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		<title>deCarta’s New Xplorer V8 Adds Navigation to Mobile Apps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[~ Core libraries and cloud service can be integrated into any mobile, fleet or automotive application to provide vector maps and navigation ~
mapIT, your digital mapping partner, today announced the release of the deCarta Xplorer V8 navigation platform to the South African market.
 “This deCarta Xplorer V8 navigation platform offers a host of new features to the location application market,” said Etienne Louw, Managing Director of mapIT. “These features compliment the mapIT offering assisting the South African developer market to remain globally competitive,” added Louw.
The new Xplorer V8 navigation platform combines deCarta’s cloud-based navigation service with customisable client-side libraries. This combination gives application developers the ability to quickly add vector mapping and Turn-by-Turn navigation to any mobile application, from local search to fleet management, providing users with fast, accurate driving directions to a destination or search result.  Xplorer V8 is available as a white label application or as client-side libraries depending ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mapit.co.za/news/?p=474</link>
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		<title>mapIT Introduces the deCarta L2 Geospatial Search Engine in South Africa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[~ Customers Can Geocode and Index Custom Geospatial Content and Make it Available in Single Line Local Search ~
Johannesburg, South Africa (April 2013) – mapIT, your digital mapping partner, today introduced deCarta, Inc., the leading independent, global LBS technology company’s 3rd generation local search technology, the L2 Geospatial Search Engine to South Africa. L2 is a high performance, scalable local search engine with single line input and a simpler, more intuitive user interface. deCarta sources and indexes premium map and POI (Points of Interest) content but also enables customers to index and control their own content using the L2 Index tools. Customers can host the search engine either on-premise or in a cloud service such as Amazon’s AWS.
“This latest release from deCarta strengthens even further the digital mapping solution stable that we offer to the South African market,” said Etienne Louw, Managing Director for mapIT. “We have clients across industries ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mapit.co.za/news/?p=470</link>
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		<title>mapIT’s International Partner Micello Announces 15 000 Indoor Venue Maps Available Worldwide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Johannesburg, South Africa – mapIT, your digital mapping partner, today announced that Micello their international partner has 15 000 indoor venue maps worldwide including 65 shopping malls and 9 airports in South Africa. This data enables enterprises to deploy an extensive array of maps in mobile and desktop applications.
“mapIT are pleased to bring yet another international solution to the South African mapping market with this partnership,” said Etienne Louw, Managing Director of mapIT. “With 40% of mobile search having location intent, indoor mapping will offer our clients a whole new dimension to their businesses.” Louw added.
The latest maps strengthen the already extensive collection which now includes;
• 3, 700, 000, 000+ mapped square feet
• 50, 000+ individual buildings
• 775, 000+ places of interest (POI)
“As the indoor mapping industry heats up, especially with recent news about Apple’s acquisition of WiFiSlam, we are positioned perfectly to help grow the ecosystem by focusing on ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mapit.co.za/news/?p=464</link>
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		<title>mapIT was in Nairobi this week with plans to develop a digital physical address location</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Interview with CNBC Africa at our recent developers day in Kenya:

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		<link>http://www.mapit.co.za/news/?p=461</link>
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		<title>mapIT Sponsor the Interactive Route Map for The 2013 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[~Make your way around Cape Town with ease this Saturday the 30 March 2013 ~
 
Johannesburg, South Africa (March 2013) – mapIT, your digital mapping partner, together with their shareholders TomTom Africa, are pleased to announce the sponsorship of the interactive map for Ultra and Half Marathon routes for the 2013 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon taking place on the 30th March 2013.
“We are thrilled to be providing our interactive route map to the ‘world’s most beautiful marathon’ for the fifth year running,” said Carey Dodd, Marketing Manager of mapIT. “The map provides valuable information to participants and spectators to help ease any stress relating to navigation on the day,” Louw added.
The interactive map displays the routes for both the 56km ultra and the new 21km half marathon overlaid on a detailed street map of Cape Town, allowing participants to prepare for the race by using the detailed route profile and ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mapit.co.za/news/?p=456</link>
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		<title>mapIT and Tracker Business Sponsor Interactive Route Map and Live Tracking for the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[~ Follow international mogul Sir Richard Branson and South African Politician Helen Zille as they take on the epic ride ~
mapIT together with Tracker is pleased to present the Interactive Route Map for the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour taking place in Cape Town on 10 March 2013. Tracker will provide live tracking of the leading men’s and women’s cyclists, celebrities, politicians and charities which will be displayed on the map.
