The Significance of Navigation Map Databases in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and Dynamic Route Guidance

Navigation quality map databases have evolved during the last 10 years in coverage, content and accuracy to the level today that they are being used (and considered) for applications beyond turn-by-turn navigation. For a number of advanced driver assistance systems in Europe and North America, the navigation maps are being included as an essential component for efficient and economical functionality. In addition, for dynamic route guidance, referencing incident location, extent of delay, traffic speed and on-the-move re-routing require the most sophistication in road network data and routing algorithms.