The Next Big Thing: Mobile Location with FlashLite
Tom Tierney Developer Alliance Manager NAVTEQ Network for Developers Dino Ravni Founder - Omnisdata www.flashNavigator.net

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Agenda
Introduction to NAVTEQ NAVTEQ Global Coverage and Single Specification NAVTEQ Partner and Developer Program
NN4D and Connections LBS Challenge
Using NAVTEQ Map Data with Adobe FlashLite - flashNavigator
Mobile Location with Adobe FlashLite Development Challenges flashNavigator
Features Technology Architecture

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INTRODUCTION TO NAVTEQ
The NAVTEQ Map is the Foundation
Vehicle Telematics Internet

Mobile Phones

Trip Planning

Enterprise

Government
A Healthy Ecosystem Fuels Growth
Our focus is on: Easing development burdens Accelerating creation Driving commercialization
Wireless Carrier OEM Partners Technology Partners Application Developers NAVTEQ Data
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Global Coverage and a Single Specification
Coverage in 72 countries and counting One global specification 144 offices in 27 countries Approximately 12 million miles of roadway in the NAVTEQ database

- NAVTEQ Map - Entry Map

Approximately 600 geographic analysts updating and verifying around the world

THE MARKET OPPORTUNITY

Almost Any Mobile Device Can Be Location-Enabled

Portable Media Players

79 million units worldwide 97 million units worldwide 90 million units worldwide

Laptop Computers

Digital Cameras
Gartner Dataquest estimate of shipments worldwide in 2007.
Subscriber Forecast for LBS Solutions (2006 2011)

618M+ subscribers

300000

250000

200000

(In Thousands)

150000
100000 Western Europe North America 50000 Asia/Pacific Japan 2011 Total
Source: Gartner Group (January 2008)
THE NAVTEQ NETWORK FOR DEVELOPERS (NN4D)
The NAVTEQ Network for Developers was created to accelerate the development and launch of locationenabled solutions
NN4D Provides Greater Technical Support
Launched Dec. 2006 Developer guides, webinars, whitepapers, proprietary research Forums, newsletters, blogs One-on-one technical assistance available
NN4D Reduces Developer Costs
Free NAVTEQ sample map data NN4D Partner Zones members gain access to complimentary developer tools and platforms from leading location companies NAVTEQ Solutions Catalog complimentary service that allows NAVTEQ customers to market their solutions to the online community
NN4D Fosters More Business Development
Premier event in the LBS industry for shining spotlight on cutting-edge LBS applications Dedicated website www.LBSChallenge.com Fifth year of the Challenge First year expanding into Asia-Pacific region registration closes March 7 Global prize pool valued at $3 million US
Eight previous Challenge contestants have received venture capital funding. Nine past winners have launched commercial applications on major wireless carriers.

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NAVTEQ IS HELPING TO SHAPE THE GEO-SPATIAL DEVELOPER COMMUNITY OF TOMORROW
Dino Ravni Founder - Omnisdata

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Mobile Location with FlashLite
FlashLite is used mostly for games and multimedia applications FlashLite has great potential as a visualization component for GIS and CAD systems because it:
has a powerful rendering engine has widespread compatibility (cross-platform and cross-device) can be used in web, desktop and mobile applications uses the SWF vector format
There are tools that can convert some GIS and CAD formats to SWF format, but in practice there are issues which prevent usage in GIS and CAD applications.
Challenges with conversion to SWF
Large files GIS and CAD data consists of a set of layers which each usually contain many geometrical features. Converting each layer to one SWF file results in big SWF files that are very hard to render and are not suitable for web and mobile distribution. To overcome these issues, the layers must be converted into sets of SWF tiles. Attribute data Plain geometrical conversion leaves out all attribute information related to each object. This effect can be resolved by extracting attribute data into a database and by assigning id-s to each object that is being converted into SWF (used for later interaction between geometry and database). Projection GIS have coordinates stored in a certain projection. The conversion process must respect this and also provide functionality to convert to other projections as well. Feature filtering On some levels of scale we want to display only some features (e.g. in the roads layer, we want to display only highways and not other roads and streets). This can be done by providing feature filtering with expressions in Boolean algebra. Simplification At certain scale some geometrical details are not required. This can be achieved by applying polygon simplification algorithms.

flashNavigator technology (www.flashnavigator.net)
A rapid development framework, used for publishing GIS and CAD data through Adobe Flash technology in web, desktop and mobile applications It has been in active development for over two years Unlike other solutions it provides tiled vector to vector conversion of GIS and CAD file and database formats Supports multiple vector and raster formats:
ESRI Shapefile Mapinfo Oracle Spatial PostgreSQL OCAD AutoCAD (not yet directly supported) GeoTIFF

