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NAVTEQ

NAVTEQ Map Data: Free Development feeds to members of the Sprint Application Developer Program

As a benefit of membership in the Sprint Application Developer Program, you can now get easy access to mapping data to design and build cutting-edge location-based applications that help make the most of the new wireless data market, courtesy of NAVTEQ.

By employing NAVTEQ Map Data in your application, you will be able to offer: Precise location/geocoding; Map displays for a browser, mobile phone, or GIS; Optimized route sequencing; Traffic rules based routes and accurate driving directions; Dynamic route guidance; Highly accurate tracking for corporate assets, field personnel, and other resources.

For a limited time, NAVTEQ has waived all fees for access to development evaluation data feeds. Charges will only apply when your applications become commercially available.

Take advantage of this benefit by visiting NAVTEQ's site.

TELE ATLAS

Join Tele Atlas DeveloperLink program for free access to resources and support that will accelerate the success of your location-aware applications.

Tele Atlas delivers the freshest, richest and most accurate digital map data to power the worlds most essential geographic solutions.

Programs to help you succeed

Free, easy and fast membership in DeveloperLink application developer program Online resources to help speed you to market, including free sample map data, a wide range of countries to pick from Connections to the largest community of geospatial developers Technical discussion forums to directly address your information needs Members of the Sprint Application Developer Program who link to and register at Tele Atlas DeveloperLink site will be eligible to receive special market development fund incentives

Products and Content

Market Leadership

To find out more please visit the Tele Atlas website

TELOGIS

Free Map Engine Developers Kit from Telogis

As a benefit of membership in the Sprint Application Developer Program, you can now get a free GeoBase map engine Software Developers Kit (SDK).

Using GeoBase in your application, you will have:

High-performance reverse geocoding; Precise maps, location and geocoding; Routing, directions and optimization following the rules of the road; Integrated NAVTEQ map data; Mapping for client side and server applications; Maps, directions and tools formatted for BlackBerry handhelds.

For a limited time, Telogis is providing an SDK with data for CA & NV.  Additionally, Sprint developers will receive a 15% discount on full SDK purchases.

Download and evaluate the tools today by visiting the Telogis website.

Networks in Motion

As a member of the Sprint Application Developer Program, you have the advantage of enhancing your applications with the most flexible platform resolving location-centric real-time data requests.

Networks In Motion provides a fast, easy way to add location-based services to your wireless application. The NAVBuilder Developer Program provides wireless application developers with a rich set of tools to integrate location-based services into their applications. Designed to speed time to market and reduce design and development costs, NAVBuilder APIs feature powerful location, mapping, and direction capabilities that can easily be integrated into wireless applications. Developers benefit with:

Easy, flexible programming through custom J2ME and BREW APIs High-level network APIs to eliminate the usual network complexities No need to acquire and maintain geographic information system (GIS) databases or cartographic content saving time and up-front expense of negotiating content licenses No need to invest in proprietary hosting infrastructure

From core product capabilities, to a range of support options, to information on the latest updates in the LBS product area, the NAVBuilder Developer program is committed to help developers turn fast-growing LBS market opportunities into profitable businesses.

For free membership or for more information, visit: http://www.networksinmotion.com/developers/all.py/sprint

WHERE

Through partnership with Sprint, WHERE can un-tether your content from the bounds of conventional web and mobile delivery. With WHERE, you rapidly develop and publish feature-rich GPS Widgets across multiple handsets on Sprint.

WHERE lets you:

Gain access to location technologies including aGPS. Build complex mobile functionality without knowledge of J2ME or BREW. Develop in any programming language by using WHERE content tags and scripts. Host your widget within your own server environment using your own database, OS, web server, etc. Pre-port to most popular handsets. We handle the variations in handset OS, screen size, keypad configuration, power utilization, memory size, data network speed, and GPS. Update your widget at any time and publish immediately.

The possibilities for GPS Widgets are endless build a local ski report, travel planner, location tagger, or anything else you can think of.

When you're done, your GPS Widget can be made available to a potential base of millions of consumers. We give you turn-key promotion tools, allowing users to easily download your widget to their phone from your site. And you can drive exposure to your brand through the WHERE handset app as well as on the drag-and-drop widget discovery interface at http://www.where.com.

Get started now by signing up at http://www.where.com/create.

WHERE is a product of uLocate Communications Inc.