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Article: NAVTEQ(TM) Maps Offer Elevation Contours to Enhance Navigation System Map Display; New Product Enhancement Now Available to NAVTEQ Customers Licensing NAVTEQ Maps of Europe and North America.
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- PR Newswire
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- June 1, 2004
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CHICAGO, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital map data for in-vehicle navigation, Internet/wireless, business and government solutions, has enhanced NAVTEQ(TM) maps of North America and Europe with elevation contours: graphics that appear on navigation systems' map displays indicating variations in geography along a driver's route.
Elevation contours highlight changes in the elevation and landscape relevant to a driver's individual route. Being able to note changes in geographic formations and land configuration helps drivers orient themselves, particularly when they are traveling along unfamiliar roadways. For example, drivers ...