ALK Maps Arrive in Europe
March 01 2015 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
Developers of CoPilot Professional launch a
development platform that offers dynamic asset and route visibility
to European mobile worker fleets
ALK, a Trimble Company and global leader in GeoLogistics®
solutions and navigation software, announced today that its ALK
Maps asset and route visualization platform is now available in
Europe.
Launched in the U.S. in 2012, ALK Maps is a development platform
designed to provide high-quality visualizations with precise
geocoding and commercial routing for integration within enterprise
applications. ALK Maps include flexible layering, which displays
the map as a base layer and allows users to overlay routing,
geocoding points, weather, traffic or other data as separate
controllable layers. External geographic data can also be added as
a vector or image layer.
“Our enterprise application partners have seen real success
using ALK Maps as a platform for unifying disparate front- and
back-office systems and applications,” said Dan Popkin, senior vice
president of enterprise solutions at ALK. “ALK Maps increases
productivity for mobile workforces by automating time-intensive
tasks such as route planning and calculation of optimal driving
directions. It also empowers end customers to more effectively
manage mobile assets and to mentor personnel by comparing the
effectiveness of planned versus executed driver routes.”
Using the same mapping data source as its fleet navigation
software, CoPilot Professional, ALK Maps can be easily integrated
with web applications, mobile apps or desktop products. Its
JavaScript APIs allows enterprise application developers to get
solutions up and running quickly and with less overhead.
“ALK Maps is highly customizable to fit the needs of individual
enterprises,” said Rishi Mehra, senior product manager, enterprise
solutions at ALK. “Our expansion into Europe, where CoPilot
Professional is well established in the Postal, Emergency Services
and Utilities sectors, will bring new opportunities within our
existing customer base and added value to our channel and other
application developers addressing the enterprise market.”
In addition, ALK also announced that Trimble’s Field Service
Management (FSM) solutions will be replacing its current mapping
system with ALK Maps globally.
“Location and mapping are vital elements for businesses with
vehicles and employees out in the field to run a more efficient
fleet and field service organization. We are eager to leverage the
rich features and best-in-class mapping and navigation from ALK to
bring added value to our customers,” said John Cameron, general
manager of Trimble’s Field Service Management Division.
ALK Maps is available for enterprise application developers and
corporate customers throughout the EMEA regions.
Further information relating to ALK Maps will be available at
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, March 2-5, in App Planet – Hall
8 Stand 8.1D59.
Read the release in French, Spanish, Italian or German
About ALK
ALK, a Trimble Company and global leader in GeoLogistics
solutions and navigation software, is focused on developing
innovative solutions for transportation, logistics, mobile
workforces and consumers. Product lines include award-winning
CoPilot, a leading source of GPS navigation software for fleets,
mobile operators, hardware OEMs, systems integrators, professional
drivers and consumers. ALK’s PC*MILER is widely recognized as a
transportation industry standard for routing, mileage and mapping.
ALK Maps is a development platform designed for the transportation
industry and provides commercial routing, geocoding and mapping
visualization for enterprise applications.
For more information on ALK, visit: www.alk.com or follow us at:
www.twitter.com/ALKTech.
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