Here

Here Technologies (stylized and trade name as HERE and here) is a multinational group based in The Netherlands specialized in mapping technologies, location data, and related automotive services to individuals and companies. [1]

OpenStreetMap involvement

  • Sponsored "State of the Map Europe 2023"

Their map libraries encourage using OpenStreetMap tileservers as an alternative.[2]

In the early 2000s Nokia Maps was supportive of OpenStreetMap.


History

  • HERE had nine direct and indirect shareholders: Audi, Bosch, BMW Group, Continental, Intel Capital, Mitsubishi Corporation, Mercedes-Benz, NTT and Pioneer. (as of 2019)
  • Sold to a consortium of German car makers Audi, BMW, and Mercedes (2015)
  • HERE Maps (from 2012)
  • Nokia Maps (from 2011)
  • Navteq sold to Nokia for $8.1 billion (2007) and briefly known as Ovi Maps
  • Navigation Technologies Corporation became Navteq (2004–11)
  • Smart2Go by Nokia (began 2001)
  • Karlin & Collins, Inc. became Navigation Technologies Corporation (1987–2004)
  • Karlin & Collins, Inc. (1985–87)

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References

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Technologies
  2. ↑ https://www.here.com/docs/bundle/sdk-for-flutter-explore-developer-guide/page/topics/custom-map-styles.html
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