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A “hand in glove” application for crowdsourcing is the sourcing of information that keeps the world’s navigation systems current and relevant. Businesses change hands daily, new road systems open to the public and huge investments are being made to map, photograph and document every point of interest on the map. It’s no wonder therefore that an industry that is based on localized knowledge was waiting for the opportunity to crowdsource its information.
There are a number of different models of adoption. Devices such as those manufactured by the Dutch owned company, Tom Tom, provide device based functionality that allow drivers to capture and report new information or changes they find to correct information as they go. Another company, one of the largest providers of navigation systems, have a number of commercial contracts with logistics firms who validate the accuracy of information as they make their daily rounds. Reported errors or omissions are captured real time and sent overnight in batch via an API to a crowdsourcing company whose workforce check and correct the information and send it back.
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