The NAVTEQ street maps provide the most complete coverage of Canada. NAVTEQ maps can be used for display, geocoding and routing.
Features
- Positional Accuracy
- Block Level Address Ranges
- Excellent Turn Restrictions
- Comprehensive Roadway Connectivity
- Z levels (height relative tunnels and bridges)
- Exit and entrance ramps including signage
- One of the industries largest POI (Point-Of-Interest) databases
Data Source
NAVTEQ starts with the most up-to-date, reliable source material. Where road information is not available researchers create it using satellite-assisted technology. Field crews then drive the streets to collect and verify information, in categories from street names to address ranges, and points of interest.
Download Sample NAVTEQ Street Data (TAB Format)
Content
NAVTEQ offers three products to satisfy every need:
- NAVTEQ Premium – for routing applications
- NAVTEQ Standard – for geocoding applications
- NAVTEQ Base – for display purposes
| NAVTEQ Products | Base | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layers Major Highways | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Major Highway Shields | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Secondary Highways | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Secondary Highway Shields | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Railroads | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zones | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Admin. Area Boundaries (1-5) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oceans | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Islands | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Waterway Polygons & Segments | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Land Use Features | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Streets | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| no addresses | addresses | addresses | |
| Points of Interest | 1 | 1 | |
| Named Places | 1 | 1 | |
| Hamlets | 1 | 1 | |
| Hospitals | 1 | 1 | |
| Parks and Recreation | 1 | 1 | |
| Transportation Hubs | 1 | 1 | |
| Travel Destinations | 1 | 1 | |
| Shopping | 1 | 1 | |
| Restaurants | 1 | 1 | |
| Entertainment | 1 | 1 | |
| Auto Maintenance, Service and Petrol | 1 | 1 | |
| Financial Institutions | 1 | 1 | |
| Business Facilities | 1 | 1 | |
| Community Service Centres | 1 | 1 | |
| Educational Institutions | 1 | 1 | |
| Parking | 1 | 1 | |
| Border Crossings | 1 | 1 | |
| Traffic | 1 | ||
| Signs | 1 | ||
| Condition/Driving Manoeuvres | 1 | ||
| Condition/Driving Manoeuvre-Date/Time Modifiers | 1 | ||
| Restricted Driving Manoeuvres-Manoeuvre Links | 1 | ||
| Z-Levels | 1 |
These products provide you with a variety of attributes from street data, address ranges, points of interest and routing files to provide you with the best data for your application.
Coverage
Nationwide coverage is available by the province, CMA or the entire country. Quarterly updates are available. Several licensing options exist that allow users to subscribe to regular updates or use the data perpetually.
Street maps are also available for United States.
Accuracy – An Unrivaled Process
NAVTEQ builds their maps using a six-step process. At every stage of this process, NAVTEQ focuses on creating data that is accurate, precise, and usable for a range of applications.
Formats
- ESRI – shape (.shp), coverages and .e00
- MapInfo – .TAB and mid/mif
- Oracle 10g – Transportable Tablespaces
Coordinate Systems
Geographic Decimal Degrees (Lat/Long) – WGS84, NAD83, NAD27
State Plane Coordinates (SPC) – NAD83 feet or meters, NAD27 feet or meters
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) – NAD83 feet or meters, NAD27 feet or meters
