Tele Atlas North America Licenses Traffic Database to MSN Carpoint.com
Tele Atlas North America has licensed the industry's most comprehensive national database of real-time road traffic information to MSN Carpoint.com, reported to be the most visited car-buying and ownership site on the Web. As the first step to be taken in integrating traveler information across the Microsoft network, Microsoft will provide data from Tele Atlas North America via Carpoint.com for Internet users who wish to check traffic conditions before leaving their homes or offices.
      This traffic service will offer visitors to Carpoint.com real-time traffic information through detailed incident reports that include a description and expected duration of the problem, and the expected degree of impact on traffic. In addition, reports also provide details on the direction of traffic and travel speeds, where available. With offerings in 68 metropolitan areas and coverage of more than 90 percent of the urban U.S. population, this traffic database supplies the industry's most detailed real-time traffic information covering major streets, highways and interstates. The service is channeled through Westwood One, the world's largest supplier of broadcast radio and TV traffic reports.
      Tele Atlas North America is a unit of Tele Atlas NV and a provider of digital map databases and real-time traffic information for the United States. The company delivers high-quality spatial data and focuses on three key areas within the geo-referencing market: Location Based Services (LBS), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and navigation.
      For further information, please visit the company's Web site at www.teleatlas.com.

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