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: ''This article is about the mapping company Here. For the maps/navigation app, see HERE (app).'' Here (styled 'HERE', formerly Navteq from 1986 to 2008 upon acquisition by Nokia, Ovi Maps from 2008 to 2011, and Nokia Maps from 2011 to 2012) is a company owned by Nokia that brings together mapping and location businesses under one brand.〔(Nokia sells Here maps business to carmakers Audi, BMW and Daimler | CNet.com )〕 The technology of Here is based on a cloud-computing model, in which location data and services are stored on remote servers so that users have access to it regardless of which device they use. Here captures location content such as road networks, buildings, parks and traffic patterns. It then sells or licenses that mapping content, along with navigation services and location solutions to other businesses such as Alpine, Garmin, BMW, Oracle and Amazon.com. In addition, Here provides platform services to smartphones running Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Firefox OS, Fire OS, Ubuntu Touch and Sailfish OS, and previously for Nokia's platforms Asha and Symbian. It delivers location services through Here applications, provides solutions for GIS and government clients and powers major mapping providers, such as Bing, Facebook and (formerly) Yahoo! Maps. Here has maps in nearly 200 countries, offers voice guided navigation in 94 countries, provides live traffic information in 33 countries and has indoor maps available for about 49,000 unique buildings in 45 countries. In 2014, Windows Phone's low market share, as well as the end of Nokia's partnership with Microsoft, led to the company prioritizing Android and iOS development.〔(Nokia's HERE Maps now prioritizing Android and iOS development over Windows Phone | MobileSyrup.com )〕 Here is a multi-faceted business in the provision of mapping data, technologies and services to the automotive, consumer and enterprise sectors. ==History== For more than three decades, Navteq has built its mapping and location business by acquiring location technology and know-how. It all began in 2001 as Smart2Go, a generic 3D-map interface for access to tourist information on mobile terminals. It was developed by an EU consortium named TellMaris.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tellmaris: Development of a 3D-map interface for tourist information on mobile computers, 5th FWP, ICT Research, European Commission, June 2001. $3.49EUR million )〕 Nokia gained the rights to the software when it acquired Berlin-based route planning software company Gate 5 in August 2006, which has become the cornerstone for the company's mapping business. It then made the Smart2Go application free to download.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nokia Press Release – Nokia Delivers Free Downloadable Maps to the Mobile World )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nokia Frees Smart2Go )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Inquirer – Nokia to offer free mapping software )〕 In October 2007, Nokia acquired the Chicago-based company Navteq, which was the largest maker of automotive grade map data used in car navigation equipment. That acquisition brought Nokia 25 years of experience in creating automotive grade content and a deep footprint in the automotive industry. In 2008, Nokia picked up geo social networking site Plazes and the following year it bought mobile applications developer Bit-Side, social location pioneer Plum, and social travel service Dopplr. In 2010, it acquired Metacarta a leading enterprise local search service used by security and military. In April 2011, Nokia released a beta version of 3D maps that covered 20 cities in the world. By August 2011, the coverage has expanded to 23 cities, and in 2012, Nokia bought EarthMine, which specialises in street level 3D image capture. In May 2011, ''Ovi Maps'' was renamed to ''Nokia Maps'' when Nokia streamlined its services offering under the 'HERE' brand. In October 2011, Maps & Drive for Windows Phone 7 (Mango) was announced, which was available on Nokia Lumia phones (710, 800 and in 2012, the 900). However, major features such as off-line routing and text-to-speech navigation of street names, compared to the Symbian version, were absent. These features were eventually brought over to the Windows Phone platform in 2012. On 13 November 2012, Nokia announced that it would rebrand its location offering as ''Here'' to highlight its vision for the future of location based services and its belief in the importance of mapping. Here launched the Here beta app for Samsung Galaxy smartphones in August 2014. Later in October the app became available on all Android devices running on 4.1 Jelly Bean or higher. The Here app was re-launched for iOS 8 platform on 11 March 2015 On 3 August 2015, Here was sold to a consortium of German carmakers Audi, BMW, and Daimler. The sale is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2016. 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Here (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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