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18:11 18Jul2005 PRN-NAVTEQ Releases First Map of Bulgaria <NVT.N>

NAVTEQ Releases First Map of Bulgaria
NAVTEQ Continues Rapid Coverage Expansion of Eastern Europe
CHICAGO, July 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT), a leading
global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based
solutions, has released its first map of Bulgaria's road network. The map is
available to NAVTEQ's direct customers with the Q2 2005 version of the NAVTEQ
database and all subsequent releases.
To create a digital map of Bulgaria's major roads, NAVTEQ's field
researchers recorded some 5,300 kilometers of motorway and main connector
roads. The new Bulgarian map database now connects Bulgaria's 29 major cities
with 25,000 inhabitants or more including its capital Sofia, Burgas, Pleven,
Ruse, Sliven, Stara, Zagora, Varna and Veliko Tarnovo.
Over 500 points of interest (POI) in a wide variety of categories give
digital map data users important location information. For example, the
database contains information on petrol stations, service areas, car parks,
border crossings, international airports, historic monuments, national parks,
hotels and restaurants. In addition, 26 POIs of national importance, like the
country's famous cloister Rilskijat Manastir, have been included.
As part of NAVTEQ's aggressive digital mapping effort targeting the
Eastern European road network, NAVTEQ already supplies map material for the
following countries: Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Greece and Hungary.
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automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices, Internet-based
mapping applications, and government and business solutions. NAVTEQ creates
the digital maps and map content that power navigation and location-based
services solutions around the world. The Chicago-based company was founded in
1985 and has approximately 1,600 employees located in 122 offices in 21
countries.
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source: Reuters