In addition to TomTom, Apple sources mapping data from a handful of other companies, including DigitalGlobe, TripAdvisor, Waze, Yelp, and many others.īe that as it may, the agreement extension comes at an interesting time, when Apple has semi-confirmed buying GPS specialists Coherent Navigation and turned down the offer to buy Nokia’s well-regarded mapping division, HERE. According to the agreement description at that link, all the data belongs to TomTom. The full list of Apple Maps data providers is available here. TomTom has licensed its data to Apple since the company ditched Google Maps in 2012. Shares of the Dutch navigation systems company climbed more than seven percent higher to a near six-year high as investors reacted positively to the news.Īccording to Reuters, some analysts said the deal may be skewed in Apple’s favor due to “the prestige that accrues to TomTom for working with the U.S. “No further details of the agreement will be provided,” they added.
“TomTom has renewed and extended its global agreement with Apple for maps and related information,” wrote the Amsterdam-based company in a short notice on its website. TomTom, an Apple Maps data provider, announced Tuesday renewing its partnership with the iPhone maker “for maps and related information.”
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