For Immediate Release, 30 August 2007
Singapore. Hong Kong

“MapKing Real Time Traffic GPS Navigation will come with maps from SLA, Singapore”

 (Booth 6301, Level 6, COMEX, SunTec City, Singapore, 30 August to 2 September, 2007)

MapKing is delighted to announce today their partnership with Singapore Land Authority (SLA) to bring mobile map application to another higher level in Asia Pacific. MapKing Singapore Pte Ltd., subsidiary of MapKing International Limited, contracted will SLA in August and new version of MapKing will come with high quality map with building outlines and many other details. This is the first time SLA maps are made available on mobile and navigation devices. The new map will be ready in Q4 and in 2008, MapKing and SLA will roll out a free PDA map for the enjoyment of the public. This is another remarkable achievement of Singapore and MapKing after the first pre-release show of Real Time Traffic GPS Navigation for Singapore by MapKing in June this year.

The Real Time Traffic GPS Navigation launched today at COMEX, SunTec City, extends its coverage to major roads in Singapore. After the pre-release version which only covers expressways, the present beta is upgraded to include major roads. Singapore is leading in South East Asia in “Real Time Traffic GPS Navigation” empowered by MapKingTM.

 

The “MapKing - Real Time Traffic GPS Navigation Singapore” runs on Windows Mobile 5/6 Pocket PC phone devices equipped with 3G or GPRS wireless connection. Streamed from the intelligent transport system of Land Transport Authority (“LTA”), Singapore, MapKing’s real time traffic server dispatches traffic speed data to each device connected wirelessly on the road. The real time data is updated every 5 minutes. End users are allowed to select their lowest acceptable real time traffic flow speed, e.g., driver can set to re-route to an alternate route when the highway traffic flow speed is lower than 30km/hr.

 

MapKing CEO Stanley Wing-fai NG congratulates the team of Simon GOH, Director of MapKing (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Stanley said, “MapKing - Real Time Traffic GPS Navigation Singapore and the contract for detailed building map from SLA are encouraging public - private partnership in technological development. With support from LTA, SLA and Green Dot (government data hosting and distributor), MapKing improves navigation services in the region. Navigation with real time traffic information will be the core value of the next generation driving and we are delighted that our international team worked smoothly with tenants from all the countries.”

 

Headquartered in Hong Kong, MapKing group of companies spreads in China, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia.  MapKing (Singapore) Pte Ltd was formed in January 2007 together with Singaporean, Malaysian and Hong Kong shareholders.

 

MapKingTM is a detailed versatile digital map collection covering more than 60 major cities in Pan-Asia region.  It is multilingual, cross platform and supports GPS navigation devices and is designed for Pocket PC, Smartphone and PC.  The company MapAsia.com also provides comprehensive GIS/GPS product and services including ChinaInfo Map (www.chinainfomap.com) and Fleet management system.

 

Navigation map software MapKingTM has been nominated for the “Best Software Award 2006”—Travel and Travel Tools Category in Pcoket PC and Smartphone category respectively.  The award is organized by the Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine in USA.

http://www.pocketpcmag.com/awards/category_all_2006.asp#S9

 

MapKingTM is a registered product of MapAsia.com, which is fully owned and operated by City Country Consultancy Limited.  Please visit www.mapking.com for details.

 

All Rights reserved 2007.

MapKing internation Limited, MapAsia.com

Email: mapsale@mapasia.com, support@mapasia.com

Phone: 852-2740-9680 - City Country Consultancy Limited, Hong Kong

Phone: 65-6837 1582 - MapKing (Singapore) Pte Ltd, 42 Horne Road, Singapore, 209066

Phone: 60-3-8061-3565 – MapKing (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Kuala Lumpur.