NAVTEQ Introduces NAVTEQ Map Voice Data for Austria

CHICAGO, July 27 -- NAVTEQ , a leading global provider of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, has released NAVTEQ Map Voice Data for Austria. NAVTEQ customers that license the NAVTEQ(TM) map of Austria can now integrate phonetic representations of street names and administrative areas for Austria into its products. NAVTEQ Map Voice Data is already available for France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.

NAVTEQ Map Voice Data brings a higher degree of precision and usability to navigation systems. It enhances the user experience by reducing recognition complexities, improving output accuracy and expanding the navigation system's dynamic routing commands to include street names and administrative areas. Many current navigation systems use generic audiovisual directions to guide drivers -- verbal cues stating "turn left" or "turn right" in conjunction with a directional signal on the screen of the device. Navigation systems integrating NAVTEQ Map Voice Data can provide customers with explicit and clear audio instructions linked to specific road names. A customer using a navigation system powered by NAVTEQ Map Voice Data will hear 'Exit to the left on Opernring in 50 meters.'

"Customer response to NAVTEQ Map Voice Data for other countries led to the decision to expand the product to Austria. NAVTEQ customers have a desire to deliver a smart and effortless navigation experience, and our Map Voice Data Product is another way that NAVTEQ simplifies navigation," stated John MacLeod Executive Vice President - Global Marketing & Strategy. "The expansion of NAVTEQ Map Voice Data to Austria helps our customers create a more seamless navigation system for pan-European drivers."

About NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 1,600 employees located in over 122 offices in 21 countries.