Warsaw, Poland, 20 September 2006: Tele Atlas officially inaugurated Tele Atlas Polska, the company’s Eastern European headquarters, with office openings in Warsaw and Lodz on September 20.
Tele Atlas Polska’s operations were initially formed through Tele Atlas’ acquisition of Warsaw-based PPWK GeoInvent in October 2005. PPWK GeoInvent developed a mobile mapping system, which speeds the data capture and map update process and helps Tele Atlas quickly deliver high quality maps that incorporate data, images and other valuable local content to customers and partners around the world.
Tele Atlas Polska is responsible for developing mobile mapping and image processing technology. The company’s worldwide Mobile Mapping and Image Technology Centre in Lodz manages the research and development of mobile mapping technology, the production of mobile mapping units and oversees image processing. The Warsaw office is responsible for database operations in Poland and the Baltic states, serving as the development platform for Central and Eastern Europe. Tele Atlas Polska currently has more than 150 employees and contract operators and plans to expand its operations with employees specialised in information technology and GIS.
– Tele Atlas
Based in the Netherlands, Tele Atlas a – geographic content provider – delivers the digital maps and dynamic location content that power the world’s most essential geographic solutions. Tele Atlas also works with business partners who deliver critical applications for emergency, business fleet and infrastructure services.
