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HERE Technologies Updates Tour Planning Tool for Mixed Electric Vehicle Fleets
HERE Technologies has announced an upgrade to its Tour Planning software Monday that allows logistics operators to optimize routes for mixed fleets of electric and internal combustion...
New Overture Maps Chief, Industry Partners Signal End of ‘Data Tax’...
LAS VEGAS — William Mortenson, the newly appointed executive director of the Overture Maps Foundation, outlined an ambitious global expansion for the open-source mapping...
Overture Maps Foundation Targets ‘Conflation Tax’ in 2026 Push for Interoperable...
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The Overture Maps Foundation is prioritizing the elimination of the geospatial industry’s longstanding “conflation tax” in 2026, aiming to slash the costly process...
EU Eyes Apple Maps, Ads for Potential Digital Markets Act Violations
European Union regulators are scrutinizing Apple Inc.’s AAPL 0.00%↑ Maps and advertising services for possible breaches of the bloc’s Digital Markets Act, marking the...
TomTom Report Reveals Varied Congestion Patterns at U.S. Airports Amid Holidays,...
TomTom released a report Monday analyzing road congestion around 11 major U.S. airports during peak travel periods, including the November 2025 federal government shutdown...
Apple Maps Could Compete in the Ad Space Dominated by Google
Will it be another false alarm or a real launch? Apple Maps may be jumping into the paid ad business to go head-to-head with...
Google Unveils “Geospatial Reasoning” AI to Revolutionize Mapping and Analysis
Google Research last week introduced Geospatial Reasoning, an advanced research initiative that combines generative AI with new foundation models tailored for geospatial analysis—covering remote sensing, population...
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HERE Partners with EROAD, Receives Certification
HERE Technologies and EROAD have expanded their partnership...
TomTom Highlights Orbis Maps’ Growth, Reports Second Quarter Earnings
TomTom’s Orbis Maps, which was launched in late 2023, has been the backbone product of a company that has recently seen both highs and lows...
AI Mapping, Partnerships at ESRI User Conference 2025
At the recent 2025 Esri User Conference in San Diego, attended by more than 20,000 in the geospatial industry, Esri announced a deepened partnership with Microsoft MSFT 0.73%↑ to embed Azure...
