TomTom, a provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, has delivered OpenLR, a new, open source dynamic location referencing technology as an open standard for the navigation, mapping and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Industry.TomTom, a provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, has delivered OpenLR,
a new, open-source dynamic location referencing technology as an open
standard for the navigation, mapping and Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS) Industry.
OpenLR, which TomTom announced on Sept. 8, has been designed for
traffic information systems and dynamic route guidance, and is
available as an open-source technology. It can easily be adapted to the
requirements of system integrators, and the technical community can
contribute with their ideas to improve it, TomTom officials said. More
information on TomTom's OpenLR can be found here.
Location data can range from static road sign information to highly
dynamic traffic and weather situation information as well as
safety-critical information anything that needs to be accurately
linked to a specific piece of or position on the road network, the
company said. The OpenLR technology allows location content providers
to reference any location on any navigable map, completely
royalty-free.
This technological development is being introduced to the open
source community to assist in delivering location based services to
customers, said Mark Gretton, TomTom's director of product
engineering. TomTom will use this technology for its own services too,
allowing us to transmit content like HD Traffic to connected devices
and improve service quality and coverage.
The technology will be presented and discussed in detail during the
ITS World Congress 2009, which runs September 21-25 in Stockholm.