To Build the Smartest and the most Interoperable Map in/about the World
Recently two announcements caught our attention: TomTom wants to build the smartest map in the world and the Linux Foundation wants to build interoperable open map data. Let’s look behind the scenes...
People’s Republic Perspective
Have you ever visited China using a map service and asked yourself, why the road networks are not matching the aerial images? And when checking in China, everything fits?...
Missing the Forest of Traffic Signs for the Trees
Traffic signs should be self-explaining, but can you tell? And could a self-driving system it?...
Expert Interview: Looking Across the Great Wall
In this interview, we are taking a closer look at mapping and digital twins in China. It's also a first - provided in both languages, English and Chinese....
Format War: Every Format for Itself
We have to talk about the various amount of data formats, stakeholders re-inventing the wheel and the most important participant in this war without knowing it...
ALP.Lab: UHDMaps(R) for Simulation and Beyond
From data acquisition via data processing to keeping a data lake and having the right tooling at hand – ALP.Lab is an excellent template for what it takes to act as GEONATIVES in this world...