The development of Vehicle navigation systems
With the development of navigation systems, the demand for map data has grown massively. Cars with a large number of sensors and 360 degree photographic - or even laser-capturing capabilities, drive around cities to digitize the world. Accordingly, existing markets have to adapt to this new technology. In the real-estate business, data is collected for every building: photographs, ground plans, etc. Something on the order of a million in-car GPS navigation systems are being installed each year ( rear-view mirror car dvr camera , rearview mirror navigation ). Not only do these systems allow navigation based on the static facts of where the roads go but also on the dynamic facts relating to where the other traffic is. Tokyo will soon benefit from such a system. In addition to vehicle route guidance, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) will provide other benefits, such as fleet vehicle dispatch and tracking, and emergency notification of police and tow trucks. Befor...