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NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge
Techtree News Staff, Nov 19, 2008 1531 hrs ISTNokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson offer over $5.25mn prize
NAVTEQ, a global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, officially kicked-off the NAVTEQ Global LBS Challenge for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
The developers have to build and submit original, pre-commercialized applications using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ maps. The registration for Global LBS Challenge opened on October 31 and winners will share a global prize pool valued at over US $5.25 million in cash, tool and data licenses, and handsets.
According to the press release, this year's competition features sponsors representing an array of leading companies in the LBS space and the global sponsors include deCarta, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.
The developers can choose to develop for one of the following official devices in the competition:
Nokia E71 - using S60 for Symbian OS, S60 for the Java ME Platform or Python for S60
Samsung INNOV8 (i8510) - using S60 for Symbian OS. Samsung SDK Extensions for S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2, are available, including the two Samsung custom application programming interfaces (APIs) for G-Sensor and Optical Joystick
Sony Ericsson C702 and C905 Cyber-shot phones - using the Java ME Platform or the new Project Capuchin technology, a Java API which defines a bridge between Flash Lite and Java ME
In addition, deCarta provides all Global LBS Challenge participants with access to their Drill Down Server geospatial software platform and web services. A beta release of their deCarta Mobile platform is available, a client/server architecture with a Java ME client API.
Registration for the APAC region is open until February 13, 2009. The winners will be announced during an awards ceremony in Singapore during CommunicAsia on June 17, 2009. For more information on entries, eligibility, timelines and the official contest rules, you can go to LBS Challenge website.
The developers have to build and submit original, pre-commercialized applications using dynamic positioning technology and NAVTEQ maps. The registration for Global LBS Challenge opened on October 31 and winners will share a global prize pool valued at over US $5.25 million in cash, tool and data licenses, and handsets.
According to the press release, this year's competition features sponsors representing an array of leading companies in the LBS space and the global sponsors include deCarta, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.
The developers can choose to develop for one of the following official devices in the competition:
Nokia E71 - using S60 for Symbian OS, S60 for the Java ME Platform or Python for S60
In addition, deCarta provides all Global LBS Challenge participants with access to their Drill Down Server geospatial software platform and web services. A beta release of their deCarta Mobile platform is available, a client/server architecture with a Java ME client API.
Registration for the APAC region is open until February 13, 2009. The winners will be announced during an awards ceremony in Singapore during CommunicAsia on June 17, 2009. For more information on entries, eligibility, timelines and the official contest rules, you can go to LBS Challenge website.
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