TomTom’s Map Share, a map correction program in which TomTom users can make instant map changes from their portable navigation devices, has reached its 5 millionth improvement. The company attributes the success of Map Share to the adoption rate over the past year–from half a million users at the beginning of 2008 to 5 million active users today.
After map changes are submitted they are verified by the company and if allowed are sent to all Map Share community members. Said TomTom president Jocelyn Vigreux in a press release:
To put this five million milestone in perspective: a one-hour trip made anywhere in North America or Europe will be influenced by twenty to thirty Map Share updates. The significance of the milestone also becomes clear when one compares it to the 15,000 reports that Tele Atlas receives on average per month from end users via its online map reporting system, Map Insight.
The press release also including some other interesting stats:
- Hundreds of thousands of street names have been added
- Close to a million roads that were incorrectly blocked (or open) are now included (or excluded) from TomTom routes
- End users in the U.S., U.K. and Germany make the most improvements worldwide