Features

interactive and user friendly interface fast and fluid pan and zoom modularity (plug-in for additional functionality, e.g. slider, canvas, interaction with various databases,) cross-platform and cross-device GIS/CAD support reduced development costs flexible and easy integration spatial analysis highly customizable visually attractive display of POI (point of interest) administration tools low server requirements

flashNavigator diagram

flashNavigator administration
flashNavigator administration is a web application built in Adobe Flex technology that controls the flashNavigator generator which runs on the local computer Features: ability to create multiple layers with multiple features on and off scale for layer tolerance for polygon and path simplification projection feature filtering with Boolean expressions assigning custom CSS like styles for each feature assigning a unique ID for each object that can be used later for interaction between specific geometry and attribute data stored in database generating SWFs: all at once, by layer and with an option for direct storage into zip archive generating SQL dump file with layer attributes
Implementation diagram of flashNavigator viewer

flashNavigator viewer

FlashLite

Desktop applications

Web applications

Mobile applications

JavaScript (AJAX)

Symbian

Flash/Flex

Windows mobile

Delphi

Adobe AIR

flashNavigator with NAVTEQ maps
For purposes of the demo we used the NAVTEQ map of Chicago that was in ESRI Shapefile format The map was generated into 9 layers with a total of around 9000 SWF files Map layers were used for creating:
SWF files (geometry) SQL files that were imported into database both SWF and SQL files (e.g. street layer was used to create geometry for display and was also imported to database for street search functionality)
flashNavigator on Adobe FlashLite
From version 2.1 FlashLite supports XML sockets flashNavigator was build in FlashLite 3.0 which is Flash 8.0 compatible flashNavigator uses XML socket to establish connection between Symbian and FlashLite. This connection is used for gathering device data such as GPS information, contacts, battery status,. Map, street and POI data is accessed remotely while GPS data is accessed through a XML socket connection to the Symbian back-end application Earlier versions of FlashLite had a small amount of runtime memory (around 3 MB) which was not enough to load map tiles and to display a GUI The first implementations of FlashLite 3.0 are looking promising Nokia N95 8GB with the latest firmware, runs FlashLite 3.0 that has around 16 MB of runtime memory

Back-end

On Symbian platform the back-end can be built as a server socket application without a GUI The back-end application is needed to provide access to device information that cant be retrieved directly from FlashLite The back-end can be used for storage, route calculations, database search, etc. Instead of a Symbian server application, its possible to use frameworks that provide access to device data from Adobe FlashLite:
Flyer framework (http://www.flyerframework.org/) running on Python for Symbian Kuneri (http://www.kuneri.net/)
http://www.omnisdata.com/ Omnisdata is an upcoming Croatian company founded by Marko anti and Dino Ravni We started development of flashNavigator technology while studying at university At first flashNavigator didnt exist as a separate project. It was developed as a part of another project of ours: http://www.karteGradova.com (karteGradova = city maps) which is today the no. 1 mapping website in Croatia flashNavigator has been awarded with the Croatian Innovative Hi-tech Award karteGradova.com has been awarded with the Croatian Top 10 Web award We are looking for worldwide partners Contact us at info@omnisdata.com
Screenshots: Mobile Application
Screenshots: Web Application
Screenshots: Desktop Application

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Using NAVTEQ Transport with the Telogis GeoBase mapping SDK

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Table of Contents

GeoBase..... 3 Introduction.... 3 Prerequisites..... 4 Viewing Constraints.... 4 Routing With Constraints.... 5 Setting Vehicle Attributes.... 8 Viewing Constraints.... 8 Conclusion.... 9
8.1 8.2 NAVTEQ.....9 GeoBase Development Tools....9

1 GeoBase

GeoBase is a high-performance geospatial engine designed for rapid development and low total cost of deployment. Services provided by GeoBase include: Street Mapping Reverse Geocoding GeoFencing Address Lookup (Geocoding) Routing and Route Optimization Navigation Data Import Tools

Introduction

Vehicle constraints are available in NAVTEQ Transport map data files and provide detailed information about roads, such as bridge heights and weight restrictions. Constraints are recorded for each link in a street (every street consists of one or more links). Vehicle attributes are a GeoBase feature that allow you to describe attributes of your vehicle, such as height, width, length, weight and load types. The GeoBase routing engine can combine your vehicle attributes with vehicle constraints to find a safe route for your vehicle. This ability is of special interest to trucking fleets to ensure trucks are following safe and legal routes. Vehicle attributes and vehicle constraints are both commonly referred to as truck attributes. For more tutorials describing vehicle attributes and vehicle constraints visit the GeoZone: http://geozone.geobase.info/tags/on/vehicle+attributes+and+constraints.

Prerequisites

You will need a licensed copy of the GeoBase SDK, map data and truck attributes data. You can download sample truck attribute data from the Sample Data section of the GeoZone: http://geozone.geobase.info/downloads/sample. A 30-day free-of-charge GeoBase SDK trial may be downloaded from the GeoBase developer portal: http://geozone.geobase.info/navteq. Two versions of the trial SDK are available, one loaded with US (West Coast) map data, the other version loaded with map data for UK and Ireland.

