United Maps: Company Profile

1. United Maps
Detailed Vector Maps
more content – more benefit
• nited Maps GmbH ! 2009
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2. Where United Maps comes from United Maps
United Maps‘ staff produced European We closely work with a German
and worldwide maps for more than 30 university on academic projects and
years. currently employ 16 experts in
Munich and Eisenach, Germany.
Some of us made Carto Travel,
formerly Germany‘s mapping market » Feb 2008: founded
leader: cartography, GIS, editorial » Sep 2008: (seed-)funded
processing and licensing is our » Nov 2008: started operations
profession.
» June 2009: UM-DE is ready
» July 2009: Series-A round

3. Summary United Maps
By merging licensed cartographic data sets and The results are topologically correct vector
routing information, United Maps generates networks covering vehicle traffic, pedestrian
content-rich and fully routable vector maps, navigation and public mass transit.
enabling pedestrian navigation and multimodal Quantitative gains are 50%-300% more streets
routing. and pathes, compared to conventional data sets.
United Maps‘ proprietary algorithms and Additionally, qualitative extensions add precise
workflows allow the efficient conflation and point addressing and house footprints. A wealth
matching of vector nets and all attributes with a of relevant POIs are completed and added.
high precision of +95%. United Maps offers products (comprehensively
mapped countries, regions or cities) or project
Base data are digital maps by Navteq or Tele services.
Atlas and cartographic data sets from national As a first product, ‘UM-DE‘ is a fully routable,
mapping authorities*. For Germany, sources comprehensive vector map covering Germany in
from BKG or AdV are deployed. unprecedented detail and quality.
Austria, Switzerland and further 200 worldwide
regions and cities are scheduled.
* © 2009 NAVTEQ [Die Grundlagendaten wurden mit Genehmigung der
zuständigen Behörden entnommen]. All rights reserved.
Geobasisdaten © Amtliches Deutsches Vermessungswesen und Bundesamt für
Kartografie und Geodäsie (www.bkg.bund.de)

5. original picture: http://flickr.com/photos/greenspartan/2548517094/ - by greenspartan

7. » hyperlocal detail
» relevant context and POIs
» mass transit and multimodal navigation
» house footprints and house numbers

8. Digital Navigation Data United Maps
Digital Navigation data comes from Persistent trends in many market
two worldwide suppliers: Navteq (NT) segments point to a massive growth in
and Tele Atlas (TA). the Geoweb and use cases based on
Use cases were focussed on maps and location – increasingly on
automotive industries and vehicle mobile devices and smartphones by
navigation. Apple, Nokia, Blackberry, HTC or
Samsung.

9. Why isn‘t detailed data being United Maps
supplied by Navteq or Tele Atlas?
Conventional suppliers of digital
navigation data predominantely
generate maps by field research, using
a fleet of expensive vehicles.
This is tedious and time-consuming.
Navteq alone spent $336 Mio* in
2007 to update their map base.
Turner, A. and Forrest, B., (2008) Where 2.0 - The state of the Geospatial
Web. page 6. http://cachefly.oreilly.com/radar/research/
Where2.0_excerpt.pdf

10. Automated merging of vector data United Maps
(1) Licensing Digital navigation data remains fully
Primary vector data sets are licensed from operational.
Navteq or Tele Atlas.
Line vector networks are completed
secondary data sets from NMOs (national
mapping organisations) like BKG and AdV with missing streets and pathes, all
for Germany. attributes remain intact and are
(2) Processing editorially supplemented and
Deployment of United Maps‘ proprietary extended.
algorithms with ESRI ArcGis and SDE:
automated matching of geometries and
attribution for line vectors (e.g. street and
rail networks), currently 95% positive
Fully compatible, routable vector
correct matches. data products in comprehensive
(3) Editorial addition, GIS-workflows coverage and consistent data
and quality assurance quality.

11. primary data + secondary data United Maps

12. primary + secondary = United Maps United Maps

13. Results United Maps
In rural areas up to 300% more
streets, pathes and trails.
In metropolitan and suburban areas up
to 50% gain – dependent on quality of
primary and secondary data.
Blue is primary data from Navteq.
Red shows the automatically matched
results.
Navteq primary data | United Maps automated positive matches

14. Unique Algorithms enhancing data United Maps
processing
United Maps‘ unique algorithm and
processing conflates and merges vector
networks containing streets, pathes, rail
lines, waterways, supply networks and
maintains a correct and professional
topology.
Additional data, supplements and
updates are automatically integrated ,
comprising correct geometries and
comprehensive attribution.

15. United Maps closes gaps in maps. United Maps
By merging cartographic data
and adding routing information
United Maps generates the
neccessary foundation for
extending street and vehicle
navigation covering use cases
like ...
» pedestrian orientation
» multimodal navigation
» business process optimization
» tracking and logistics
» insurance and security

16. Additional streets and pathes for United Maps
pedestrian navigation
Comprehensive, nationwide
coverage of additional streets
and pathes:
» complete topologies and
integrated, additional streets
and pathes extend coverage
in nature reserves, city parks
and forests
» enabling pedestrian
navigation and orientation

17. Mass transit networks for United Maps
multimodal navigation
Multimodal Navigation and
hyperlocal mapping:
» comprehensive mass transit
networks integrated
» full and integrated topology of
public mass transit options
(traffic lines and stations) for
main and regional, suburban
and urban railways and trams,
funiculars, ferries and bus
networks (UM-DE02)

18. House footprints and Geocoordinates United Maps
enabling point addressing
Exact house footprints and
precise address coordinates
enable point addressing –
extending conventional routing
to street sections.
House footprints and point
addresses in full, nationwide
coverage: every single building
is mapped.

19. Comprehensive POIs for United Maps
location based services
Nationwide coverage enabling
new location-based media and
services.
» Embassies and Consulates
» Hospitals
» Cemetaries
» Historical objects and Sights
» Landscapes and Sanctuaries
» Museums
» Parking and Park+Ride
» Police and Fire stations
» Schools and Universities
» Recreational areas and playing fields
» (...)

20. Google Maps (Tele Atlas) United Maps
OpenStreetMap Map24 (Navteq)

21. Google Maps (Tele Atlas) United Maps
OpenStreetMap Map24 (Navteq)

22. United Maps UM-DE01

23. United Maps UM-DE01

24. United Maps UM-DE01

25. United Maps UM-DE01 ! Navteq map24

26. Roll-out United Maps
» UM-DE is available
» UM-AT (Austria) and UM-CH
(Switzerland) scheduled
» 200 worldwide metroregions and cities
» successful trials for U.S. and Asia

27. Contact United Maps
United Maps GmbH Stefan Knecht – CIO
Agnes-Pockels-Bogen 1 +49 89 4521 393 11
sk@unitedmaps.net
80992 München
Germany Andreas Wiedmann – CEO
+49 89 4521 393 0
http://unitedmaps.net/products.html aw@unitedmaps.net
http://blog.unitedmaps.net
Carsten Recknagel – COO
+49 171 869 4937
cr@unitedmaps.net

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