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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Mapscape BV''' is a [[Netherlands]]-based independent [[business-to-business]] digital maps service provider. The company was founded in 2007 by Henk Eemers and Ralf Stollenwerk.<ref name=gpsbusinessnews>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/NavInfo-Acquires-Mapscape_a2736.html|title=NavInfo acquires Mapscape|publisher=[[GPS Business News]]|accessdate=2013-01-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113013716/http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/NavInfo-Acquires-Mapscape_a2736.html|archive-date=2013-01-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is active in the navigation and [[automotive industry]]. Mapscape is involved in content aggregation, compilation and testing of digital maps for [[navigation]] purposes. The maps are targeted for use in the automotive industry in e.g. online and offline navigation and [[location-based service]]s.<br />
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The company's automotive customers include [[BMW]] and [[Volkswagen]], as well as navigation system suppliers, such as [[Continental AG|Continental]], [[TomTom]], [[Harman_International_Industries#Automotive_systems|Harman International]], [[NNG_(company)|NNG]], [[Robert_Bosch_GmbH|Bosch]], and [[Elektrobit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapscape.eu/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=5&Itemid=8|title=Automotive, embedded, navigation|publisher=[[Mapscape]]|accessdate=2008-08-07|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713052857/http://www.mapscape.eu/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=5&Itemid=8|archivedate=2011-07-13}}</ref> The company uses raw navigation data from companies such as [[Here (company)|HERE Technologies]], [[TeleAtlas]], [[NavInfo]], and [[MapMyIndia]] which it compiles into the proprietary formats used by various navigation systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapscape.eu/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=9&Itemid=8|title=Content Suppliers|publisher=[[Mapscape]]|accessdate=2008-08-07|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713052849/http://www.mapscape.eu/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=9&Itemid=8|archivedate=2011-07-13}}</ref><br />
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Furthermore, Mapscape is involved in testing and certifying a new proposed industry [[Technical standard|standard]] automotive map format, called the [[Automotive navigation system#Physical Storage Format|Navigation Data Standard]] (NDS) initiative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nds-association.org/|title=NDS Association official website|accessdate=2013-01-11}}</ref><br />
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In January 2011, Mapscape was acquired by and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese digital map supplier NavInfo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navinfo.com/en/aboutus/memberenterprises.aspx |title=Member enterprise |publisher=NavInfo|accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref><ref name=gpsbusinessnews/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Geographic Data Files]]<br />
*[[Automotive navigation system]]<br />
*[[Map database management]]<br />
*[[ESRI shape]]<br />
*[[MapInfo TAB format]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.mapscape.eu/ Mapscape]<br />
*[http://www.nds-association.org/ NDS - physical storage format initiative]<br />
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[[Category:GIS companies]]<br />
[[Category:Companies based in North Brabant]]<br />
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