2009年12月16日星期三

locr GmbH - locr and deCarta advertise cardinal accord for abundant printable maps on demand

Braunschweig, Germany, San Jose, USA, June 23, 2009 – locr, arch European belvedere for geo tagged photos and dynamically generated geospatial articles and deCarta, the arch supplier of software and casework for the area based casework (LBS) industry, today appear their cardinal absolute partnership. By accumulation server technologies and knowhow of both partners, locr will access the book bazaar of top resolution maps, alms geospatial technology, casework and map agreeable for the tourism, book and photo finishing bazaar at chump accordant prices.

locr has articular the bazaar of printable top resolution maps during the development of its online biking photo book band-aid with anchored geo-located photos, Wikipedia descriptions and abundant maps. In abutting accord locr has chip deCarta’s outstanding “Drill Down Server” technology (DDS) to amalgamate its own area and imaging server band-aid with aeronautics map data, supplied by NAVTEQ, and rendered by deCarta’s DDS. Resulting maps, supplied via an internet API, action outstanding above for press purposes at 300 dpi and more, afterward acclimatized cartographic standards. They can be requested on appeal from anywhere in the world, including abundant credibility of absorption such as touristic spots, hotels etc. Examples of articles area abundant maps can be acclimated are printed photo books, posters, alone biking guides, postcards, catalogs, booklets, prints, brochures etc.

locr offers added appearance and casework for added applications on chump request. The aggregate of the locr and deCarta server technology represents a able artefact in the adorable area based account (LBS) market. It is already acclimated in locr’s own web based band-aid (locr biking photo book) and already generates a lot of absorption in all markets, area press of abundant maps is required. Using their own mapping technology locr and deCarta abutting the gap amid bazaar appeal and what is technically achievable by alms circuitous arrange of geospatial data.

Strong relationships with arch European photo finishing suppliers already abide back added than two years and there are several co-operations with arch players in added markets beneath development.

“We are actual blessed about the affiliation with deCarta“, said Rolf Richter, CEO of locr. “Combining the alone strengths of deCarta and locr allows us to aggressively abode the cartographic bazaar for abundant maps application Internet based supply. This affiliation is a above anniversary in our charge to abode the adorable bazaar of geo-related book products.”

“Printed maps had not been in our focus so far. We are actual happy, that locr has articular this bazaar and they accept called deCarta as the amount technology partner. We acerb believe, that the book bazaar offers a top advance abeyant and that this bazaar will be auspiciously addressed by locr. We are absolutely committed to this partnership”, said Kim Fennell, CEO of deCarta.

About locr:
locr was founded in September 2006 in Brunswick, Germany. The founding aggregation has abounding years of entrepreneurship acquaintance in the fields of internet, software and multimedia. Started as a able-bodied accustomed WEB 2.0 geo tagging community, locr appear the locr online biking photobook in Q1 of 2009. Major focuses are geo tagging solutions as able-bodied as abundant maps for printing. Investors are the High-Tech Gruenderfonds, a collective adventure of accessible and clandestine investors (e.g. Siemens, Telekom, BASF), Mountain Super Angels, KfW and some Business Angels. Due to able partnerships locr has become Europe's arch internet belvedere for geo photography and provider of geo-related book products.

About deCarta:
deCarta is the arch geospatial software belvedere that has enabled some of the industry's a lot of acknowledged Location-Based Services (LBS) applications such as those deployed by Verizon, Sprint Nextel, AT&T, T-Mobile, Multimap and Hotels.com. The company's technology is ideal for high-volume LBS applications in the mobile, claimed navigation, affiliated navigation, action and Internet markets area scalability, acceleration and believability are vital. deCarta's solutions are adopted by appliance developers and account providers who seek to advantage deCarta's different amount strengths of server-side and wireless LBS expertise, and aswell ambition the adaptability to adapt map styles and self-brand. Some of deCarta's barter and technology ally cover Appello, ATX, AutoTrader.com, Gearworks, Hotels.com, INRIX, Local Matters, loopt, Maps.com, Motorola, Multimap, NAVTEQ, Networks In Motion, Tele Atlas, TeleNav and WHERE. deCarta is abreast captivated and headquartered in San Jose, California with all-embracing offices in the UK, Germany and China.

Rolf Richter, CEO, locr GmbH
Technologiepark
Rebenring 33
38106 Braunschweig
Fon: +49 531-482 693 31
Fax: +49 531-482 693 21
r.richter@locr.com
www.locr.com

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