SAN JOSE, California, September 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- Beta Launch now, With Worldwide Product Release Slated for October 2009

SAN JOSE, California, September 17 /PRNewswire/ --

deCarta, the leading supplier of software and services for the
Location-Based Services (LBS) industry, today announced the launch of its
beta program supporting OpenStreetMap (OSM) data.

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The beta program makes the OSM content available for selected cities
around the world. A product release that will support the complete coverage
of OSM is scheduled for October 2009.

In keeping with the spirit of the OpenStreetMap community, OSM data in
deCarta format will be free of charge. deCarta plans to make the product
available for both server and client-side solutions to its customers .This
includes self hosted solutions using deCarta's Drill Down Server, deCarta's
Hosted Web Services, Personal Navigation Devices, and Mobile Phones.
Developers will also be able to quickly prototype and demonstrate
location-enabled applications using OSM content through deCarta's Developer
Zone available to developers at http://www.decarta.com.

The initial product release is aimed at developers who want to develop
the following types of applications:

- Map display
    - Vehicle tracking
    - High-level routing
    - Pedestrian navigation



Future releases will include support for local search and turn-by-turn
navigation based on availability and applicability of the OSM content. In
addition, deCarta will expand geographic coverage and depth of features as
the OSM data continues to expand and mature.

OSM has seen explosive growth since its launch in 2004. According to the
information available on the statistical information page of OSM's website,
within just the last 12-month period the number of registered users has more
than tripled from approximately 50,000 to over 160,000. In the same period
the total number of GPS track points uploaded by the users also grew to just
over a million. The data has over 23 million kilometers of road length making
it the largest public domain mapping database.

deCarta's OEM platform technology has powered some of the world's largest
LBS internet and mobile services - particularly where broad and varied
geographic coverage has been necessary. deCarta's customers are able to
customize and brand their own map styles and services utilizing deCarta's
development tools and data architecture; and are able to write their
application once - even though multiple map content sources may be being used
simultaneously.

"We are very pleased to be launching full support for OSM data in
response to customer and market interest" said J. Kim Fennell, President and
CEO of deCarta. "We have embraced the OSM concept for some time and feel that
it can add to the richness of content in the marketplace. deCarta has always
worked with the broadest assortment of content providers around the world and
so we look forward to making our market-leading LBS platform and development
tools available to the growing community of OSM users."

Parties interested in getting access to OSM content in deCarta's format
can contact us at sales@decarta.com.

http://www.decarta.com

http://www.openstreetmap.org

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