Which Mapping Software Does Windows Phone Use?

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#133860 5-Nov-2013 16:47

I'm investigating updating and/or adding some business information to ensure mobile devices searching for information will be able to find it. Which mapping solution do Windows Phone devices use? I assume they use the Nokia Maps solution, right?

Where are the Bing Maps/Microsoft Maps used? Windows 8 tablets? Do they use the same place and location data as Nokia Maps? I have seen Bing Places which is unavailable for locations outside the US/UK and other select regions.

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#927748 5-Nov-2013 16:58

"Last year, Microsoft announced a strategic partnership with Nokia in Mapping. Our two companies have spent a lot of time working together, sharing information and investigating better ways provide relevant mapping information to help you find and get to where you’re going more quickly. Today, we’re excited to announce another important phase in that partnership with the launch of Nokia powered traffic results, which are rolling out today in 24 countries on Bing Maps"

http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/archive/2012/05/24/bing-maps-now-using-nokia-backend-services-for-traffic-and-geocoding.aspx

More info about the Maps SDK for Windows Phone and Windows Store apps in other blog posts on the maps blog.
http://www.bing.com/blogs/site_blogs/b/maps/default.aspx

Also see the windows phone developer site:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windowsphone/develop/jj207045(v=vs.105).aspx

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#930475 10-Nov-2013 23:29

Interesting, cheers for the info. Anyone else been adding/managing locations with Nokia maps?

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#930478 10-Nov-2013 23:41

Nokia own NAVTEQ:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navteq

NAVTEQ partners with third-party agencies and companies to provide its services for portable GPS devices made by Garmin, Lowrance, NDrive and web-based applications such as Yahoo! Maps, Bing Maps, Nokia Maps, and MapQuest.

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#931599 12-Nov-2013 16:49

Microsoft licenses Nokia's Here Mapping data for use within their various ecosystems, including Bing on PC and Phone.

Here Maps is preinstalled on all Nokia Lumia handsets and is available as a download for other Windows Phone 8 manufacturers.

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#931765 12-Nov-2013 22:40

Excellent, I assume, then, if I register and verify ownership of businesses via the Here.com site any changes I make will (eventually) filter through the ecosystems Here.com supplies data to including Nokia/WP/Bing and so forth.

Slightly, OT question. Do Apple license data from the Here.com service for their Maps application or is it all in house?

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#931772 12-Nov-2013 22:57

Apple licenses it off Tele Atlas (TomTom)

Do whatever you want to do man.

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#931783 13-Nov-2013 00:59

Cool, I don't know if I can be bothered trying to figure out how to add listings to TomTom (or if it is even possible). I think Apple integrate with Yelp so listings that might have to suffice. :)

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#931909 13-Nov-2013 09:48

1080p: Excellent, I assume, then, if I register and verify ownership of businesses via the Here.com site any changes I make will (eventually) filter through the ecosystems Here.com supplies data to including Nokia/WP/Bing and so forth.

Correct. The Here team curates the data and then offers it as part of the whole package. The likes of Bing can still add their own data overlay to their own assets, but they will work off a base Here provides.

You can use http://primeplaces.here.com/ to claim ownership of your business which allows you to also curate the Here ecosystem also.