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Make driving safer and more efficientVoice Maps
Voice Maps allow speech technology to be integrated into map applications, taking the quality of spoken instructions and voice recognition to a much higher level and helping software developers to differentiate their solutions in navigation, location-based and GIS/Telematics services.
Voice Maps make driving safer and more efficient. Combined with text-to-speech technology, Voice Maps allow the system to provide extra, natural spoken instructions that are generated dynamically. The voice input functions (speech recognition) allow users to enter commands and destination simply by speaking to the device.
Benefits for end users
Improved navigation
• Instead of “take second street on the left”, more details such as “at the second street on the left, turn into Grays Inn Road”
• Added pronunciation variations; device “understands” the user (voice recognition)
• Data is validated by experts to avoid bad pronunciation or pronunciation errors (text-to-speech)
Safer driving
• Hands-free: destination entry and functions control as well as while-driving changes (speech recognition)
• Vocal instructions: allow drivers to keep eyes on the road (text-to-speech)
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Turn left on Shaftesbury Avenue in 50 meters.tE0n_lEft_A+n_SAfts.b$.R+I_ ’2@.v$.nju_In_fIf.tI_’mi.t$z
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Benefits for application developers
Bring quality to a higher level• In-house linguist team of native speakers produces
and validates high-quality phonetic transcriptions
• Differentiate by providing instructions “on-the-fly”
• Sign post: street names, exit names and numbers, route numbers, place names and other destinations
• POIs:
• Extended choice of POI categories
• Official, alternate and brand names
• Place names: index area names, administrative names, built-up areas, Locality Index phonemes
• Road elements: official and alternate names, route numbers
• Exonyms: e.g. ‘Florence’ and ‘Firenze’
Shorten your time to market• No need to use pre-recorded voices
• Highly automated creation and update of audible content
• Lower conversion costs
• Reduced memory requirements
Choose the speech technology that you prefer• Based on International Phonetic Alphabet and
compliant with major speech technologies: Acapela Group, IBM, Loquendo, Nuance, Svox, and Temic SDS (Harman Becker)
Reach more consumers• Voice Maps are available in the following countries:
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EUROPE
Andorra Castilian Spanish, Catalan
Austria German
Belgium Dutch, French, German
Czech Republic Czech
Denmark Danish
Finland Swedish, Finnish
France French
Germany German
Gibraltar Castilian Spanish
Greece Greek
Hungary Hungarian
Ireland UK English
Italy French, Italian, German
Liechtenstein French, German, Italian
Luxembourg French, German
EUROPE
Monaco French
Netherlands, The Dutch
Norway Norwegian
Poland Polish
Portugal Portuguese
Russian Federation Russian
San Marino Italian
Spain Castilian Spanish, Catalan
Sweden Swedish
Switzerland French, German, Italian
Turkey Turkish
United Kingdom UK English
Vatican City Italian
ASIA
Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of
China
UK English
Korea, Republic of
(South)Korean (proprietary)
Macao Special
Administrative Region of
China
UK English; Portuguese
Australia Australian English
New Zealand Australian English
Brunei Darussalam UK English
ASIA
Indonesia UK English
Malaysia UK English
Philippines UK English
Singapore UK English
Thailand UK English
India Indian English
Vietnam
AMERICAS
Argentina Argentinian Spanish
Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
Chile Spanish
Venezuela
(Bolivarian
Republic of)
Venezuelan Spanish
Canada US English, Canadian French
Mexico Mex. Spanish
Puerto Rico US English, Mex. Spanish
United States US English, Mex. Spanish
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
Kenya
Lesotho South-African English; South-African Dutch
Morocco French
Namibia
Nigeria
South Africa South-African English; South-African Dutch
Swaziland South-African English; South-African Dutch
Tunisia
Coverage