> Industrial News > News   TomTom Map Share™ Hits One Million Map Improvement Upload   TomTom, the world’s largest portable navigation solution provider, today announced that TomTom Map Share - its unique map improvement technology - has received the one millionth map improvement from its users since the launch of the service in July 2007. Over half a million Map Share users have joined the Map Share community since it became available. TomTom Map Share ensures that drivers always have the most accurate and up-to-date maps available in the industry. TomTom Map Share is a proprietary map improvement technology unique to TomTom, and it is available in 30 countries over 5 continents. Comment: TomTom Map Share is the unique map improvement technology of TomTom. With the technology, users no longer passively receive map maintenance or update conducted by map suppliers; they can actively update their personal maps timely. At the same time, based on efforts of users, map suppliers can gather accurate road information, which fulfills the interaction between users and map suppliers. With the intensifying competition on prices of navigation hardware, the core competence of hardware suppliers is reflected through the product & service differentiation, which will also improve the value innovation of navigation.   Time:2008-02-29 Source:NaviForum Shanghai News Center Relative