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TomTom, the leader in GPS navigator producer has launched its OpenLR which will facilitate new business opportunities in various areas of Intelligent Transport Systems

(ITS) such as traffic information services, map content exchange and Cooperative Systems where precise and compact dynamic location information is important. The OpenLR has been designed for traffic information systems and dynamic route guidance. The location data may refer to the static road sign information, weather, safety-critical information etc..

Key features of the OpenLR includes the following:

  • An open and royalty-free industry standard.
  • Open Source Model based on GPLv2 and the extra conditions for OpenLR.
  • OpenLR Trade Mark available to use free of charge with the technology.
  • A map-agnostic dynamic location referencing method.
  • Applicable to the full road network, including secondary and urban roads.
  • Compact and bandwidth efficient data transmission
The OpenLR is available as royalty-free technology and open Industry Standard.

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