Here (company)
This article is about the mapping company HERE. For the maps/navigation app, see HERE (app).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. 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.HERE is a multi-faceted business in the provision of mapping data, technologies and services to the automotive, consumer and enterprise sectors.