Nokia's HERE launches first community mapping project in India

Nokia's HERE maps are used by many companies to develop their traffic navigation system

Nokia’s mapping services division HERE on Thursday launched its first community mapping pilot programme in India, where it partners with local experts to improve its navigation services in the country.

As a part of the initiative, the regional team of HERE (which has more than 1,000 people) will work with students (studying subjects such as GIS and geography) from universities, including Mount Carmel College in Bangalore and the SAL Institute of Technology in Ahmedabad, allowing them to add missing streets, bridges, points of interests (POIs) and other information to the map. “India is a very important market for us. In a fast-growing country like India, a community mapping approach along with inputs from our own experts will help HERE keep pace with the ever-evolving landscape,” HERE Executive Vice-President Michael Halbherr said.