Digital mapping is at the heart of the Tele Atlas business and is the result of a process of continuous updating. The end result is a seamless high-quality map database with uniform specifications. The digital master database is produced at production plants in Gent and in India, and is based on various detailed and reliable source materials such as satellite and aerial pictures and various official source maps from local, regional and national authorities or institutes, along with the results of our own field data collection. The street and road data provides complete traffic information, with over 60 attributes, including restrictions and blocked passages. It also indicates toll roads and ferry connections.
Information is precise, all the way from interconnecting roads down to street level.
Unique to Tele Atlas database products is the Update Registration System. This system contains information regarding the creation, modification and deletion of geographic data, allowing users to update the digital core map of their application selectively, incrementally or differentially. These include airports, railway stations, hospitals, garages, petrol stations, hotels, restaurants, post offices, car rental facilities and much more. Special projects can also be undertaken to incorporate data from other sources, such as Michelin. Administrative areas are identified, along with their postcodes and economic classifications.