Mapflow Wins Key Role in €41M European Project

Dublin, 31st July, 2006 – CVIS (Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure Systems), a major new European research and development project, aims to design, develop and test the technologies needed to allow cars to communicate with each other and with the nearby roadside infrastructure. The €41M pan-European project, which is being supported by the European Commission, involves more than 60 different organisations.

Mapflow, a leading provider of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Location Based Services (LBS) technology, was selected to play a central role in the development of technologies which utilise positioning and mapping components to provide spatial data for next-generation traffic management and information systems. Working alongside project partners such as NAVTEQ, Tele Atlas, ERTICO and LogicaCMG, Mapflow will help create the world-class location technologies required to support the complex demands of co-operative systems.

Applications making use of the Mapflow technology include dynamic information and guidance services for drivers, hazardous goods monitoring, emergency vehicle support and the provision of roadside sign information through in-car displays.

Project Manager Paul Kompfner remarks: "CVIS' achievements will increase road safety and efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of road transport. The project's ambition is to begin a revolution in mobility for travelers and goods, completely re-engineering how drivers, their vehicles, the goods they carry and the transport infrastructure interact."

"Mapflow is delighted to be playing a role in this ground-breaking project" said Richard Bryce, Mapflow CEO. "This highly collaborative project will see Europe move closer to a vision of a European road-using community, sharing information seamlessly and effortlessly, in order to improve road safety and the environment as well as collectively improving our individual travel experience. We are extremely pleased to be able to play a key role in the development of future vehicle communications technologies, while also continuing to demonstrate our strong commitment to Research and Development activities".

About CVIS
CVIS is an integrated project in the European Community's Sixth Framework Programme.

Led by ERTICO (a public/private partnership pursuing the development and deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services), the CVIS consortium brings together 61 partners: FEHRL, 5T, ALCATEL, ASF, Bae SATC, BOSCH, Mizar Mediaservice, BMW, RACC, DfT, CRF, Daimler Chrysler, DLR, Efkon, Gatespace, CIT, Highways Agency, Infoblu, LCPC, Kapsch Traficom, LogicaCMG, Mapflow, Ministerie van de.Vlaamse.Gemeenschap, Mizar, NAVTEQ, Peek, POLIS, PTV, Q-Free, Ramsys, Renault, Rijkswaterstaat, TRIALOG, Siemens, SINTEF, SRA, Technolution, Tele Atlas, Telecom Italia, Transport for London, Thetis S.p.A, Thomas Miller, TNO, Vialis, Vodafone, Volvo, CTS, AVVC, HTW-Saarland, MM Lab, INRIA, Heudiasyc UTC/CNRS, ISMB, Intempora, Provincie Noord-Brabant, HSVV, TELCORDIA, ATC Bologna, LACROIX traffic, Communauté urbaine de Lyon.

About Mapflow
Mapflow develops location based software solutions that combine Mapflow's GIS middleware with positioning and communications technologies including satellite (eg GPS) and mobile (GSM) to locate assets such as vehicles or people. Mapflow's solutions address a variety of business applications including Mobile Workforce Management, Vehicle Tracking, Road User Charging and Pay As You Drive motor insurance. Mapflow is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and has offices in Dublin and London, UK.