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09-12-2009, 04:31 PM
TomTom (http://www.opensourcegroups.com/www.tomtom.com), provider of navigation solutions and digital maps,
has launched an open source location referencing navigation technology called OpenLR.
OpenLR has been designed for traffic information systems and dynamic route guidance. It is available as an open-source technology at
http://www.tomtom.com/page/openLR and can be adapted to the requirements of system integrators.
Location data can range from static road sign information to highly dynamic traffic and weather situation information as well as safety-critical information- anything that needs to be accurately linked to a specific piece of or position on the road network. It also allows location content providers to reference any location on any navigable map, completely royalty-free.
"This technological development is being introduced to the open source community to assist in delivering location based services to customers," says Mark Gretton, TomTom's Director of Product Engineering. "TomTom will use this technology for its own services too, allowing us to transmit content like HD Traffic to connected devices and improve service quality and coverage."
OpenLR will be presented and discussed in detail during the ITS World Congress 2009 in Stockholm between 21-25 September. TomTom would like the technical community to contribute with their ideas to improve the system.The code will be licensed under GPL v2. The technical documentation is under a Creative Commons license.
For more info, visit tomtom.com (http://www.tomtom.com/page/openLR)
has launched an open source location referencing navigation technology called OpenLR.
OpenLR has been designed for traffic information systems and dynamic route guidance. It is available as an open-source technology at
http://www.tomtom.com/page/openLR and can be adapted to the requirements of system integrators.
Location data can range from static road sign information to highly dynamic traffic and weather situation information as well as safety-critical information- anything that needs to be accurately linked to a specific piece of or position on the road network. It also allows location content providers to reference any location on any navigable map, completely royalty-free.
"This technological development is being introduced to the open source community to assist in delivering location based services to customers," says Mark Gretton, TomTom's Director of Product Engineering. "TomTom will use this technology for its own services too, allowing us to transmit content like HD Traffic to connected devices and improve service quality and coverage."
OpenLR will be presented and discussed in detail during the ITS World Congress 2009 in Stockholm between 21-25 September. TomTom would like the technical community to contribute with their ideas to improve the system.The code will be licensed under GPL v2. The technical documentation is under a Creative Commons license.
For more info, visit tomtom.com (http://www.tomtom.com/page/openLR)