NAVTEQ and the Open GIS Consortium OGC announced that NAVTEQ has become a Strategic Member of the OGC. As a provider of digital map information for consumers and businesses, NAVTEQ has a strong interest in playing a leadership role in the development, promotion and implementation of OpenGIS Specifications designed to enable geoprocessing and location services interoperability. At the highest level of OGC membership, NAVTEQ will participate in OGC’s Strategic Advisory Committee, Planning Committee, Technical Committee and Interoperability Program, helping to shape the progress of open, service oriented architectures that enable the integration of spatial intelligence into information systems and across enterprises.
David Schell, OGC’s president, said, “We are indeed fortunate that NAVTEQ understands the value and importance of OGC’s consensus process. We will all benefit from their participation in building the open standards infrastructure for the mobile marketplace value chain that links application
developers, data publishers, content providers, device manufacturers, wireless network operators and consumers.”
NAVTEQ creates digital maps that power navigation and location-based services around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and is privately held. The Company’s approximately 1,400 employees are in over 100 offices in 18 countries.
