LBS challenge

AtlasCT is a regional sponsor of the 2010 NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge®



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About us

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AtlasCT is an expert in Location Based Services

 

Our products are designed to supply a variety of mapping capabilities and location-based services (LBS) for both web and mobile platforms.

 

Our Mission
Deliver the best mapping and navigation experience on any device on all major platforms.

 

Our Vision
Develop a superior mapping and navigation solution for our users through state-of-the-art technology, innovation, leadership and partnerships.

 

Customers
Worldwide leading brands from various industries among are mobile operators, handset vendors, Yellow Pages directory publishers, Fleet management companies, Content aggregators, International Portals, Search engines and application developers.

Technology

Leading edge technology based on sophisticated streaming vector technology, innovative vector compression/decompression methods and patent pending fetching and rendering algorithms. These advanced and unique technologies deliver high quality map images combined with excellent application performance. Our technology enables a whole range of LBS applications combining Web and mobile capabilities including Mobile Navigation, Mobile Local Search and Location Based Advertisement.

Mapping Data
Our products are supplied with mapping data to cover relevant countries or areas. The geographic data is obtained from leading data suppliers such as NAVTEQ and TeleAtlas, as well as local data providers for a worldwide coverage. AtlasCT has the ability to support new data providers and insure our customers uniform mapping solutions worldwide. AtlasCT offers remote service as well as stand-alone servers to be hosted by the customer.

Portal
AtlasCT is the owner and developer of ABmaps.com, a global maps portal.
The portal provides a variety of free geospatial services including address search, routing, Points-of-Interest (POIs) lookup, weather forecasts and real-time traffic information.

History
Founded in 1987 in Israel, AtlasCT is a privately held company that started out as specialist in urban mapping products such as paper maps and city guides.
During 1998 AtlasCT shifted focus to the field of digital mapping by developing the AtlasNET™ map server, one of the fastest GIS engines available on the market today. AtlasCT grew to be the market leader in Israel, providing mapping services for major Internet portals and business sector leaders (banks, insurance companies, yellow pages publishers, etc.).
Since 2001, AtlasCT has been expanding its activity from Location-Based Services over the Web to navigation and mapping services for mobile platforms.
During 2004 AtlasCT launched ABmaps.com, a global maps portal. The portal provides a variety of free geospatial services.  
During 2006 AtlasCT signed a long term agreement with Nokia, as the provider of mapping services for the Mobile Search application running on Nokia’s Smart Phones.
In 2007, AtlasCT won the Social Networking category of the Global LBS Challenge™ for the EMEA region.
During 2008 AtlasCT was named a semifinalist of the Global LBS Challenge in the Social Networking category for the EMEA region and in the Navigation category for the APAC region.
AtlasCT is a member of key development forums among is Forum Nokia Pro and of the Israel Mobile Association.

 

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