Here Global B.v.

Kivera, Inc.

Rajiv Synghal

Yekesa Kosuru

Boris Lublinsky

Alexey Yakubovich

James L Whitaker

Senthil Natesan

Xiaoyi Wu

W Clayton Collier

An approach is provided for providing a unified extensible platform for overall probe data and storage. The approach comprises causing, at least in part, a storage of probe data in one or more information spaces, one or more namespaces of the one or more information spaces, or a combination thereof. The approach further comprises determining one or more nodes for processing the probe data based, at least in part, on one or more context criteria, the one or more nodes associated with the one or more information spaces. The approach also comprises determining to provide access to the processed probe data via the one or more information spaces, the one or more namespaces, or a combination thereof.

Method and apparatus for processing probe data

An approach is provided for generating accurate and substantially real-time map and location-based data in a cost-effective manner. Specifically, one or more communications within one or more social networks are monitored, processed, and mined to determine map-related information (e.g., maps, traffic, points of interest). The map-related information is then subjected to one or more threshold criteria (e.g., a correctness probability, a level of confidence, a degree of trust, an author's influence, a rating, or a combination thereof) to better ensure its accuracy before being made available to mapping and/or location-based services that can use the map-related information to develop better quality maps and/or location-based mobile applications (e.g., improved routing guidance, location recommendations, etc.). By providing mapping and location-based services with accurate and real-time map and location-based data, the services can fulfill user's increasing expectation and demand for up-to-the-minute information.

Method and apparatus for generating real-time map and location-based data

A method and apparatus for combining two dissimilar road map databases of a given geographic region are provided. The road map database differ in degree of coverage or accuracy of coverage, or both, of the geographic region. Each database includes data defining a plurality of roads. A first set of loops is defined from roads represented in a first of the two road map databases. For each of the first set of loops, a corresponding loop is identified from roads represented in a second of the two road map databases, to define a second set of loops. Each loop of the second set of loops may include one or more links, and each link represents a portion of a road represented in the second road map database. A set of output loops corresponding to the first set of loops is generated to form an output road map database. Links enclosed within loops of the second set of loops and not represented in the first road map database are then copied into the set of output loops, such that the output road map database represents a combination of the first road map database and the second road map database.

Method and apparatus for merging multiple road map databases

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Concord, CA, United States of America

Rajiv Synghal