Tele Atlas, the digital map division of TomTom this week announced the release of its latest database which includes a navigable map covering more than 32 million kilometers (20 million miles) across 102 countries and territories. Nearly half a million edits were sourced from community input in this latest release. The...

Last week Switzerland-based Millform AG, launched across several European countries Gbanga Famiglia, its Mafioso style location-based game. GPS Business News spoke with Matthias Sala, the co-founder and CEO of the company. Matthias Sala is 29 years old and studied architecture and computer science at the Swiss Federal...

Last week Apple released the new version of its iPhone operating system dubbed iOS4 along with a new consumer privacy policy that authorize the collection and sharing of “precise location” from the iPhone and other Apple products. The new privacy agreement reads as follow: “To provide location-based services on Apple...

U.S. based geo-location infrastructure provider Wavemarket has renamed itself Location Labs Inc. and re-branded its developer portal Veriplace into a “Location-as-a-Service Platform”. The Location Labs platform includes the following services for developers: Geofencing Service The Geofencing Service allows developers...

Hotel chain Best Western recently conducted in Germany a location-based advertising trial with NAVTEQ LocationPoint Ad Network that yielded 1.44 percent Click-Through-Rate. Advertisements were delivered by NAVTEQ to German consumers using Nokia’s GPS navigation software Ovi Map on smart phones. The ads enticed consumers...

Last week in Berlin, GPS Business News visited the office of location-based social network Aka-Aki. Co-founder and Head of PR Roman Hänsler spent a bit of time with us to explain his business and how Aka-Aki is moving forward in the fast moving LBS industry. On the menu of this video interview is the history of Aka-Aki,...

North American location-based social mapping service Loopt has introduced yesterday a new version of its software for the iPhone that leverages new multi-tasking features in the Apple’s iOS 4. The upgraded Loopt iPhone application, available this week, allows users to keep friends updated on where they are with a unique...

Last week at the navigation and Location conference in Berlin, Henk Hof, a member of the Openstreetmap (OSM) Foundation board gave an update about the OSM community and the latest developments happening in his organization, especially about the implementation of new licensing terms. Since its inception OSM data was...

Listings from international business directory provider Truvo will be added to TomTom’s navigation devices as well as its online maps, said the Dutch navigation company in a statement last week. Through the partnership with TomTom, Truvo Group will be able to provide its business owners with tailored statistics regarding...

Visioglobe, a French start-up that provides a 3D map engine, this week won the Grand Prize of the APAC edition of the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge competition. Visioglobe won the competition with Visiostreet, a navigation software solution for major cities, with routing enabled by NAVTEQ maps and Enhanced 3D City...

Everyscape, a company specializing in 3D, photo-realistic experiences of cities and building interiors, has launched this week EveryScape Eats, a free iPhone application and companion website (www.EveryScapeEats.com that offers a restaurant guide showcasing interiors of 500 Boston restaurants. EveryScape Eats! Boston...

Twitter this week launched Twitter Places, a new feature that lets people tweet their specific location by name. Tweeting location is however not a new concept for Twitter who had already launched last year a geo-tagging feature. This time users can associate their tweets with a specific location already stored in Twitter's...