NAVTEQ Map Data Aids in the Efficient Routing of U.S. Armed Forces and Cargo

GeoDecisions' IRRIS(R) Software Features Enhanced Functionality Using NAVTEQ Map Data

CHICAGO, Dec. 19 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, has been chosen to provide map data for GeoDecisions(R) IRRIS, a web-based portal of U.S. military infrastructure information. Currently, GeoDecisions maintains and enhances IRRIS using NAVTEQ map data for the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Transportation Engineering Agency.

IRRIS provides near-real-time information necessary for enhanced decision making to organize military and emergency personnel and track military convoys and freight globally. By providing decision makers with critical, timely, and relevant information, it is possible to deploy equipment, troops, and emergency personnel in a rapid, efficient manner during an emergency. Additionally, Points of Interest vital to America's security such as government offices, medical facilities and hospitals, fire and police departments, bus and commuter rail lines, and gas stations are indicated in NAVTEQ's quality-driven database.

"The use of detailed infrastructure data to deploy troops and cargo in emergency situations is a testament to the quality of map data that NAVTEQ provides," says Roy Kolstad, Vice President and General Manager - Business and Government Solutions, NAVTEQ. "NAVTEQ has been a longstanding supplier of data for US Government applications that provide infrastructure information for road and transportation programs and critical initiatives such as homeland security. NAVTEQ is proud to continue to support key government initiatives such as the innovative IRRIS application."