Digital Mapping Trends

Summary

Digital maps remain the cornerstone of LBS, navigation and telematics services. While new features and attributes for new user classes such as pedestrians, cyclists and trucks are continuously being added, map vendors are increasingly faced with eroding licensing fees and the challenge to generate new revenue streams such as advertising.

This report discusses the latest features and attributes, provides a status of map coverage in developing regions, describes existing and new mapping vendors and discusses emerging alternative businesss models.

Table of Contents

  • 1. New Map Attributes and 3D Content
    • 1.1. Pedestrian Maps
    • 1.2. Indoor Maps
    • 1.3. Transit Maps
    • 1.4. Cycling Maps
    • 1.5. Trucking Maps
    • 1.6. 3D Content
  • 2. Digital Map Production Techniques and Crowd Sourcing
    • 2.1. Automation
    • 2.2. Crowdsourcing
  • 3. Developing Regions
    • 3.1. Latin America
    • 3.2. Africa
    • 3.3. Asia
    • 3.4. Eastern Europe
  • 4. New Players
    • 4.1. OpenStreetMap and CloudMade
    • 4.2. Automotive Navigation Data (AND)
    • 4.3. Google
    • 4.4. Waze
  • 5. New Business Models

Charts

  1. Digital Map Revenues by Vendor, World Markets, Forecast: 2006 to 2015