Article: Etak completes first turn-by-turn map database of mainland Great Britain for vehicle navigation systems; new map database provides turn-by-turn navigation instructions.

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1997--Etak Inc., a leading digital map developer and pioneer in navigation software, Wednesday officially announced completion of the first nationwide map database providing turn-by-turn vehicle navigation throughout mainland Great Britain.

Previewed at the recent NavPos '97 vehicle navigation conference in Birmingham, England, the map database is designed for use in turn-by-turn car navigation systems. It locates virtually all chosen destinations within mainland Great Britain, connecting Point A to Point B with turn-by-turn instructions.

"Turn-by-turn vehicle navigation systems being introduced by ...

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