HERE voted top location platform
Global location data and technology company HERE has been ranked as the number one location platform by industry analyst firm Omdia, whose analysts praise its “open and secure environment”. The 2021 Index assesses the seven leading global providers of location data and services including Google, Apple, Mapbox and TomTom. Omdia analysts conclude this year, “HERE […]
Wipro and HERE partner to provide location-based services and analytics for customers globally
Global information technology, consulting and business process services company, Wipro Limited and location data business HERE Technologies are partnering to offer location-based services. As part of this announcement, Wipro and HERE will be jointly developing solutions in the areas of asset tracking, logistics, supply chain, smart-metering and analytics, field workforce management, and private mapping-as-a-service for […]
HERE adds weather to navigation solution to improve ETAs
Location specialists HERE Technologies is partnering with weather intelligence platform WeatherOptics to provide improved Estimated Time of Arrivals and optimised routing before and during high-impact weather situations. WeatherOptics says it uses weather data, non-weather factors, and ground truth impact data to understand how weather impacts driver and vehicle performance. The company works with some of […]
HERE, Vodafone and Porsche partner on real-time warning system
HERE Technologies, Vodafone and Porsche have announced a feasibility study on road traffic safety. The three global companies say they are working together to trial how 5G technology and highly precise location determination can improve traffic safety and reduce the number of road accidents in the future. The three companies are collaborating in the development […]
HERE and Tata team up on real-time, location-based innovation
The location data and technology platform HERE Technologies is partnering with IT services company Tata Consultancy Services to deliver real-time location-based services and analytics to its IoT-enabled SaaS suite, TCS DigiFleet™. Powered by the HERE location platform, the enhanced fleet and freight management solution will enable TCS to provide its customers with up-to-date map visualisation, […]
Amazon launches location rival to Google
Amazon’s web services division has launched a new service which it says will make it easier and more cost-effective for customers to add location functionality to their applications “without compromising on user privacy or data security”. Amazon Location Service allows customers to embed location functionality in their applications using data from Esri and HERE Technologies […]
INCREMENT P to join the HERE Marketplace
The location data and technology platform HERE Technologies has announced the Japanese digital map and location intelligence company INCREMENT P is expanding the access to its comprehensive, high quality location content and data sets available via the HERE Marketplace. These data sets include Japanese road network data, detailed map data including building footprints, address data that corresponds to Japan’s unique address system, point of interest (POI) data and traffic information. In addition, […]
Arrival selects HERE SDK for its Electric Vehicles
The electric vehicle company Arrival has selected location technology platform HERE Technologies to power its in-vehicle Human-Machine Interface navigation solution. Arrival has been developing its own proprietary hardware, software and robotics since 2015 and is using these technologies to enable electric vehicle production through its unique Microfactories, which are small-footprint, low CapEx and can be […]
Siemens Mobility uses HERE data to help local authorities reduce congestion
HERE Technologies, the location data and technology platform, today announced that Siemens Mobility, a leader in transport solutions, is integrating the HERE corridor travel time API into its Journey Time as a Service solution for the UK market. This new traffic management system, based on data rather than hardware, has already been adopted by Bedford […]
HERE adds more weather data to its marketplace product
HERE Technologies has announced that Tomorrow.io, the weather technology company, will be making its weather data available via the HERE Marketplace – a hub for global location data exchange and a platform to build location intelligent applications that accelerate data-driven innovation across industries. HERE says that as it continues to rapidly expand the number of […]