How does TMC work and Who pays?

Itchy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jun 23, 2005 Posts: 21

How does TMC work in the UK and Who pays for it?

I see that Navteq have are listed as having a liscence on this website fot iTMC http://www.tmcforum.com/en/about_tmc/tmc_services_today/united_kingdom.htm
Does that mean if you have Navigation software and hardware that supports TMC that as long as you use navteq maps you can receive TMC alerts for free in UK???

StevenGourlay · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 3:12 pm Post subject:

well when you look at Trafficmaster you will see that the coverage for TMC in Scotland is poor that is why i have not yet bothered to look in depth.

http://www.trafficmaster.co.uk/page.cfm?key=network-mapnew

For more information click on http://www.trafficmaster.co.uk/
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Darren · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:04 pm Post subject:

iTIS were until recently the only TMC provider in the UK. Now TrafficMaster have a licence to operate a competing service.

They make their money by charging for access. Each vendor of apps that can access the data pays a licence.

The fact that Navteq have a UK licence means they can sell their map CD's direct to customers with TMC access but it does not follow that every vendor of apps that use Navteq map data also have a licence to do likewise.

Hence Navigon who use Navteq and have TMC Data in Europe have not purcahsed a TMC licence here. Typically our TMC data is far more expensive than in other parts of Europe.
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Simmy · Occasional Visitor Joined: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 12

Cheers for that Darren, i have been trying to find more information on iTIS, do you have any decent sites?

StevenGourlay · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:37 pm Post subject:

http://www.itisholdings.co.uk/itmc.asp
i think that is the company that darre was taking about.
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