Viewing Constraints

The easiest way to view vehicle constraints is to use the Telogis MapExplorer sample application. This application was included with your GeoBase installation. Ensure that you have truck attribute data in your GeoBase data directory: C:\Program Files\Telogis\GeoBase\GeoBaseResources\data\gb3.0 Open MapExplorer from the Start menu: Start | Programs | GeoBase Developers Kit | MapExplorer To quickly demonstrate vehicle constraints well use a location in Santa Ana, California. Enter the following location into the Search box (top-left) and click Search: 33.708480,-117.851883 Zoom-in, right-click on the push pin and click Query Street Link. The following Street Details window will appear:

This window shows a height constraint of 467 centimeters (about 15 feet) for all vehicle types. If you use satellite imagery you will see that this vehicle constraint is due to an overpass on the Costa Mesa freeway. The 0 mph speed limit is enforced by GeoBase when a vehicle attribute meets or exceeds the constraint conditions. Any link with a 0 mph speed limit will be avoided by the GeoBase routing engine.

Routing With Constraints

To test this height constraint create a route from the start address: 1320 E Dyer Rd, Santa Ana, California 92707 to the destination address: 1850 E Dyer Rd, Santa Ana, California 92707 After creating the route you will see that a vehicle without any vehicle attributes defined can travel straight on Dyer Rd:
Now, we will add a height attribute for our vehicle. Click the Route menu and select Truck Attributes. A Truck Route Settings window will be shown. In the Height field enter 466. Without closing the window select Get Directions from the Route menu. You will see that the route has not changed 466 centimeters is under the height restriction. Set the height field to 467 centimeters and again click Get Directions. You will see that the route changes to avoid the overpass on the Costa Mesa freeway.
GeoBase recognizes the vehicle height of 467 centimeters as being too high for the overpass, so routes around the overpass. Close the Truck Route Settings window to reset the vehicle attributes.
The MobileNav sample application also supports vehicle attributes. You can find the MobileNav sample application in your Start menu, at: Start | Programs | GeoBase Developers Kit | Windows Mobile SDK | Mobile Nav To set the start and end points of a route using the MobileNav sample application tap Menu and then use the Set Location and Set Destination buttons to set the start and end of the route, respectively. Tap Go to display the route. To access the vehicle attributes settings tap Menu then Truck Attributes. Modify the height of the vehicle as before and see how GeoBase routes around the overpass.

Setting Vehicle Attributes in Your Own GeoBase Application
Using the GeoBase SDK you can create your own applications that use vehicle attributes to intelligently route trucks and other special vehicles. To do so, simply create a Telogis.GeoBase.TruckAttributes.VehicleSpec structure and modify its properties to match the properties of the vehicle you want to route. You can apply a VehicleSpec object to a Route, Navigator or NavigationManager object. Then, when you request driving directions the attributes defined in their VehicleSpec objects will be considered to ensure that the route is safe and legal. This simple code snippet describes a truck with a height of 467 centimeters, similar to that used in our previous example. After executing this code snippet, any call to myRoute.GetDirections() will result in a route that is safe for a straight truck that is 467 cm high to drive. VehicleSpec vs = new VehicleSpec(); vs.VehicleType = VehicleType.StraightTruck; vs.Height_cm = 467; myRoute.VehicleSpec = vs; The VehicleSpec structure also alows you to descibe loads carried by the vehicle, the number of trailers pulled by the vehicle and other important metrics. For more information refer to the GeoBase API Documentation.
Viewing Constraints in Your Own GeoBase Application
Each Route object has a GetConstraints() method. This method returns a list of ConstraintLinks objects representing the constraints for a given street link. The code snippet below demonstrates how you could use this method to find the constraints at a given location. GeoCodeFull gcf = GeoCoder.ReverseGeoCodeFull(latlon); List<ConstraintLinks> clinks = new List<ConstraintLinks>(); clinks = myRoute.GetConstraints(gcf.StreetLink.FirstPoint, ConstraintLinkDirection.FromReference, false);

Conclusion

For more vehicle attribute tutorials please visit: http://geozone.geobase.info/tags/on/vehicle+attributes+and+constraints.

NAVTEQ

The collaboration between NAVTEQ and Telogis benefits enterprise-focused customers in several areas. Telogis provides NAVTEQ map data in GeoBase File Format (GBFS) for over 60 countries, and the list is growing. Additionally, GeoBase takes full advantage of the rich list of attributes contained within the base road network data. Examples include returning speed limit, road class, lane count, toll ways, ramps and much more. GeoBase also provides fleet tracking and transportation companies with advanced routing, route optimization and navigation functionalities through the full support of NAVTEQ Transport data, as well as NAVTEQ Traffic services.

GeoBase Development Tools
The GeoZone is a developer portal that offers registered members access to the tools, information and data needed to create powerfully differentiated, location-enhanced products and services. The GeoZone offers a full suite of sample NAVTEQ data for regions throughout the world, as well as real-time and predictive traffic, commercial vehicle and turn restrictions data. No other developer portal offers such a comprehensive list of data sets. http://geozone.geobase.info/navteq Documentation and tools available include: GeoBase SDK and documentation Tutorials Sample code (NAVTEQ maps, historical traffic, real-time traffic and Transport) Whitepapers FAQs Community Forum