony Ericsson Developer World, clicking the link below will take you to a NN4D registration form pre-populated, where possible, with your Sony Ericsson Developer World membership information.
If you are not a registered Sony Ericsson Developer World member, this link will take you to a blank NN4D registration form which takes less than five minutes to fill in and then you will be eligible for the competition.
Pedestrian navigation, Discover Cities data & technical info: Compliments of NAVTEQ
NN4D has provided the information and documents below to help you create LBS applications for pedestrians featuring their Discover Cities product. Please note: access to the download links below requires membership of NN4D.
In NAVTEQ's experience, the city guide is one of the most popular personal navigation application categories. This type of application supports pedestrians with tourist, business or shopping information. As well as information about city locations, the application informs an end-user, who is unfamiliar with the city, how to navigate.
In contrast to the traditional navigation, pedestrian navigation provides guidance to explore the surroundings by foot. Therefore, it is necessary to include pedestrian related attributes and contents into the map data. A number of characteristics provide a better insight into the end-user behavior and needs: pedestrian freedom of movement, pedestrian locations, and indoor and outdoor navigation.
Discover Cities is a product from NAVTEQ that includes pedestrian related attributes and content. NN4D offers sample data of Discover Cities for development with sample data currently covering Chicago, Bay Area, New York City, Munich, Paris, Barcelona, Las Vegas, Seattle and Singapore.
Here are two technical articles which are platform, language and device agnostic. To access the articles, you need to be a logged-in member of NN4D:
1. Overview of use cases for pedestrian applications - Can the Digital Road Network Put the Pedestrian on the Map? This article provides an overview of the product ideas for a pedestrian navigation product.
2. Introduction to the pedestrian data available in Discover Cities - Discover Cities Enables Pedestrian-Orientated Applications. Since NAVTEQ unveiled the Discover Cities product in Q4 2007, it has drawn a great attention from the developer community in the LBS space. To understand this phenomenon we need to understand Discover Cities, the product's capabilities, and how it enables application developers and device manufacturers to address the need for LBS applications beyond navigation.
Getting started advice on LBS applications
NN4D has previously provided overviews of four key documents to help you get started creating LBS applications:
Introduction to Map Compilation
Introduction to Map Display
Introduction to Route Calculation
NAVTEQ Digital Map Overview Developer Guide
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