Digital location related data and services play an essential role in all our routing solutions. The vast majority of ORTEC’s customers using one of our route optimization solutions benefit from the accuracy of location data provided by HERE. HERE data and services are also an integrated part of our cloud solutions.

HERE Technologies is a Netherlands-based company that provides mapping and location data and related services to individuals and companies. It is majority-owned by a consortium of German automotive companies (namely Audi, BMW, and Daimler), whilst other companies like Bosch, Continental, Intel, Mitsubishi Corporation, NTT and Pioneer own minority stakes. Its roots date back to U.S.-based Navteq in 1985, which was acquired by Finland-based Nokia in 2007. HERE is currently based in The Netherlands. HERE captures location content such as road networks, buildings, parks and traffic patterns of nearly 200 countries.