The Interactive Map contains vital information such as; refreshment and medical points along the route, accurate street level zooming, an automated routing function to plan and navigate, the race route profile, a function that locates the user’s position on the map and a twitter handle, @CycleTourTrust, for spectators to join in on the Twitter banter using the hashtag #CycleTourTrust. Consumers will also be able to track the progress of Sir Richard Branson, Helen Zille and a group of ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mapit.co.za/news/?p=451</link>
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		<title>mapIT, in association with Integrat, announce their first DEVELOPERS DAY in Kenya using the deCarta LBS API</title>
		<description><![CDATA[~An opportunity to play with the latest and greatest JavaScript mapping API ~
To follow on from the last successful mapIT Developers Day held in October 2012, mapIT,  are looking  at expanding their service offering across Africa and will be hosting their first Developer’s Day in Nairobi, Kenya on the 25th March 2013. The event will be hosted in association with mapIT’s Kenyan partner, Integrat – a leading mobile aggregation services provider.
The development session will showcase the latest features available on the deCarta Location Based Services (LBS) platform covering both web and mobile applications. The focus will be on deCarta’s newest version of its JavaScript application programming interface (API) which is built on top of the industry’s leading independent high-volume LBS platform. With more than 8 million kms of road and 2 million points of interest across Africa the developers are ensured of getting access to the best possible data/platform in ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mapit.co.za/news/?p=442</link>
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		<title>Digital mapping: hidden secret of SA business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Digital mapping services have emerged as one of the most powerful growth areas in information technology in South Africa.
According to a survey by World Wide Worx, conducted with the backing of digital mapping provider mapIT, 76% of South African corporations and 38% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) spend more than 2% of their information technology (IT) budgets on mapping services.
The same proportion of SMEs spend more than R50 000 a year on digital mapping, while 79% of corporates have higher budgets – 22% of corporates spend more than R500 000 on digital mapping every year.
“Digital mapping is proving to be the hidden secret weapon of South African business,” says mapIT chief executive officer Etienne Louw. “The research underlines the extent to which large and small businesses alike depend on digital maps not only for navigation and tracking, but also for efficiency, productivity and security.”
The survey was conducted through interviews ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mapit.co.za/news/?p=434</link>
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		<title>Uganda mapping out its municipal presence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Digital mapping services and solutions provider, mapIT has announced the launch of the National Postcode &#38; Addressing System – The Entebbe Pilot Project – which took place in Uganda in 2012.
Since joining hands in May 2012 with SatNav East Africa, Uganda’s pioneer in Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, the company has been working on the pilot project of the Entebbe SatCodes solution.
This addressing solution allows for every property to have a unique “address” and enhance the performance of service providers.
“All municipalities who are serious about service delivery should adapt to SatCode Technology,” said Etienne Louw, Managing Director of mapIT. Louw adds that this venture will be the future of municipal addressing and enable these institutions to provide customers with a higher level of service delivery.
The project was launched by the Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) of Uganda, the Honourable Doctor Ruhakana Rugunda.
The project involved the digitalisation of Entebbe ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mapit.co.za/news/?p=437</link>
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		<title>mapIT Announces Interactive Map for The Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[~ mapIT provides Route Maps, Race Profiles, Route Planner and Mobi Site for the race ~
mapIT  together with Primedia and Altech Netstar, are pleased to announce the launch of the online Interactive Map, Route Maps, Race Profiles and Mobi Site for The 2012 Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge. The race will take place on 18 November 2012 through the streets of Johannesburg and Altech Netstar will be providing tracking of over 100 route vehicles, as well as riders supporting various charities. The race is aptly named the toughest race in Johannesburg and is renowned for the large crowd that it draws year after year.
The mapIT Route Maps and Race Profiles, which visually show the gradient of the route, allow for entrants to prepare for the race. The Interactive Map can be viewed on http://947.mapservice.co.za/ and contains the routes, live tracking of charities, points of interest as well as road closures which will ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mapit.co.za/news/?p=430</link>
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